First Brands Group has filed for bankruptcy protection while disclosing more than $10bn in total liabilities, marking one of the most spectacular collapses in private debt markets in recent years.
The Ohio-based auto parts company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the Southern District of Texas late on Sunday, formalising the abrupt unravelling of a business that has borrowed billions of dollars in private markets and raised concerns over riskier lending on Wall Street.
In its bankruptcy petition First Brands, which is owned by Malaysian-born businessman Patrick James, did not disclose specific liabilities but estimated they were in a category between $10bn and $50bn, while it put its assets at $1bn to $10bn.
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