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S2 E2: Who Killed Toys R Us?

The Closer: Deals Change the World

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The Leveraged Buyout of Toys R Us

Lauren Wolfe: A lot of people blamed you and your story for supposedly killing Toys R Us. Wolfe: Was it private equity ownership or no longer having a figure like Charles Lazarus at the helm? She says Walmart, Big Box retail disrupted the landscape. Wolfe: The lesson is to be careful with leveraged buyout gone bad.

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