Sunday, July 19, 2020 8:13:24 PM
> Date of filing: September 15, 2008
> Type of filing: Chapter 11
> Asset value: $691.06 billion
The first — and largest — of bank failures, the once-mighty investment bank invested heavily in subprime mortgages, and when the value of those assets went to zero, Lehman had no choice but to close the 158-year old bank. Bits and pieces of the company remain among other financial firms like Barclays and Nomura Securities. The bank's failure was the subject of a book and movie both titled "Too Big to Fail."
During the BK process Lehman has drastically reduced their debt
Some history from the History channel...
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lehman-brothers-collapses
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