Macy's $5.8 Billion Buyout Bid Follows Litany of Retail Misfires

The proposed leveraged buyout of Macy’s Inc. is a reminder that retail has been a notoriously tough sector for private equity, with debt of companies that were taken private in recent years falling to distressed levels.

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