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    This document lists the 20 largest public company bankruptcy filings from 1980 to present in descending order by pre-petition assets. It provides the company name, bankruptcy date, brief description of the company, and total assets for each filing. The largest was Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in 2008 with $691 billion in assets as an investment bank. Other major filings included Washington Mutual, WorldCom, General Motors, and Enron.

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    This document lists the 20 largest public company bankruptcy filings from 1980 to present in descending order by pre-petition assets. It provides the company name, bankruptcy date, brief description of the company, and total assets for each filing. The largest was Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in 2008 with $691 billion in assets as an investment bank. Other major filings included Washington Mutual, WorldCom, General Motors, and Enron.

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    This document lists the 20 largest public company bankruptcy filings from 1980 to present in descending order by pre-petition assets. It provides the company name, bankruptcy date, brief description of the company, and total assets for each filing. The largest was Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in 2008 with $691 billion in assets as an investment bank. Other major filings included Washington Mutual, WorldCom, General Motors, and Enron.

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    This document lists the 20 largest public company bankruptcy filings from 1980 to present in descending order by pre-petition assets. It provides the company name, bankruptcy date, brief description of the company, and total assets for each filing. The largest was Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in 2008 with $691 billion in assets as an investment bank. Other major filings included Washington Mutual, WorldCom, General Motors, and Enron.

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    20 Largest Public Company Bankruptcy Filings 1980 - Present

    Bankruptcy
    Company Date Description Assets
    Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. 09/15/08 Investment Bank $691,063
    Washington Mutual, Inc. 09/26/08 Savings & Loan Holding Co. 327,913
    WorldCom, Inc. 07/21/02 Telecommunications 103,914
    General Motors Corporation 06/01/09 Manufactures & Sells Cars 91,047
    CIT Group Inc. 11/01/09 Banking Holding Company 80,448
    Enron Corp. 12/02/01 Energy Trading, Natural Gas 65,503
    Conseco, Inc. 12/17/02 Financial Services Holding Co. 61,392
    Chrysler LLC 04/30/09 Manufactures & Sells Cars 39,300
    Thornburg Mortgage, Inc. 05/01/09 Residential Mortgage Lending Company 36,521
    Pacific Gas and Electric Company 04/06/01 Electricity & Natural Gas 36,152
    Texaco, Inc. 04/12/87 Petroleum & Petrochemicals 34,940
    Financial Corp. of America 09/09/88 Financial Services & Savings and Loans 33,864
    Refco Inc. 10/17/05 Brokerage Services 33,333
    IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. 07/31/08 Bank Holding Company 32,734
    Global Crossing, Ltd. 01/28/02 Global Telecommunications Carrier 30,185
    Bank of New England Corp. 01/07/91 Interstate Bank Holding Company 29,773
    General Growth Properties, Inc. 04/16/09 Real Estate Investment Company 29,557
    Lyondell Chemical Company 01/06/09 Global Manufacturer of Chemicals 27,392
    Calpine Corporation 12/20/05 Integrated Power Company 27,216
    New Century Financial Corporation 04/02/07 Real Estate Investment Trust 26,147
    * Listed in descending order by Pre-Petition Assets (Assets in $mil)
    Source: BankruptcyData.com
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