Linens 'N Things

This company is a specialty retailer of home textiles, housewares, and home accessories.

Long-term debt: $978.2 million
Date of default: April 15, 2008 (filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May and went into liquidation in October 2008)
Current private equity owners: Apollo Management LP; NRDC Equity Partners; Silver Point Capital (hedge fund); Tri-Artisan Capital Partners