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Missing Billions and a Secretive CEO: The First Brands Bankruptcy

Missing Billions and a Secretive CEO: The First Brands Bankruptcy

The Journal. · The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

October 27, 202518m 6s

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Show Notes

Auto-parts maker First Brands Group, the company behind products like Autolite spark plugs and Fram oil filters, declared bankruptcy last month. Court filings have revealed a trove of irregularities and a $2 billion dollar hole. WSJ’s Alexander Gladstone says the bankruptcy is having an impact on the company’s lenders and on Wall Street. Ryan Knutson hosts.


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