SmileDirectClub Files for Bankruptcy, Capping Years of Losses
Monitors display SmileDirectClub Inc. signage during the company's initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, in Sept. 2019.
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Dental aligner company SmileDirectClub Inc. filed for bankruptcy four years after raising $1.35 billion in an initial public offering.
The Chapter 11 filing in Texas on Friday allows the company to continue operating while it works out a play to repay creditors. The company’s founders will invest at least $20 million into the company as part of its reorganization, according to a statement.