© The Financial Times Ltd 2016
FT and 'Financial Times' are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
November 28, 2011 5:23 pm
When Enron collapsed in 2001, it was the largest public company bankruptcy in history. Since then, crises in the financial sector and the auto industry have toppled even bigger corporate groups.
Enron’s irregular accounting practices led to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Though this legislation was passed to stop accounting fraud, American companies continue to face similar charges in bankruptcy court.
Click on each company’s bar to learn more about its bankruptcy and pre-petition assets.
Assets are not adjusted for inflation
Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2017. You may share using our article tools. Please don't cut articles from FT.com and redistribute by email or post to the web.