Revlon Files Bankruptcy Amid Supply Woes, Loan Controversy

  • Supply chain problems follow years of business challenges
  • Company lists $3.7 billion of debt in bankruptcy petition

Revlon has sought court protection in the Southern District of New York.

Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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Revlon Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as the global supply chain crunch proved the tipping point for the debt-laden company that has struggled to tap into a broader cosmetics sales boom driven by social-media influencers.

The bankruptcy caps a tumultuous period for the cosmetics giant, owned by billionaire Ron Perelman’s MacAndrews & Forbes, which suffered during the pandemic after years of declining sales and endured financial controversies that the company said Thursday could “impede” its restructuring process.