t is only March, and already 34 companies with assets exceeding $100 million have filed for bankruptcy in 2025. Unicus Research has provided the data, and the trajectory is clear. If the pace holds, the year will see approximately 144 such mega-bankruptcies, a financial crisis brewing in real time.
Sectors feeling the weight of this collapse include healthcare, the auto industry, restaurants, and retail. These industries, already strained by inflation, high interest rates, and shifting consumer behavior, are seeing once-formidable firms collapse under the pressure. The consequences ripple far beyond corporate boardrooms, with thousands of layoffs feeding into the Challenger Job Cut numbers and store closures aligning with Coresight’s data. The impact is severe, and it is only accelerating.