This list of business failures collects significant companies who met eventual demise of their well known brand. The causes include criminal proceedings, simple insolvency and are notable for their financial impact in the economy.
Prior to 1900
- Compagnia dei Bardi
- Peruzzi
- Acciaioli
- Darien Scheme
- South Sea Company
- Mississippi Company
- Overend, Gurney and Company
- Dent & Co.
1900-1949
- Nederlandsche Automobiel en Vliegtuigfabriek Trompenburg
- Motorwagenfabrik Excelsior
- Rumpler Flugzeugwerke
- Sopwith Aviation Company
- Spyker
- Lexington
- HRD Motorcycles
- McFarlan Automobile
- AC Cars
- Edison Records
- Kerr Stuart
- Spyker Automobielfabriek
- Hugo Boss
- Henderson Motorcycle
- Bing
- Lorraine-Dietrich
- Miller
- Studebaker
- Dorfan
- Lionel Corporation
- Delage
- Auburn-Duesenberg-Cord
- New Imperial Motors Ltd
- Thornton-Pickard
- A. J. Holladay & Co.
- Tucker Corporation
1950-1979
- IG Farben
- Wilier Triestina
- Delahaye
- Norton Motorcycle Company
- All Metal Products Company
- Hafner Manufacturing Company
- Minerva automobile
- Imperia
- Waltham Watch Company
- Auburn Rubber Company
- Vincent Motorcycles
- Lea-Francis
- Rikuo Motorcycle
- Borgward
- JBW
- Marusho
- Leidolf
- Yamaguchi Motorcycle
- Carrozzeria Touring
- Facel Vega
- Lilac Company
- Tohatsu
- Tornado Cars
- Wales West and North Television
- Excelsior Motor Company
- Japan Special Steel
- Sanyo Special Steel
- Sun Wave
- Associated Motor Cycles
- A. C. Gilbert Company
- Coronet Camera Company
- Moto Guzzi
- Tohatsu
- Penn Central
- National Student Marketing Corporation
- Lines Bros Ltd
- Marcos
- Velocette
- Wirgin
- Franklin National Bank
- Iso Rivolta
- Kojin
- United Fruit
- General Vehicle
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
- Nation Life
- Jensen Motors
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
- Petri Camera
- CTI Records
- Eidai
- Miranda Camera Company
- Norton Villiers Triumph
- AUS Student Travel
- Dixie Square Mall
1980-1989
- Biba
- Bradley Automotive
- Derek Bennett Engineering
- Dunbee-Combex-Marx
- Ontario Motor Speedway
- Otaki Model Toy Company
- Panther Westwinds
- Braniff International Airways
- Fittipaldi Automotive
- Laker Airways
- Mego Corporation
- Ossa
- Penn Square Bank
- Wienerwald
- Atari, Inc.
- Bultaco
- Chevron Racing Cars Scotland
- Clover
- DeLorean Motor Company
- Games By Apollo
- Hesketh Motorcycles
- Maicowerk
- Triumph Engineering Co Ltd
- Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company
- Imagine Software
- J. Osawa & Co
- Riccar
- Takatoku Toys
- Zündapp
- AC Scotland
- Sinclair Vehicles, Ltd.
- The Sanko Steamship
- Clénet Coachworks
- Coventry Climax
- Frontier Airlines
- Imagic
- Jet Records
- American Savings & Loan Association
- Micro Precision Products
- Worlds of Wonder
- Bitter Cars
- Crazy Eddie
- Epyx
- Mbank
- Ross
1990-1994
- Alpa
- British Satellite Broadcasting
- Drexel Burnham Lambert
- Miles Gordon Technology
- MiniScribe
- Panther Westwinds
- Pyramid Building Society
- Bank of Credit and Commerce International
- Eastern Air Lines
- Emerald Software
- Executive Life Insurance Company
- Lewis's
- Pan Am
- Polly Peck International
- Aldershot F.C.
- Brabham
- Child World
- Don Bluth Entertainment
- Factory Communications
- March Engineering
- Norton Motorcycle Company
- Olympia and York
- Orion Pictures
- Maxwell Communications Corporation
- Rosso Corporation
- SAM Computers
- Schwinn Bicycle Company
- State Bank of South Australia
- Vic Lee Motorsport
- Wang Laboratories
- Windsor Safari Park
- DAF NV
- Ferranti
- Kentucky Central Insurance Company
- Lionel Corporation
- Loriciels
- MuZ
- Athena
- Cizeta Automobili
- Commodore International
- Toaplan
1995-1999
- Barings Bank
- Bugatti Automobili SpA
- Carolco Pictures
- Jamesway
- Rexon
- Simtek
- Tooton's Photography
- AC Cars
- Chieftain Products
- Escom
- Fokker
- Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group
- Technos Japan Corporation
- Theatre Royal, Hanley
- Venturi Automobiles
- Bre-X
- Canada Games Company
- Debbie Reynolds' Hollywood Hotel and Casino
- GameTek
- Lechmere
- Nissan Mutual Life Insurance
- Q-Zar
- Spectre Supersport
- Smoking Car Productions
- Tseng Labs
- Boyds Wheels
- JT Storage
- Long-Term Capital Management
- Maria's Bakery
- Ripspeed
- SyQuest Technology
- Yaohan
- Caldor
- Daewoo
- Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle
- Fashion Cafe
- Fruit of the Loom
- Human Entertainment
- Lledo
- Planet Hollywood
- Vector Motors
- Yamaichi Securities
2000-2004
2000
- 3dfx
- ADK Corporation
- Bung Enterprises
- Boo.com
- The Equitable Life Assurance Society
- Lernout & Hauspie
- MyLackey.com
- Napster
- Netter Digital
- Pets.com
- Pixelon
- Sogo
- Theatre Royal, Hanley (with Mike Lloyd Music)
- Urban Bank
2001
- Ansett
- Bethlehem Steel
- Bimota
- Bradlees
- Capital Artists
- Canada 3000
- Converse
- Dinamic Multimedia
- Enron Corporation
- Extreme Championship Wrestling
- Grand Royal
- HIH Insurance
- International Sports and Leisure
- Kozmo.com
- Marcos
- Montgomery Ward
- Mycal
- One.Tel
- Planet Hollywood
- Polaroid Corporation
- Ready2shop.com
- Sabena
- Schwinn Bicycle Company (with GT Bicycles)
- SNK
- Sunbeam Products
- Tommy Kaira
- TWA
- Webvan
- World Championship Wrestling
2002
- AC Fiorentina
- Adelphia
- Ames Stores
- Arthur Andersen
- Asiatech
- Charles Jourdan
- Claims Direct
- Connolly Leather
- Compile
- EBONE
- Global Crossing
- Hummingbird Photo
- Imai Science
- ITV Digital
- Jensen Motors
- Kirch Media
- Kmart
- KPNQwest
- Mattress Discounters
- Napster
- Prost Grand Prix
- Railtrack
- Reynard Motorsport
- Swissair
- TWR and Arrows
- WorldCom
2003
- The 3DO Company
- The Accident Group
- Baninter
- Bethlehem Steel
- CART
- Corbin Motors
- Data East
- divine
- Italjet
- Khalifa Airways
- Loral Space & Communications
- Parmalat
- Spiegel
- UT Models
2004
- Acclaim Entertainment
- Banham Conversions
- Bess Eaton
- ATA Holdings (ATA Airlines, ATA Cargo, ATA Leisure Corp, ATA Training Corp, Amber Travel, Chicago Express, ExecuJet)
- Argonaut Games
- Auction World.tv
- Banham Conversions
- Courts Plc
- De Tomaso
- Flying Finn
- Ilford
- Kaneko
- Mondial
- Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company
- Parma F.C.
- Speed Star Wheels
- Titus Software
- Volare Group (Volare Airlines, Air Europe)
2005-2009
2005
- AgfaPhoto
- All:sports
- Allders
- ASARCO
- Atkins Nutritionals
- Bburago
- EUjet
- Granville Technology Group
- The Hit Factory
- Hornchurch F.C.
- Jetsgo
- MG Rover
- Music and Video Club
- Red Letter Days
- Refco
- Roco
- West Coast Computers
- Unwins
2006
- A.F.C. Barnsley
- Air Wales
- Amaranth Advisors
- Bayou Hedge Fund Group
- Dublin City F.C.
- Challenge Business
- Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk
- European
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