Plus, the strategists that put these retail chains in this debt are no longer there actively working on strategy within this mess. There is more profit for them

Plus, the strategists that put these retail chains in this debt are no longer there actively working on strategy within this mess. There is more profit for them, personally, working on other deals. Net result, the "rock-stars" set up a mess, pull huge gains from the table, then leave the 2nd or 3rd team to navigate a very difficult debt load they left behind.