highly leveraged company
1Highly Leveraged Transaction - HLT — A bank loan to a highly leveraged company. HLTs can be thought of as similar to junk bonds as they both face default risk, but HLTs are more secure and have stronger debt covenants due to their structure. HLT guidelines are set out by the U.S.… …
2leveraged — lev‧er‧aged [ˈliːvərɪdʒd ǁ ˈle , ˈliː ] adjective FINANCE 1. a leveraged company is financed by a high level of borrowing in relation to its share capital (= the money it has from selling its shares ) : • The company is profitable even though it… …
3highly geared — ˌhighly ˈgeared , ˌhighly ˈleveraged adjective FINANCE 1. having a lot of debt in relation to Share This is important when considering the cost of repaying debt in relation to paying dividend S to shareholder …
4leveraged — USA In the context of finance, the relationship of debt to equity in a borrower s capital structure. The higher the borrower s debt, the more highly leveraged a borrower is said to be. In practice, the term “leveraged” is used when the amount of… …
5Leveraged buyout — A leveraged buyout (or LBO, or highly leveraged transaction (HLT), or bootstrap transaction) occurs when a financial sponsor acquires a controlling interest in a company s equity and where a significant percentage of the purchase price is… …
6leveraged buyout — LBO The acquisition of one company by another through the use of borrowed funds. The intention is that the loans will be repaid from the cash flow of the acquired company. In the 1980s many takeovers in the USA were financed by the issue of junk… …
7leveraged buy-out — LBO The acquisition of one company by another through the use of borrowed funds. The intention is that the loans will be repaid from the cash flow of the acquired company. In the 1980s many takeovers in the USA were financed by the issue of junk… …
8leveraged — ˈlev(ə)rijd, ˈlēv adjective 1. : having a high proportion of debt relative to equity mismanaged, unwisely leveraged, and highly illiquid corporations N.A.Bailey 2. of the purchase of a company : made with borrowed money that is secured by the… …
9Kohlberg & Company — Infobox Company company name = Kohlberg Company company company type = Limited liability company foundation = 1987 key people = location = industry = Private Equity products = Investments, private equity funds assets = homepage =… …
10Conglomerate (company) — For a kind of rock, see Conglomerate (geology). A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate structure (a corporate group), usually involving a parent company… …