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First among equals: priming debt in leveraged capital structures

13 June 2024 / Author(s): David Billington , Polina Lyadnova
Issue: March 2021 / Categories: Feature

In this article the authors examine how US transactions that rank new money claims senior to existing lenders were structured and assess the options for European borrowers looking to achieve similar results.

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