Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• LEVERAGED RECAPITALIZATION
  
  Often used in risk arbitrage. A public company takes on significant additional debt with the purpose of either paying an extraordinary dividend or repurchasing shares, leaving the public shareholders with a continuing interest in a more financially leveraged company. Popular form of shark repellent See: Stub.
  
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