LEVERAGED RECAPITALIZATION
A corporate strategy by which a company will borrow a significant sum of money. Using the borrowed fund, the company will pay a large cash dividend to existing shareholders and/or repurchase own stock shares, making the firm less attractive to hostile takeover target. This strategy usually involves selling the equity and borrowing or refinancing the debt.
This leads to asset and/or liability restructuring, where the firm’s liabilities are increased and equity is decreased. In mergers and acquisitions, these are often called shark repellents, since these are designed to fend off unwanted takeover attempts. Also known as leveraged recap.
POPULAR TERMS
Mature Economy
An economic situation where the birth rate is stable or lower than mortality rate, as well as the pace of economic growth has slowed down. It is ch ...
Blackberry Addiction
Colloquial term for overreliance or overuse of Blackberry. The smartphone is manufactured by Research in Motion. It is a prevailing condition for s ...
Completed Contract Method - CCM
Accounting method allowing a taxpayer or business to defer reporting of income and expenses until the contract has been completed. Frequently, this ...
Choice Market
Market in which the spread between the bid and ask prices for a particular financial instrument is zero. Meaning the instrument can be purchased fo ...
Rational Pricing
A theory that states the prices that reflect a security’s fundamental value and the absence of arbitrage opportunities.
POPULAR ARTICLE
SEE FOREX TUTORIAL
Digesting Financial Statements: Earnings
For assessing how a company performed in a given period, the relation between income and cash flow statements should be taken into account. Several ...
An Introduction to the Basics of Economics
Economics, as defined by the dictionary, is the science that is concerned with the process or system by which goods and services are produced, sold ...
A Guide to Your Personal Income Tax: Common Filing Mistakes
Failure to file the return on time is the most common mistake committed by taxpayers. Here are some of the other mistakes, which can cost you a lot ...
An Introduction to Forex
The foreign exchange market or forex is the largest financial market in the world. It is where the monetary currencies of countries are traded. Thi ...
Inflation and Investments
“How does inflation affect my investments?”
Most investors ask this question, particul ...
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02:30 | PMI Manufacturing | Oct | |
| 02:30 | ANZ Jobs Advertisements | Oct | |
| 02:30 | Building Approvals | Sep | |
| 03:45 | Markit Final Manufacturing PMI | Oct | |
| 07:30 | Commodity Prices | Oct | |
| 09:00 | Retail Sales | Sep | |
| 09:33 | Retail Sales | Sep | |
| 10:15 | PMI Manufacturing | Oct | |
| 10:30 | Procure PMI Index | Oct |
