The truth about Asian investment banking
EuromoneyFXNews.com

EuromoneyFXNews.com

Sign up to receive free alerts from our foreign exchange news service

June 2005

Leveraged buyouts: Why LBO risk is over hyped

by Mark Brown

The rumour mill is creating great opportunities for debt vs equity trades


The number of companies that could soon be subject to a leveraged buyout may have been overestimated, prompting a mistaken re-pricing of risk in many names since Easter. "LBO, and event risk, is real, but it's been hyped up a lot and needs to be looked at name by name," says Robert McAdie, global head of credit strategy at Barclays Capital. "There is a lot of over-estimated risk being priced into some sectors."...


You must be a trialist or subscriber to view this content

Please Subscribe or take a Free Trial below.
Already a subscriber? Log in here.





Download the Free Euromoney iPad app today