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What is deleveraging or unwinding debt?

April 26, 2017debt deleveraging unwinding

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What is deleveraging or unwinding debt?

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” to finance expansion and increase their returns. However when a firm fears it may default its obligations etc, it uses deleveraging to reduce its overall risk profile. This is done by selling on debt and also by sometimes selling on illiquid assets usually at a considerable discount.