Debt-for-equity swap - Financial definition
Translations: FR conversion de dette en capital (loc.) , échange de créances contre actif (loc.) ES canje de deuda por capital social (loc.) , conversión de deuda en capital (loc.) , swap deuda-capital (n.m.) DE Debt-Equity Swap (n.m.)
Synonym:
debt-equity swap
Concise definition of the term debt-for-equity swap
A debt restructuring method in which creditors of a company in difficulties agree to cancel some or all of the debt in exchange for equity in the company.
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