0 used to describe an investment that you pay for by borrowing money:
For example, a firm that sells $20 billion in equity and $80 billion in debt is said to be 20% equity-financed and 80% debt-financed.
A simple ratio is computed to determine what percentage of an investment is debt-financed.
How will our mergers policy deal with the phenomenon of leveraged or largely debt-financed takeovers?
