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Double leverage

Double leverage

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Bank capital & regulation

Short definition

Funding a subsidiary’s equity partly with debt issued by its parent. The subsidiary receives equity while the parent retains a repayment obligation. A fall in the investment’s value can therefore reduce the parent’s capital.

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The parent still owes its creditors even when its shares in a subsidiary lose value.