The shareholder/debt holder conflict, debt overhang
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This video addresses the principle of debt overhang, and enables the viewer to follow the calculations related to two examples. This illustrates the different perceptions of risk from shareholders and debt holders. The speaker also tries to think about different financing structures that try to solve this problem. This excerpt can enable a good understanding of the shareholder/debt holder relation.
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