Barclays Deck
Rank a typical leveraged capital structure from safest to riskiest.
Model answer
Top to bottom of the waterfall
- senior secured debt — revolving credit facility and term loans (and any secured bonds), first claim on collateral
- second-lien debt — secured, but behind…
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