Debt exchange offers can help companies reduce existing debt, modify the terms of existing debt, or reduce interest payments by exchanging higher rate debt for lower rate debt. Companies may decide to exchange their existing debt securities for new debt securities in a debt-for-debt exchange offer.
A debt/equity swap refers to a type of financial restructuring where a company offers its lender an equity interest in exchange for its debt interest in the company. Debt/equity swaps are commonly performed in response to a company falling into severe financial distress.
Equity agreements allow entrepreneurs to secure funding for their start-up by giving up a portion of ownership of their company to investors. In short, these arrangements typically involve investors providing capital in exchange for shares of stock which they will hold and potentially sell in the future for a profit.
A debt/equity swap is a transaction in which the obligations or debts of a company or individual are exchanged for something of value, namely, equity. In the case of a publicly-traded company, this generally entails an exchange of bonds for stock.
toequity conversion is a method of debt restructuring where a creditor converts debt owed to it by a debtor company into shares in that company.