junk bonds

Technically known as bonds of “less than investment grade,” they are short-term, high-yield bonds. They were widely used in the 1980s to finance mergers, especially hostile ones.

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Ditto for underwriting risky junk-bonds, Internet IPOs, emerging telecom debt and LBO debt.
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