
Leverage not a conclusive factor to explain insolvencies, academics say
Debt is not a conclusive factor in explaining insolvencies for portfolio companies, and PE-backed businesses do not carry more insolvency risk than other companies, according to new research by Imperial College London and Leeds University.
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