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Private equity buyout boom hammers corporate bond investors

Leveraged buyouts of companies by private equity firms are sweeping Europe, leaving corporate bond investors exposed to losses.

Just this week, UK retailer Marks & Spencer and Italy’s Telecom Italia fell prey to US private equity funds, causing prices of their bonds to drop sharply.

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