As part of their capital structure, companies may use both debt and equity financing to fund the purchase of a business or assets or for ongoing operations. Properly accounting for these types of ...

Preferred equity investing is on the rise amid a search for yield and a fall in the number of high-quality assets coming to market. Here we explore the growing appeal of preferred equity instruments, ...

The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund pursues its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released its preliminary views on financial instruments with the characteristics of equity in an effort to simplify a patchwork of 60-plus pieces of ...

As private markets continue to mature, structured equity has moved firmly into the mainstream. Whether used in growth capital deals, buyouts, or real estate transactions, it offers investors a ...

Weil restructuring partner Kelly DiBlasi and associate Alex Cohen discuss preferred equity issuances in liability management exercises with a focus on potential consequences of certain LME strategies.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has moved REITs to the category of equity instruments. This strategic decision allows for the immediate inclusion of REITs in equity indices, higher ...

The debt market is the market where debt instruments are traded. Debt instruments are assets that require a fixed payment to the holder, usually with interest. Examples of debt instruments include ...

FASB issued a new standard Wednesday that is designed to simplify financial reporting associated with accounting for convertible instruments and contracts in an entity’s own equity. The board reduced ...