Sentence examples for use less leverage from inspiring English sources

Well, the seized-up credit markets have made it much harder for private equity firms to arrange leveraged buyouts, or at least forced them to use less leverage.

Lehman, like its counterparts, is racing to use less leverage.

Because public companies tend to use less leverage than many private investors, it is perhaps not surprising that they have been the most active recent buyers.

Real estate investment trusts, which use less leverage than private investors and were shut out from much of the recent feverish competition for buildings, are also expected to become more active buyers.

The fund's managers say they will use less leverage, borrowing about $10 for every $1 invested, as opposed to the nearly $30 to $1 leverage that Long-Term Capital sometimes reached.

Hedge fund clients now prefer funds that use less leverage, or borrowed money, than Mr. Soros was known for, according to B. Scott Reid, who oversees four hedge funds for the Auda Group, a New York firm that manages $1.4 billion.

Mr. Kaplan said he believed that while "it isn't going to be pretty," today's deals "are much less fragile and used less leverage".

Mr. Kaplan said he believed that while "it isn't going to be pretty," today's deals "are much less fragile and used less leverage". He contended that "on a relative basis to investment banks and hedge funds, private equity may be in a better place" because of its long-term focus.

Additionally, private equity investors became increasingly focused on the long term development of companies they acquired, using less leverage in the acquisition.

"Many funds had negative returns in 2011 despite a flat stock market – the pressure is really on in 2012!" About one third of those who replied indicated that they did not plan to use leverage when making investments in 2012 while about 52 percent planned to use less than 2-to-1 leverage this year.

And where states are stronger — like Russia, China and Iran — we have less leverage because leverage is ultimately a function of economic strength.