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To deleverage is to decrease financial leverage.  
The rights of a shareholder to have the first refusal on any new shares in the company as they become available.
For example by paying off existing debt, or by not renewing maturing debt.
 
In the UK these rights are enshrined in company law.
 
Outside the UK pre-emption rights may or may not be recognised in law.
 


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Leverage]]
* [[An introduction to equity capital]]
* [[Cash box placing]]
* [[Rights issue]]
* [[Shareholders]]


[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]

Revision as of 03:43, 19 May 2016

The rights of a shareholder to have the first refusal on any new shares in the company as they become available.

In the UK these rights are enshrined in company law.

Outside the UK pre-emption rights may or may not be recognised in law.


See also