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by JackFr 997 days ago
It’s changing the capital structure from equity based to debt based.

Effectively it’s a change in ownership from stock holders to bond holders. Indeed it’s a sensible move if you are in a non-growth industry with stable and predictable cashflows - this is often how utility companies were financed.

It’s arguable that that was the intent of Bust Out 1.