Delinquent loans for highly leveraged corporate takeovers rose 84 percent, to $257 million, in the period.

Dean West also makes no serious contribution to the debate over the merits of leveraged takeovers.

When Time Warner took over the chain, its operating income was declining and it was loaded down with debt from a previous leveraged takeover.

But the prices of junk bonds are also weak, analysts say, because investors are asking whether the golden era for leveraged takeovers is over.

But the trend reversed as companies played on the fears engendered by the layoffs that sometimes followed leveraged takeovers.

Plunging Into the Pool That was his entry into the world of leveraged takeovers.

They agree that there would be some cost savings in such a merger, but do not think it is significant enough to justify a highly leveraged takeover.

But what is unethical or "just plain wrong" about practices such as golden parachutes and leveraged takeovers?

Whether the growth of leveraged takeovers is good or bad for the American economy is well worth debating.

The bank's profitability was held back by bad loans in real estate and for leveraged corporate takeovers.