Definitions

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  • noun finance An owner of a financial obligation of another party.

Etymologies

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debt +‎ holder

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Examples

  • Some of these are part of a lending syndicate, which would make it harder for a new debtholder to gain control of the property.

    WestLB Seeks Buyer for Hotel, Resort Loans Craig Karmin 2011

  • The intended buyer of JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa is Galante Holdings Inc., a British Virgin Islands company that claims it had the right to pay $84.5 million for the entire mortgage as the junior-most debtholder.

    Casino Debtholders Fight On Al Yoon 2012

  • We haven't even tried to fix this, say by requiring banks to take on a class of debtholder who would agree to be converted to equity in a bailout.

    What Caused the Bubble? Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011

  • Usually, there is an appraisal, and control goes to the debtholder that is in the most junior position but still is "in the money"—meaning that if the property were sold, it would still get some of its money back.

    Casino Debtholders Fight On Al Yoon 2012

  • The investment bank holds $437 million in debt ranked below the note, meaning it would be wiped out if the more senior debtholder was able to go through with the foreclosure.

    Lehman Wins Approval to Hire Sotheby's for Art Auction 2010

  • But unless I have a financial interest in that firm, i.e., a shareholder or debtholder, who am I to decide what is excessive?

    HAVE YOU SEEN MY COUNTRY LATELY? JERRY DOYLE 2010

  • Sam Zell Tribune said Thursday it had agreed to settle a debtholder lawsuit that had held up its efforts to emerge from bankruptcy court.

    Tribune Agrees to Cede Control to Big Debtholders Shira Ovide 2010

  • Halcyon accepted a $29.5 million bid from a Santa Barbara-based hedge fund Pacificor, the debtholder which pushed the company into bankruptcy.

    Hollywood Studios Lose Bid For Terminator Franchise Rights | /Film 2010

  • Sam Zell Tribune said Thursday it had agreed to settle a debtholder lawsuit that had held up its efforts to emerge from bankruptcy court.

    Tribune Agrees to Cede Control to Big Debtholders Shira Ovide 2010

  • Sam Zell Tribune said Thursday it had agreed to settle a debtholder lawsuit that had held up its efforts to emerge from bankruptcy court.

    Tribune Agrees to Cede Control to Big Debtholders Shira Ovide 2010

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