recapitalize

verb re·cap·i·tal·ize \ (ˌ)rē-ˈka-pə-tə-ˌlīz , -ˈkap-tə- \

|Updated on: 5 Jun 2018

Definition of recapitalize

recapitalized; recapitalizing; recapitalizes

: to change the capital structure of

Recent Examples of recapitalize from the Web

The next day, board members sought to recapitalize BuildDirect under a Canadian law that allows struggling businesses to restructure their finances.

— joann s. lublin, WSJ, "What to Do When That Shiny New Job Isn’t the Right Fit," 30 May 2018
In 2012, the principal owners of Johnson Financial Group — members of the Johnson family — opted to invest $235 million of their own money to recapitalize the bank rather than take on outside investors.

— joe taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Business Leader of the Year Helen Johnson-Leipold leads big parts of the Johnson family business," 18 May 2018
New York housing-finance firm Greystone & Co. has teamed up with federal and state agencies in a $168.6 million effort to preserve and recapitalize 1,310 low-income rental apartments in Georgia.

— wsj real estate, WSJ, "South Korean Investors Pile Into U.S. Commercial Property Debt," 18 Apr. 2018
At least $60 billion of that money is intended to fund current combat activities and will largely not be available to increase force size, improve readiness, or recapitalize the services for the future.

— jim talent, National Review, "The Budget Deal Won’t Be Enough to Get the Armed Forces Trump Wants," 13 Feb. 2018
Paid 1 euro for initial acquisition, agreed to invest 1.35 billion euros ($1.7 billion) to recapitalize company.

— Bloomberg.com, "Billions of Dollars of Anbang Assets That Could Go on the Block," 23 Feb. 2018
That plan called for modest yearly increases in the defense topline — not enough even to offset inflation, and nowhere near enough to recapitalize our forces, but the best Gates could get out of the Obama administration all the same.

— jim talent, National Review, "The Budget Deal Won’t Be Enough to Get the Armed Forces Trump Wants," 13 Feb. 2018
The potential payout is a sign of stabilization in the banking system after years of turmoil culminated in Halyk being drafted in to recapitalize its main competitor, Kazkommertsbank.

— Bloomberg.com, "Meet the Woman Charged With Saving the Kazakh Banking System," 12 Feb. 2018
Cyprus needed a bailout to recapitalize its lenders as well as to finance the government.

— paul tugwell, Bloomberg.com, "Cyprus Presidency Goes Into Runoff Round as Economy Dominates," 28 Jan. 2018

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