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A type of loaninvestors give toacompany in exchange for convertible debt, which, like convertible bonds, typically has provisions that allow investors to convert the bonds into stock at below-market prices.
This can cause the original shareholders to lose control of the company.This type of loan is undertaken by companies that desperately need cash. It is called a death spiral because companies' stocks often plunge drastically after they take on these types of loans. It is important to note that death spirals often allow buyers to convert the bonds into shares at a fixed conversion ratio in which the buyer has a large premium.For example, a bond with afacevalue of $1,000may have a convertible value of $1,500, whichmeans that a bondholderwill receive$1,500dollars worth ofequity for giving upthe $1,000 bond. However, upon a conversion, more shares are created, which dilutes the share price.This drop in price maycause more bond holders to convert, because the lower share price means that they will bereceiving more shares. Any further conversions will cause more price drops as the supply of shares increases, causing the process to repeat itself as thestock's price spirals downward.

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