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Risk Management

Overleveraging: When Too Much Funding Becomes the Problem

A deal can have enough money to close and still be a bad deal. Overleveraging happens when the debt and repayment burden leave too little margin for error.

Signs of overleveraging

Why this matters in stacked deals

Layering capital can solve a timing problem, but every layer usually has a cost, repayment date, priority, or lien position. Too many layers can make the deal fragile.

Better question: not “Can I get enough money to close?” but “Can the deal safely carry the capital after closing?”

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