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It wasn't a bailout, it was investment money.

Bailout could imply government throwing a lifeguard



> It wasn't a bailout, it was investment money.

Almost all bailouts are investments, whether it's a government or private bailout.

The investments are questionable sometimes, but they're still investments.


The nuance is a) what happens to existing equity stakeholders and b) does the bailout have to be repaid.

If the answer is nothing and no, then it’s a bailout philosophically. If the existing investors get diluted then they’re in part paying for the new capital injection.




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