Three types of principal investing

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Three types of principal investing

Investment banks have three main lines of business for principal investments: leveraged (or high-yield) finance, equity finance and real-estate investing. However, each business line is somewhat unspecific, especially as the desire to meet company funding needs frequently leads to funding models being combined.

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