distressed securities

distressed securities
A security of a firm that has declared or is about to declare bankruptcy. In the context of hedge funds, a style of management that focuses on securities of companies that have declared bankruptcy and may be undergoing reorganization. investment holdings can include bonds as well as stock in these firms. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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   Shares and bonds of companies which are in, near or emerging from bankruptcy.

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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