Uber in talks to close up to $2B in leveraged loans(techcrunch.com)

3 pointsby alexlitov10 anni fa1 comments

http://techcrunch.com/2016/06/14/uber-in-talks-to-close-up-to-2-billion-in-leveraged-loans/

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xyzzy410 anni fa

Could anyone explain what they mean by 'leveraged loan' as opposed to 'loan'? Or is 'leveraged' just an unnecessary word here?