Now, with all the fees, not many a film pays off at 2-to-1, but the deal could still make sense if the investor used a lot of leverage to goose the tax effect.

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If things do proceed in this manner, the odd effect of recapitalisation will be to increase leverage in the system.

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But the question analysts are asking is whether the ECB's leverage was used to good effect.

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