RE: JPMorgan cash-settled equity swap28 Feb 2021 09:20
When I think of equity swaps, I ask myself what are they swapping. The only thing I can think of is debt.
Therefore, a theory I'm going to throw out there is JPM has bought debt issued by Amigo (say £10mm) and if the share price hits a certain price (say 30p) then the debt will automatically convert into equity.
The advantage for JPM is if the price doesnt rise then they still receive coupons from the debt. If the price does rise then they receive the equivalent shares at the conversion price thus benefitting from the price rise.
Just a theory and first thought.