Results differ if companies are screened by enterprise value, which includes debt, as opposed to market cap, for example.
RBS is also thought to be looking at a pay deal that might include subordinated debt.
These figures do not include private and personal debt.
Other disappointments may include business failures or debt.
The financing was also to include debt due in 2007 that would pay no interest for five years.
That class includes subordinated debt, other preferred stock and some reserves for possible loan losses.
Some of the factors that caused the bankruptcy include heavy debt, the loss of partners, and conflict between executives.
The various settlements will include cash, debt and stock in a newly recapitalized company.
The deal was valued at $1.5 billion but included significant debt.
That doesn't include debt racked up on undergraduate work.