change hands

Example Sentences

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Because many private loans rarely or never change hands, marking their fair value is a subjective exercise.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Such slots can be worth tens of millions of pounds, but change hands only rarely.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

By contrast, the Blue Owl private funds change hands at their net asset values.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Critics said private loans rarely change hands, so they lack the volatility that funds face.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

There was no need on either side—long or short—for cash to change hands.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis