It is unlikely that bondholders would get utterly buried in a takeover. There is a lifeline, in the form of covenants.

Juniper stock is up on renewed takeover chatter that Ericsson is interested.

completely and utterly untrue.

a lifeline to terrorists.

There's some form of suffocation that's occurring. Faces buried into a mattress can't move (and they) end up suffocating,

In many cases, advisers may be a student's lifeline.