A transaction used to take a public corporation private that is financed through debt such as bank loans and bonds. Because of the large amount of debt relative to equity in the new corporation, the b [..]

See Buyout.

A transaction whereby the target company management team converts the target to a privately held company by using heavy borrowing to finance the purchase of the target company’s outstanding shares.Synonyms: LBO

See LBO

A leveraged buyout occurs when a group of investors using borrowed money, often raised with high yield bonds or other kinds of debt, takes control of a company. These buyouts are usually hostile takeovers, and if they are successful, the investors will usually start to sell off assets to pay down the substantial debt they have incurred.

A method of corporate takeover or merger popularized in the 1980s in which the controlling interest in a company's corporate stock was purchased using a substantial fraction of borrowed funds. Th [..]

Definition LBO. Takeover of a company or controlling interest in a company, using a significant amount of borrowed money. Often the target company's assets serve as collateral for the borrowed mo [..]

the acquisition of a company usually by members of its own management using debt to finance the purchase of equity with debt to be paid by future profits or sale of company assets

A situation in which a small group of investors (which usually includes the firm's managers borrows heavily to buy all the shares of a company.

A leveraged buyout is where an investor group acquires a business using mainly borrowed money.

Leveraged buyouts are deals in which a company is bought with mostly borrowed money, money frequently raised through selling high-yield and high-risk junk bonds.

The acquisition of a business utilizing equity or investment capital and third-party debt financing. Typically includes a change of control or change of ownership.

 see Buyout.

A leveraged buyout is a takeover of a company where the investors (that take over the company) use the company’s own assets as collateral when they borrow money to finance their bid.

The takeover of a company by investors who use the company’s own assets as collateral to raise the money that finances the bid.

An ownership change that is mostly financed by loans from banks, investors, and others.

A method of corporate takeover or merger popularized in the 1980s in which the controlling interest in a company's corporate stock was purchased using a substantial fraction of borrowed funds. Th [..]

A transaction used to take a public corporation private that is financed through debt such as bank loans and bonds. Because of the large amount of debt relative to equity in the new corporation, the b [..]