Business Dictionary :
Buyout

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Buyout : noun : purchasing


Management Buyout = takeover of a company by a group of employees (usually managers and directors)


Leveraged Buyout = buying all the shares in a company by barrowing money against the security of the shares to be bought


QUOTE : We also invest in companies whose growth and profitability could be improved by a management buyout. (Times)


QUOTE : In a normal Leveraged Buyout the acquirer raises money by borrowing against the assets or cash flow of the target company. (Fortune)