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leveraged buy-out

leveraged buy-out is the alternative form of leveraged buyout.

Meaning of leveraged buyout

Noun

leveraged buyout (plural leveraged buyouts)

  1. A transaction in which a business firm, or a controlling share of a firm, is purchased using money which was borrowed by pledging all or some of the firm's assets as collateral.
    • To pay for Norton Simon, Mahoney and his fellow investors plan to employ a maneuver known as the leveraged buyout. They will borrow the necessary cash primarily from banks, using the company's assets as collateral.1983 June 20, “Private Lives”, in Time
    Synonyms:
    LBO

Forms of leveraged buy-out

pluralleveraged buy-outs

Questions about leveraged buy-out

What is leveraged buy-out the alternative form of?
Leveraged buy-out is the alternative form of leveraged buyout.

Words near leveraged buy-out in the dictionary

  1. lever frames
  2. lever shears
  3. leverage
  4. leverageable
  5. leveraged
  6. leveraged buy-out
  7. leveraged buy-outs
  8. leveraged buyout
  9. leveraged buyouts
  10. leverager
  11. leveragers

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