buyout

/ˌbaɪˈaʊt/
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Other forms: buyouts

Definitions of buyout
  1. noun
    acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock
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    leveraged buyout
    a buyout using borrowed money; the target company's assets are usually security for the loan
    strategic buyout
    an acquisition based on analysis of the benefits of consolidation in anticipation of increased earning power
    takeover
    a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation
    bust-up takeover
    a leveraged buyout in which the target company's assets are sold to repay the loan that financed the takeover
    hostile takeover
    a takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company
    friendly takeover
    a takeover that is welcomed by the management of the target company
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    acquisition
    the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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