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leveraged buyout

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lev·er·aged buyout  (lvr-jd, lvr-jd)
n. Abbr. LBO
The use of a target company's asset value to finance the debt incurred in acquiring the company.
leveraged buyout
Noun
a takeover bid in which a small company uses its assets, and those of the target company, to raise the loans required to finance the takeover
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Noun1.leveraged buyout - a buyout using borrowed money; the target company's assets are usually security for the loan; "a leveraged buyout by upper management can be used to combat hostile takeover bids"
bust-up takeover - a leveraged buyout in which the target company's assets are sold to repay the loan that financed the takeover
buyout - acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock
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