0 an occasion when a small company buys a larger one using money borrowed against the value of the equipment, buildings, etc. of both companies --
1 an occasion when a person or group uses borrowed money to buy a company: --
He has secretly set up a leveraged buyout to gain control of the company, mortgaging all he has.
The firm employs a hybrid strategy making growth capital investments in developing companies and acquiring mature companies through leveraged buyout and recapitalization transactions.
It was a 271 million ($432 million) leveraged buyout.
At the time it was raised, the firm's new fund ranked among the largest raised for leveraged buyout transactions.
In a move to avoid the takeover, management took the company private by engineering a $2.1 billion leveraged buyout.
This is typically done through a leveraged buyout and occurs when the buyers believe the securities have been undervalued by investors.
Apollo invests through a variety of private equity strategies, most notably leveraged buyouts and distressed buyouts and debt investments.
Riklis achieved his wealth by inventing complicated paper schemes like junk bonds and leveraged buyouts.
