"leveraged buyout" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leveraged buyouts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=leveraged buyout}} leveraged buyout (plural leveraged buyouts)
  1. (business) 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. Wikipedia link: leveraged buyout Categories (topical): Business Synonyms: LBO, leveraged buy-out Translations (Translations): velkarahoitteinen yritysosto (Finnish), wykup lewarowany [masculine] (Polish)

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