leveraged buyout

Noun
  1. A buyout using borrowed money;
    The target company's assets are usually security for the loan (synset 100176023)
    "a leveraged buyout by upper management can be used to combat hostile takeover bids"
    is a type of: buyout - acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock
    subtypes: bust-up takeover - a leveraged buyout in which the target company's assets are sold to repay the loan that financed the takeover

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