Leveraged buyout

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A leveraged buyout (or LBO or highly-leveraged transaction (HLT), or "bootstrap" transaction) occurs when an acquirer gains control of a majority of a target company's equity through the use of borrowed money or debt.

See also

Funding sources

External links

The Concise Encycolpedia of Economics: "Takeovers and Leveraged Buyouts"


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