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Buyout Purchase of a controlling interest (or percent of shares) of a company's stock. A leveraged buy out is effected with borrowed money.
Buyout 1. An investment in which an entire company, or, more commonly, the controlling interest in the company, is sold. For example, if Jack and Frank each own a 50% stake in a mechanic shop, Frank may conduct a buyout by purchasing Jack's half of the company. In publicly-traded companies, buyouts are usually acquisitions by another company. However, a single investor may buy out a publicly-traded company; one calls this "going private." Other types of buyouts include venture capital buyouts or management buyouts. See also: Friendly takeover, Hostile takeover. 2. In a contract, the act of one party paying a fee to the other party to end the contract before its completion. The term especially applies to employer-employee contracts. See also: Break fee. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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An additional 6,300 members of the International Union of Electronic Workers-Communications Workers of America also will take buyouts or early retirements, Delphi said. The article on private equity, "Quest for Returns Boosts Private Equity," in the July/August issue, should have said that Praesidian Capital, a mezzanine debt provider for middle-market companies, boasts a war chest of $157 million, of which more than half is invested in management buyouts, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations and refinancings, including four investments alongside private equity sponsors. In order to vacate buildings, developers typically pay exorbitant amounts of money to current tenants, sometimes five, six, or in some cases, even seven-figure buyouts. |
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