reverse leveraged buyout
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Reverse leveraged buyout
Bringing back into publicly traded status a company that had been privatized by way of a leveraged buyout.
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Reverse Leveraged Buyout
The issue of stock by a company that had previously gone private through a leveraged buyout (or an acquisition financed mainly with debt). A reversed leveraged buyout often occurs when the company is having difficulty repaying the debt used for the leveraged buyout and wishes to raise capital to do so.
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reverse leveraged buyout
An equity investment in a company that is troubled by excessive debt. The equity infusion produced by the buyout is intended to reduce debt to a more manageable level.
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