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leveraged buyout |
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leveraged buyoutIn business, the purchase of the equity of a company largely financed by borrowing. The debt is secured against the assets of the company being acquired. It is so called because the ratio of a company's long-term debt to its equity is known as its ‘leverage’. 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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Then he saw it through a leveraged takeover later in the decade, eventually engineering a merger with Dakin Inc. In reality, the greatest risk is more likely that the company will not have the resources to make good on its promises, particularly in cases where heavy debt has been assumed in a leveraged takeover. |
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