leveraged buyout

• Adquisición de una empresa mediante el uso de una cantidad significativa de fondos prestados, donde los activos de la empresa adquirida suelen utilizarse como garantía de los préstamos.

A financial transaction in which a company is acquired using a significant amount of borrowed money, with the assets of the acquired company often used as collateral for the loans.

1. Acquisition using debtC1formal

   A financial transaction where a company is purchased using a significant amount of borrowed money, with the assets of the target company often used as collateral.

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   • The private equity firm completed a leveraged buyout of the struggling retailer.
   • Leveraged buyouts became popular in the 1980s as a way to take companies private.
   • The company's high debt load after the leveraged buyout made it vulnerable to economic downturns.