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buyout Definition

buy·out (-o̵ut′)

noun

  1. the act of buying out a business or an owner of a business; specif., the gaining of control of a corporation through the acquisition of shares of its stock
  2. a compensation package offered to employees to induce them to retire early

buyout Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • company: Led secondary buyout of company in May 2003 through West Private Equity.

Converse of object

  • lead: Led secondary buyout of company in May 2003 through West Private Equity.
  • complete: Since the financial year end we have completed the buyout of the minority shareholders in the company.
  • follow: Following a buyout, shareholders in the company would be able to cash in their shares.
  • fund: I used bank debt plus £ 6m of VC money to fund the buyout.
  • back: The chain is said to be in talks with its management about a potential buyout backed by the Bank of Scotland's finance division.

Adjective modifier

  • leveraged: The acquisition of Manchester United football club in the Spring of 2005 is an example of a leveraged buyout.
  • secondary: Led secondary buyout of company in May 2003 through West Private Equity.
  • successful: Originally a joint venture between West London TEC and the Business Link it became an independent company in 2001 after a successful management buyout.
  • recent: Sales Manager - Food Ingredients THE CLIENT: A recent management buyout has only strengthened the financial status of this organization.
  • possible: Martin's bid of over £ 1bn would pit him against a possible management buyout announced last month headed by chief executive Kevin Lomax.

Modifies a noun

  • firm: Deloitte and Ernst & Young have been active fundraisers for buyout firms for some time.
  • bid: The buyout bid by the Assynt Foundation was successful at the beginning of June.
  • fund: Delivering high quality returns for Asia buyout funds: Are returns of 20 % sustainable across Asia or only in certain countries?
  • basis: The buyout basis represents the cost of buying out pension benefits in full with an insurance company - a costly way of securing benefits.
  • team: He was a major player in the buyout team in 1992.
  • deal: Together they have collectively renounced their contractual ability to sign buyout deals.

Noun used with modifier

  • management: Cue a further management buyout valuing the company at £ 11m.
  • employe: Employe buyout: employees of a business that is already operating come together to buy out the existing owner.
  • community: The first community buyout of a Highland estate under the Land Reform Act has come closer.