buyout -
acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock
acquisition the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"
leveraged buyout a buyout using borrowed money; the target company's assets are usually security for the loan; "a leveraged buyout by upper management can be used to combat hostile takeover bids"
strategic buyout an acquisition based on analysis of the benefits of consolidation in anticipation of increased earning power
A buyout, in finance, is an investment transaction by which the ownership equity of a company, or a majority share of the stock of the company is acquired. The acquiror thereby "buys out" control of the target company. A buyout can take the form of a leveraged buyout, a venture capital buyout or a management buyout.
