A transaction in which a business firm, or a controlling share of a firm, is purchased using money which was borrowed by pledging all or some of the firm's assets as collateral
Leveraged buyout funds are behind the dramatic growth in high-yield debt—the preferred financing for today's corporate takeovers.
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
when someone borrows money to buy all or most of the stock of a company by promising to pay the bank back by selling the company's assets if they cannot pay back the money they borrowed
aufkauf einer kapitalgesellschaft durch eigenes management durch externe finanzi