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BUYOUTS


Private equity (PE) investors participate in two types of buyouts of firms (a PE-backed buyout simply means that the PE investor takes a controlling stake

i.e. between 50–100 per cent in a company):

(i) Management Buyout (MBO): In such buyouts, the PE investor usually helps the existing management of the company to buy out the promoters of the company. In return, the PE investor takes a majority stake.

(ii) Leveraged Buyout (LBO): In such buyouts, a large portion of fund in acquiring the company is financed by debt–the normal ratio being 70 per cent debt and 30 per cent equity.