buyout
Purchasing controlling stake
A buyout is the purchase of a controlling share in a company or business.
In a leveraged buyout, the buyer uses borrowed money, often secured against the target company's assets.
Buyout also applies to paying someone to relinquish a position or contract: The team negotiated a buyout with their underperforming coach.
Corporate combination
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- dealAgreement or distribution
- transactionExchange of goods/money
bid · offer · tender · stake · equity · premium · valuation · leverage
Owners of company stock
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- stakeSharpened post or share
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- investorOne who allocates capital
portfolio · proxy · dilution · majority · minority · payout · stock · shares
Provision in agreement
- optionAvailable course of action
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
- packageWrapped item for delivery
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
agreement · settlement · compensation · terms · non-compete · payout · conditions · release
Retiree's ongoing benefit
- packageWrapped item for delivery
- incentiveReward encouraging action
- voluntaryDone by choice
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
separation · severance · benefits · healthcare · continuation · offer · acceptance · eligible
merger
Corporate combination
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- dealAgreement or distribution
transaction · bid · offer · tender · stake · equity · premium · valuation · leverage · financing
shareholders
Owners of company stock
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- stakeSharpened post or share
- ownershipLegal right of possession
investor · portfolio · proxy · dilution · majority · minority · payout · stock · shares · dividend
clause
Provision in agreement
- optionAvailable course of action
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
- packageWrapped item for delivery
negotiation · agreement · settlement · compensation · terms · non-compete · payout · conditions · release · waiver
pension
Retiree's ongoing benefit
downsizing · separation · severance · benefits · healthcare · continuation · offer · acceptance · eligible · seniority
- corporate controlmajority stake, voting shares, stock ownership, shareholder rights, corporate governance
- business termsfranchising, revenue stream, board meeting, gross margin, markdown
- financebank, CFO, banks, controller, finance
- acquisitionpurchase, procurement, acquisition, receiving, obtaining
- car salescar dealership, car dealerships, dealerships, dealer, auto dealership
- takeovertakeover, take over, seize power, seizure, coup d'etat
buyoutselloff
Mass asset liquidation
divestiture · sell-off · divestment · disposal · liquidation
buyoutminority stake
Ownership below fifty percent
equity stake · joint venture · strategic investment · partnership
buyoutbreakup
Romantic relationship's termination
demerger · split-up · dissolution · unbundling · decentralization