buys out
Purchases entire stake
To buy out is to purchase someone's ownership stake or interest in something, typically a business or property: Her partners bought her out when she wanted to retire.
The term also applies to purchasing all available stock of something, or paying someone to relinquish a contract or obligation: The team bought out the final year of his deal.
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- mergerCorporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- private equityCapital for unlisted companies
- divestitureDisposal of assets
equity · controlling interest · purchase · restructuring · valuation · privatization · going private · stake · shareholder · board approval · deal · cash offer · stock swap · sale · monopoly · investment · leverage · procurement