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leveraged buyout

NOUN
takeover bid
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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Caesars was taken private in a leveraged buyout in 2008 led by Apollo Global Management and TPG.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Warner said this week that Paramount’s proposed $94 billion debt and equity financing package would make its proposed takeover of Warner the largest leveraged buyout ever.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Warner said the Paramount offer is “in effect” a leveraged buyout and would be the biggest such transaction in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

The family-owned company was acquired by Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman in 2021 in a $34 billion leveraged buyout.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025

Its sale to the private equity group in 2021 was at the time one of the biggest leveraged buyout transactions since the global financial crisis.

From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025




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