leveraged buyout
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The private-equity firm, alongside Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, completed its acquisition of videogame developer Electronic Arts earlier this month via a $55 billion leveraged buyout.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
It is thought to be the largest leveraged buyout in history, meaning a significant part of it is paid for with borrowed money, which the company will have to pay back.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Many critics, including Barron’s, accused Michael Dell, 61, and his partners of shortchanging other investors when they took Dell private in a leveraged buyout in 2013.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Southland had gone bankrupt under the financial strain of a 1987 leveraged buyout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Also at issue is the Middle Eastern money the Ellison family has been expecting to pull off Paramount’s leveraged buyout of its larger entertainment company rival.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
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