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
Warner had said in its letter the Paramount offer is “in effect” a leveraged buyout, given the amount of debt involved and Paramount’s smaller size relative to Netflix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
The structure of Paramount’s proposal was akin to a leveraged buyout, Warner said, adding that if Paramount was to pull it off, the deal would rank as the largest leveraged buyout in U.S. history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
Medline was bought in a leveraged buyout in 2021, with Blackstone, The Carlyle Group, and Hellman & Friedman purchasing a majority stake.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
