The term leveraged buyout refers to the use of borrowed money to fund the acquisition of another company. Put simply, a company that takes on more debt to fund the cost of … See more

In an era of so-called mega-buyouts between 2005 and 2007, the biggest of them all was the $48 billion acquisition of the largest electricity utility in Texas,then known as T… See more

At the height of the real estate bubble in 2007, the Blackstone Group bought Hilton in a $26 billion leveraged buyout. When the economy slumped into crisis soon after the deal was st… See more

The nation’s largest radio station owner was acquired in 2006 by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners for $27 billion. This figure included an $8 million repayment … See more