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LBO

American  

abbreviation

  1. leveraged buyout.


LBO British  

abbreviation

  1. leveraged buyout

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Josh's past roles at WSJ have included media monitoring and editing the LBO Wire private equity newsletter.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

In December, as a preview to the season, LBO staged “Earth Ears” in San Pedro at the Angels Gate Cultural Center.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 2025

Banks have been selling small parcels of LBO debt in some companies since early December, when optimism of easing inflation and a potential Fed pullback in rate hikes drove demand for junk bonds.

From Reuters Feb. 3, 2023

“The debt committed in the system needs to get placed and the equity investors ... are being cautious, which is limiting LBO activity,” said Anu Aiyengar, global co-head of M&A at J.P.

From Reuters Aug. 17, 2022

Saving the day for “The Central Park Five,” an LBO commission that won the music Pulitzer for Davis and that the company hoped to remount in a new production, was more convoluted.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2022

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