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LBO

American  

abbreviation

  1. leveraged buyout.


LBO British  

abbreviation

  1. leveraged buyout

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LBO turned this into an enthusiastically engaging group improvisation.

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

LBO said it would present the results of its investigation to the public in a few weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2022

The additional allegations are all part of an ongoing investigation, the LBO statement reads, “but we believe some of them to be misleading, lacking context, or not based in fact.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2022