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management buyout

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noun

  1. MBO. the purchase of a company by its managers, usually with outside backing from a bank or other institution

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B. Riley provided $600 million through debt it raised to finance a $2.8-billion management buyout led by Kahn in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025

Xtellus Partners was formed in 2018 through a management buyout of the U.S. operations of VTB Capital, the investment-banking arm of Russian bank VTB.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025

If SAP exits, local staff could be left to deal with potential legal repercussions which is why a management buyout is the preferred solution from the company's perspective, two sources said.

From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2022

The firm, which has deep retail expertise, previously tried to lead a management buyout of Nordstrom.

From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2022

Chief Executive Tony Brown led a management buyout of the firm in 2018.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2020

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