LBO
Noun
Meaning
LBO (plural LBOs)
(business) Initialism of leveraged buyout.
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In 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that such settlement payments could not be avoided, irrespective of whether they occurred in an LBO of a public or private company.
Some courts have found that in certain situations, LBO debt constitutes a fraudulent transfer under U.S. insolvency law if it is determined to be the cause of the acquired firm's failure.
The term LBO is usually employed when a financial sponsor acquires a company.
This money-raising ability also facilitated the activities of leveraged buyout (LBO) firms such as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and of so-called " greenmailers ".
What makes a good LBO candidate?