Noun
MBO (uncountable)
(business) Initialism of management by objective.
After VMBO, a pupil can continue training at the MBO ("middle-level applied education"). Source: Internet
Management buyouts main A special case of a leveraged acquisition is a management buyout (MBO). Source: Internet
LBOs can have many different forms such as management buyout (MBO), management buy-in (MBI), secondary buyout and tertiary buyout, among others, and can occur in growth situations, restructuring situations, and insolvencies. Source: Internet
However, in the usual use of the term, an MBO is a situation in which the management team initiates and actively pushes the acquisition. Source: Internet
In an MBO, the incumbent management team (that usually has no or close to no shares in the company) acquires a sizeable portion of the shares of the company. Source: Internet
MBO situations lead management teams often into a dilemma as they face a conflict of interest, being interested in a low purchase price personally while at the same time being employed by the owners who obviously have an interest in a high purchase price. Source: Internet