buyout
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈbaɪaʊt/ us FINANCE
a situation in which a person or group buys most or all of the shares belonging to a company and so gets control of it:
lead/propose/negotiate a buyout As Managing Director, he led the buyout that created the firm three years ago.
a voluntary/hostile buyout
buyout offer/bid/price
See also
buy-in
See also
employee buyout
leveraged buyout
management buyout