buyoutcapital
nounUK /ˈbaɪ.aʊt ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/
US /ˈbaɪ.aʊt ˈkæp.ɪ.t̬əl/
Money used to buy a whole company from the people who own it.
The firm raised buyoutcapital to purchase the family bakery.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Money borrowed to help managers buy the company they work for.
The managers used buyoutcapital to take control of the struggling factory.
3. Funds set aside by an investor to purchase businesses.
Her buyoutcapital was ready, so she made an offer on the small chain of shops.
4. The financial backing behind a deal that removes a company from the stock market.
Buyoutcapital from several banks made the public-to-private deal possible.