The phrase "as buyout" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a buyout situation, but it lacks context and clarity.
Example: "The company is considering various options, including as buyout, to improve its financial standing."
Alternatives: "as an acquisition" or "in terms of a buyout".
MACs were the root of many contentious battles in the last five years, as buyout firms sought to end deals as the financial crisis began to set in.
The private equity market suffered a drubbing during the credit crunch as buyout firms reaped the consequences of acquiring assets such as EMI with too much debt.
Freescale is among a recent flurry of private equity-backed companies looking to go public, as buyout firms rush to make an exit from deals made at the peak of the boom.
| The recent success of private equity groups in North America and Europe is a positive sign for Africa, a new report by Ernst & Young suggests, as buyout firms are likely to be on the look out for new frontiers.
WALL STREET JOURNAL Blackstone Turns to Managing Loans | As buyout activity slows, the Blackstone Group and Ares Management are turning toward managing credit, particularly European collateralized loan obligations, Bloomberg News reports.
Despite closing only a few high-profile deals, the leveraged buyout market forged ahead in the first quarter of this year as buyout shops began to put all the money they've raised over the past several years to work.
Yet as buyouts grew and more and more debt was used to finance deals, Mr. Forstmann grew more cautious about the business.
Yet as buyouts grew and more and more debt was used to finance deals, Mr. Forstmann grew more cautious about the business, calling the heavy use of debt "wampum" and "funny money".
But in 1974, the management negotiated contracts that provided lifetime jobs as well as buyouts for many blue-collar employees and gave the paper the right to automate much of its production, cutting labor expenses markedly.
That puts a crimp in the future earnings of investment banks, like Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley, which earned huge fees as buyouts boomed.
This will happen in a variety of ways: They'll return more of their committed capital, continue to prop up bad investments and put money into deals for which they are unqualified, such as buyouts.
