# Buyout and buy out (also mostly said in German, more rarely translated as Aufkauf)

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## Definition

The acquisition of a controlling interest or the acquisition of a controlling majority of the shares in a company. If this is done by the management, it is also referred to as a management buyout (MBO). As a rule, the investor does not acquire the company directly, but through a specially established acquisition company (new company, sometimes abbreviated to NEWCO in German). This company acquires either shares in the target company (share deal) or assets (asset deal). - See defensive measure, share swap takeover, cannibalization, investment company, buyout capital, Colombo, acquisition offer, fairness opinion, mergers and acquisitions, poison pill, leveraged buyout, macaroni defense, Pac-Man strategy, mandatory offer, Ritter, weisser, special dividend, squeeze-out, venture capital, voting rights database, deadwood, takeover offer. - Cf. ECB Monthly Bulletin of October 2005, p. 23 ff (overview of developments in Europe), ECB Monthly Bulletin of November 2007, p. 26 ff (decline in LBO activity and its causes; overviews). Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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