A buyout is an investment transaction by which an entire company or a controlling part of the stock of a company is sold. A firm buys out a stake of a company to strengthen its influence on the company's decision-making body. A buyout can take the form of a leveraged buyout or a management buyout.

See also

• Management buyout
• Management buyin
• Leveraged buyout
• Takeover

Corporate finance | Stock market

Buyout