A transaction in which a company's existing management team acquires the business it runs, usually backed by outside debt and equity financing.
A loan the seller extends to the buyer for part of the purchase price, deferred and repaid over time instead of paid in cash at close.
A window after a deal is signed during which the target may actively solicit competing bids, to test whether a higher offer exists.
A smaller company acquired to expand an existing platform investment, bought at a lower multiple to grow the platform and blend down its cost.
A deal where the seller lends part of the purchase price back to the buyer, leaving a slice as a <em>deferred</em> obligation rather than cash at close.
The seller's promise to stop seeking or negotiating competing offers for a window — giving the buyer <em>exclusivity</em> to finish diligence and sign.