A Leveraged Buyout (LBO) is an acquisition of a company through the use of debt in order to gain majority control of the company without having to invest much capital. Typically, the assets of the company being acquired are used as collateral which is why an LBO is sometimes seen as a very aggressive and predatory acquisition strategy.
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Hamilton Lin, CFA, is the President of Wall St. Training, a corporate training firm that teaches the fundamentals of financial analysis, modeling and valuation. He has a broad background in investment banking and mergers & acquisitions in diverse industries ranging from oil & gas to insurance to asset...
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Richard Jennings is the President of Realty Capital International LLC. He is Lead Director of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc and a Director of National Retail Properties, Inc. and a Director of Cogdell Spencer, Inc. Mr. Jennings has raised over $8 billion of equity and debt for REITs, real estate...
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BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP![]()
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Stephen D. Alexander is a litigation partner resident in the Los Angeles office of Bingham McCutchen. His practice includes a broad range of significant business litigation, with particular emphasis on securities, corporate governance and acquisition-related matters. Mr. Alexander represented Shamrock...
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Duane Thomas is a Member at Austin CIO Partners, a provider of IT managed services and Executive IT management services. Previously, he was a Chief Architect for the Global Securitized Market group at Citigroup, specializing in system, software architecture and design. Mr. Thomas was involved in the...
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Scott Carnahan is Principal at Carnahan Black Pearl, an accounting consulting firm, and was previously a Partner in the Structured Finance Group and a National Director of Advisory Services with KPMG. Scott has more than 24 years of experience serving the financial services industry. He has advised...
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| LBO and M&A Accounting & Tax Consultants | 352 |
| Investment Banking Experts (US) | 394 |
| Ethylene Crackers Experts | 17 |
| Rigid Plastic Packaging Experts | 134 |
| Rubber Experts | 164 |