Private equity buyouts: overview

Resource type: Practice note: overview

Status: Maintained

Jurisdiction: United Kingdom

An overview of the principal features of a typical buyout in the United Kingdom, in which the private equity investor takes a majority equity stake. The note describes a typical acquisition structure, the key players, documents and deal processes.

For information on all of PLC's private equity resources, see Practice note, A guide to PLC's private equity and venture capital materials.

Simon Beddow, David Carter and Alex Lewis, Ashurst LLP

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Resource ID: 6-518-0998
Products: PLC UK Corporate, PLC UK Finance
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