Hi all, I just want some further clarification on how MBOs work and how they relate to take-private transactions.
Am I right in saying that not all (but some) MBOs are carried out as a way of taking a company private?
Do all take-private transactions involve repurchasing shares from all shareholders or can they buy enough to become a majority and then take the company private?
Any help is greatly appreciated! :)
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P2Ps and MBOs aren’t really related; an MBO is simply when part/all of the business and its operating assets are bought by mgmt. This is much less prominent than it used to be (nowadays it’s basically a MM thing). On the other hand a P2P is simply the LBO of a public company, could be mgmt (usually too expensive for them), could be sponsors, could be founder(s), could be Elon lol.
Regarding your second question this is much more technical and could go in different directions; depending on who’s buying the company and their timeline, their plan could vary. Sure, you could acquire a majority stake and then propose a take-private - but this means you’d likely have to convince those who didn’t sell their shares to you before (why would they now).
Thanks for clearing that up; it should be interesting to see what happens in Elon's case haha.
Regarding a take-private with majority ownership, do you still need to get unanimous approval from every shareholder who didn't sell their shares initially? Or is this where you enter the realm of hostile takeovers and whatnot?
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