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Re:Barnes & Noble Set To Be Sold To Elliott Management For A... by nostromo on Friday June 07, 2019 @05:52PM (#20128954)
Unless I'm mistaken, this is just saying that the fund purchased B&N with cash. That doesn't mean they haven't taken on debt to do so.
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Re:Barnes & Noble Set To Be Sold To Elliott Management For A... by thomas93 on Friday June 07, 2019 @05:59PM (#20128985)
I agree with this. Almost all LBOs are cash transactions financed with debt.
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