Article: Leveraged Buyouts Gone Bust.

Copyright 2008, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Mergers & Acquisitions, June 2008

Since the onset of credit tightening last summer, the pace of North American leveraged buyout activity has dramatically slowed and a number of large LBOs have been put on hold or terminated. According to global buyout figures released by Dealogic, while strategic acquisition activity has fallen 24% from last year, sponsor-led buyouts have dropped 74%, with announced transactions under US$1-billion down 39% and deals over US$1-billion down 72%. While the disruption of the credit markets appears to have been an underlying cause of many of the ...

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