A buyout program involves acquiring a controlling interest in a company, often with financial incentives for voluntary ...

A lot has changed in the pharmacy industry since 1901, when Charles R. Walgreen Sr. purchased the Chicago drugstore where he served as a pharmacist. The company went public in 1927.

Toyota Industries Corp., the original company that brought forth the world’s biggest carmaker, will be privatized for ¥4.7 ...

Buyout shops have good reasons, however, to help them really revive the sullied model. Fewer blank checks are being written on Wall Street, but bankers are still happily cashing them.

Framing the private equity bet. Private equity firms typically buy companies, streamline their operations and seek to sell them for a profit within five to seven years of the acquisition.

One study found that employment often drops in the years following a private equity buyout. And if the focus shifts to repaying debt or prepping for resale, long-term projects, such as investing ...