M&A Foundations · glossary
A new company set up by a buyer — very often a private equity fund — specifically to make the acquisition. Using a fresh vehicle keeps the deal (and any acquisition debt) in one tidy box, separate from the rest of the buyer's group. Chapter 4
Explained in Chapter 4, Structuring the Deal and the Group, of M&A Foundations.
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