This book provides managers and executives with the necessary tools and strategies for leading a company or division buyout. Successful management buyouts (MBOs) are the pinnacle of business success today and a great way to earn an ever-increasing stake in the American dream. Buyout explores the details of the entire buyout process and empowers managers to seize their destiny and take charge. Managers learn how to:Find a company to purchaseDevelop a business planNegotiate with the sellerWin the "ground war" of due diligenceFind equity partners and negotiate the management deal with investorsRun the company after the MBO. Buyout offers real-life stories of people who pulled off out-of-this-world deals and became rich beyond their wildest expectations.