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 purchase Develop a business plan Negotiate with the seller Win the "ground war" of due diligence Find equity partners and negotiate the management deal with investors Run 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.