A management buyout (MBO) is the purchase of a business by its existing management, usually with the help of financial backers.

Several hundred buy-outs are completed annually and accounted for. Indicators show that activity is set to increase over the next two years, as companies come under pressure from banks to restructure or reduce their debt and falling corporate profits begin to provoke sell-offs.

As venture capitalists are looking to take advantage of these market conditions, opportunities for MBOs will increase. In a challenging economic environment, competition for VC funding will be intense and management Atlantic Crossing's team knows how to position companies, to maximize their potential.