Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 66 buyouts 58 Buyout 57 Layoffs 50 leveraged buyouts 50 Job Cuts 48 Mergers 48 LBOs 48 voluntary buyouts 47 buyout 46 Furloughs 46 Cost Cutting 45 Downsizing 45 Buybacks 45 Cerberus Capital 45 Turnaround 45 Hedge Funds 44 layoffs 44 private equity 44 Private Equity 44 Laid Off 43 Dealmakers 42 Startups 42 Bankruptcies 42 Bonuses 42 Merger Talks 41 Retirements 41 Job Losses 41 Layoff 41 Redundancies 41 3Q Loss 41 Buyback 41 mergers 41 downsizing 41 lay offs 41 LBO 41 Private Equity Firm 41 Auto Bailout 40 merger arbitrage 40 voluntary severance packages 40 Selloff 40 reorganizations 40 leveraged buyout 40 Refinancing 40 Cut Costs 40 Buyout firms 40 J.P. Morgan 40 Dealmaking 40 Acquisitions 40 hostile takeovers 40 Shutdowns 40 Bailouts 40 Lays Off 39 givebacks 39 Suitors 39 Consolidation 39 1Q Loss 39 Cuts 39 Shares Soar 39 Debt Financing 39 Offshoring 39 Risk Appetite 39 Budget Woes 39 Deals 38 Hiring 38 Cutbacks 38 Bankruptcy 38 Small Caps 38 Rate Hikes 38 restructurings 38 Riskier 38 Stocks Rebound 38 Deleveraging 38 4Q Loss 38 downsizings 38 voluntary redundancy 38 Bailout Plan 38 Payouts 38 megadeals 38 Midsize 38 involuntary layoffs 38 Shakeup 38 Valuations 37 Strikes 37 DEALTALK 37 Firings 37 Hedge Fund 37 TPG Capital LP 37 Resignations 37 Writedowns 37 Takeover Offer 37 Outsourcing 37 Spinoff 37 Stocks Retreat 37 Takeovers 37 buybacks 37 Recapitalization 37 Cerberus 37 takeovers 37 Lay Off 37 Spending Cuts 37 Salaried