Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 69 buyout 58 layoffs 50 severance packages 50 salaried 50 retirements 50 salaried employees 49 lay offs 49 private equity 48 leveraged buyout 48 restructurings 47 takeovers 46 downsizing 46 Layoffs 44 buybacks 44 redundancies 44 restructuring 43 LBO 43 consolidations 42 acquisitions 42 nonunion 42 closings 41 severance 41 Blackstone Group 40 Permira 40 furloughs 40 mergers 40 Onex 40 KKR 40 layoff notices 40 wage freeze 40 severance package 40 cutbacks 40 refinancing 40 deals 39 hourly 39 United Auto Workers 39 hires 39 Blackstone 39 reductions 39 pink slips 39 UAW 39 Cerberus 39 repurchases 39 retrenchment 39 unionized workers 38 unionized 38 retirees 38 Cerberus Capital Management 38 relocations 38 share buybacks 38 restructures 38 cuts 37 venture capital 37 writedowns 37 TPG 37 share repurchases 37 reorganization 37 write downs 37 write offs 37 bailouts 36 collective bargaining 36 incentives 36 workforce 36 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts 36 restructure 36 bankruptcies 36 retirement 36 bankruptcy reorganization 36 lenders 36 issuances 36 layoff 36 buyback 36 highly leveraged 36 companywide 35 repurchase 35 recapitalization 35 bondholders 35 pension 35 GMAC 35 Bain Capital 35 convertible bonds 35 hiring freeze 35 furlough 35 Knight Ridder 35 startups 35 turnarounds 35 divestitures 35 bonuses 35 refinance 35 IPOs 35 GM 35 General Motors Corp 34 jobs 34 white collar 34 attrition 34 markdowns 34 hostile takeover 34 hiring 34 headcount 34 Jaguar Land Rover 34 backed securities