Research Article

A Bibliometric Analysis of the Leveraged Buyouts Concept: Evidence from the Web of Science Database

Volume: 7 Number: 2 December 31, 2025
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A Bibliometric Analysis of the Leveraged Buyouts Concept: Evidence from the Web of Science Database

Abstract

Leveraged buyouts are a financial strategy usually implemented by private equity firms or investment funds. Leveraged buyouts are a financing method that uses a high degree of leverage (borrowing) in the acquisition of a company, and there are three main elements underlying this method. These are; the investor finances the funds required for the acquisition through loan transactions from third parties or organizations, the investor acquires a stake in a company in such a way as to take control of the company to a large extent or completely, and the loan used for the acquisition is secured by the assets of the targeted company to a large extent or completely. The aim of this study is to examine the academic evolution and development of the concept of “Leveraged Buyouts” its emergence and how it is positioned especially in the field of finance and economics through a bibliometric analysis. Within the scope of this study, 468 studies published until the end of 2023 in the SSCI, SCI-Expanded and ESCI indexes in the Web of Science (WoS) database were analyzed. The data obtained were visualized with bibliometric networks, links and tables through R Studio software program. This study provides important information on the areas in which the concept of “Leveraged Buyouts” is examined in the field of social sciences, especially in the disciplines of finance and economics.

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The study did not receive any financial support from individuals or institutions.

Ethical Statement

It is declared that the study was designed to realistically and ethically meet the needs, and that integrity was maintained in obtaining data, concluding the study, and publishing the results. Ethical committee approval was not required for this research. No research requiring ethics committee approval was conducted in this study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Finance

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2025

Submission Date

October 17, 2025

Acceptance Date

December 7, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Uslu, M., & Yıldırım, M. (2025). A Bibliometric Analysis of the Leveraged Buyouts Concept: Evidence from the Web of Science Database. Quantrade Journal of Complex Systems in Social Sciences, 7(2), 96-113. https://izlik.org/JA53WH57GR
AMA
1.Uslu M, Yıldırım M. A Bibliometric Analysis of the Leveraged Buyouts Concept: Evidence from the Web of Science Database. Quantrade. 2025;7(2):96-113. https://izlik.org/JA53WH57GR
Chicago
Uslu, Muhsin, and Murat Yıldırım. 2025. “A Bibliometric Analysis of the Leveraged Buyouts Concept: Evidence from the Web of Science Database”. Quantrade Journal of Complex Systems in Social Sciences 7 (2): 96-113. https://izlik.org/JA53WH57GR.
EndNote
Uslu M, Yıldırım M (December 1, 2025) A Bibliometric Analysis of the Leveraged Buyouts Concept: Evidence from the Web of Science Database. Quantrade Journal of Complex Systems in Social Sciences 7 2 96–113.
IEEE
[1]M. Uslu and M. Yıldırım, “A Bibliometric Analysis of the Leveraged Buyouts Concept: Evidence from the Web of Science Database”, Quantrade, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 96–113, Dec. 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA53WH57GR
ISNAD
Uslu, Muhsin - Yıldırım, Murat. “A Bibliometric Analysis of the Leveraged Buyouts Concept: Evidence from the Web of Science Database”. Quantrade Journal of Complex Systems in Social Sciences 7/2 (December 1, 2025): 96-113. https://izlik.org/JA53WH57GR.
JAMA
1.Uslu M, Yıldırım M. A Bibliometric Analysis of the Leveraged Buyouts Concept: Evidence from the Web of Science Database. Quantrade. 2025;7:96–113.
MLA
Uslu, Muhsin, and Murat Yıldırım. “A Bibliometric Analysis of the Leveraged Buyouts Concept: Evidence from the Web of Science Database”. Quantrade Journal of Complex Systems in Social Sciences, vol. 7, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 96-113, https://izlik.org/JA53WH57GR.
Vancouver
1.Muhsin Uslu, Murat Yıldırım. A Bibliometric Analysis of the Leveraged Buyouts Concept: Evidence from the Web of Science Database. Quantrade [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 1;7(2):96-113. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA53WH57GR

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