Perhaps a bigger question is whether the buyout business will return to its onetime glory.

While much of Wall Street is back in the black this year, the buyout business still has the blues.

When he bought Viacom the banks were particularly aggressive about getting into the leveraged buyout business.

Apart from its buyout business, Penta decided to invest in real estate.

Q. How will this change the leveraged buyout business?

The letters' mere existence has sent the buyout business into a panic.

He spent his twenties learning the buyout business with his older brother Alec.

"We think in the years to come the leveraged buyout business will continue to be a good business," he said.

Mr. Good said he thought the leveraged buyout business would hold up.

The firm is also planning to spin off a buyout business.