And, call it layoffs, buyouts or retirements, they all mean fewer staff and faculty.

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/11/16/anthony-pollina-governors-legislators-must-take-responsibility-for-state-colleges-crisis/

As per reports Lee was considered a pioneer of private equity investment and leveraged buyouts.

Source: https://www.onenewspage.com/video/20230225/15473151/US-financier-Thomas-Lee-dies-at-78-found.htm

Eligible faculty could retire in June or August of this year, January of 2024, or June, 2024, with the biggest buyouts for those who depart sooner.

Source: https://www.eastvillagemagazine.org/2023/02/28/um-flint-announces-voluntary-faculty-buyout-options-with-years-pay-10k-bonus/

He and partners moved into leveraged buyouts – acquiring companies using borrowed capital – that put the future of some businesses in his hands.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/04/20/richard-riordan-los-angeles-mayor-who-led-rebound-after-riots-dies-at-92-2/

Simon has received a few interests in floodplain buyouts, and “that process is going to take awhile,” she said.

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/11/20/in-the-upper-valley-repairs-are-ongoing-from-summer-flooding/

“That’s something we’ll probably determine over the next couple of months when we see what’s available on the trade market,” Davidson said about buyouts in general.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/blackhawks/ct-cb-chicago-blackhawks-player-evaluation-contract-20230421-nxnrnj322zf4jlmhxxgd36sy5i-story.html

The Lincolnshire-based company has said in a regulatory filing it will reduce its global employee head count by 7% via buyouts, or what it called a "voluntary retirement plan."

Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20230829/zebra-technologies-to-shed-700-jobs