"pre" and "post" valuations are not relevant terms for a buyout; only for an invsetment; an invsetment goes into the company bank account and increases the valu

"pre" and "post" valuations are not relevant terms for a buyout; only for an invsetment; an invsetment goes into the company bank account and increases the value (hence, pre/post) of the company by that amount. in a buyout, an existing owner is paid, and no money goes into (or out of) the company bank account. For a buyout, you usually talk about price (although some people talk about "valuation" in this context too -- nomenclature is not completely standard here).