The breakup would mark the end of an industrial behemoth that was once the world’s largest company by market size.
The company is spinning off its Otis and Carrier businesses in a "pivotal" move to "drive sustained growth."
The South Korean conglomerate is reportedly the target of a bribery investigation that led to a raid on its headquarters last week.
In a 'split-off,' Brian Doubles takes retail finance arm public as Synchrony Financial.
