Divestment

The Link Between Divestitures and Share-Price Malaise
M&A

The Link Between Divestitures and Share-Price Malaise

An extensive study counterintuitively reveals that a majority of divestitures are accompanied by lagging stock performance for the divesting firm.
By David McCann | February 28, 2019
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Luring Private Equity to Your Divestment Deal
Mergers & Acquisitions

Luring Private Equity to Your Divestment Deal

Private equity bidders can accelerate a deal's time to close and boost the multiple, says EY. But how do you keep them at the table?
By Vincent Ryan | February 12, 2019
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Why Technology Companies Should Consider Divestments
Tech

Why Technology Companies Should Consider Divestments

Divestment of non-core units is an effective way to streamline the business and free up capital to support growth.
By Barak Ravid | July 18, 2017
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Geopolitics, Regulations Causing Wave of Divestments
Mergers & Acquisitions

Geopolitics, Regulations Causing Wave of Divestments

Eighty-two percent of companies surveyed say “macroeconomic volatility” will increase their chances of divesting a business in the next year.
By Sean Allocca | March 7, 2017
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Twice as Many Firms Plan Asset Sales in 2016
Strategy

Twice as Many Firms Plan Asset Sales in 2016

Divestments are being used mostly to grow core businesses and invest in new products, an EY study finds.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | January 29, 2016
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Intuit to Sell Pioneering Quicken Program
Technology

Intuit to Sell Pioneering Quicken Program

The financial software is also divesting QuickBase and Demandforce so it can focus on its tax preparation products.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | August 21, 2015
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Ready, Set, Divest!
Strategy

Ready, Set, Divest!

“Reallocating capital from non-core to core business and core business adjacencies will be the name of the game in 2015,” says an Ernst & Young chair.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | March 3, 2015
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Investors Prefer Spin-Offs to Sales and Carve-outs
The Economy

Investors Prefer Spin-Offs to Sales and Carve-outs

In addition, investors are more open to companies pursuing divestitures aggressively now, as long as the exit strategy is "credible," says a BCG report.
By Iris Dorbian | September 22, 2014
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