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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.
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David McCann
| February 28, 2019
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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?
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Vincent Ryan
| February 12, 2019
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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.
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Barak Ravid
| July 18, 2017
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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.
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Sean Allocca
| March 7, 2017
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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.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| January 29, 2016
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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.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| August 21, 2015
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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.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| March 3, 2015
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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.
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Iris Dorbian
| September 22, 2014
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