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divestiture
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Divestiture
Refers to the sale of a subsidiary company, also called "spin-off."

Notes:
An example is when AT&T was forced to divest (breakup) by the U.S. Dept of Justice.

Divestiture
A complete asset or investment disposal such as outright sale or liquidation.
divestiture
The sale, liquidation, or spinoff of a division or subsidiary. For example, a firm may decide to divest itself of a division in order to concentrate its managerial efforts on more promising segments of its business.
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Divestitures may once have been looked upon as a symbol of failure, but no more.
Corporate divestiture gains as value-creator. (Strategic Planning) by Kelly, Shaun T. / Financial Executive
Reno would not predict whether the extra time would produce agreement on divestitures that would satisfy the government's objections.
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The divestiture of Flexible Lamps, a UK manufacturer of lighting systems for commercial vehicles, following the divestitures earlier this year of the company's Neapco and Pioneer business units, furthers UCI's Centers of Excellence strategy, allowing the company now to devote full focus and attention to its core automotive aftermarket businesses: Airtex Products (fuel systems), ASC Industries (cooling systems), Champion Laboratories (filtration) and Wells Manufacturing (engine management).
United Components Completes Sale of Its Flexible Lamps Unit by Business Wire
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