Spinoff

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The creation of an independent company through the sale or distribution of new shares of an existing business/division of a parent company. A spinoff is a type of divestiture.
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Investopedia explains 'Spinoff'

Businesses wishing to 'streamline' their operations often sell less productive, or unrelated subsidiary businesses as spinoffs. The spun-off companies are expected to be worth more as independent entities than as parts of a larger business.

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  • El Paso Follows Industry's Spinoff Trend

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/El-Paso-Follows-Industrys-Spinoff-Trend-EP-WMB-EPB-ENB0526.aspx
    ... Article; Comments (0). El Paso Follows Industry's Spinoff Trend.
    Posted: May 26, 2011 10:30 AM by Eric Fox. ...

  • Energy Spinoff Update

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Energy-Spinoff-Update-STR-QEP-ECA-CVE1012.aspx
    We check in on some recent energy spinoffs to see if it was profitable
    for the parents company and spinoff. ... Energy Spinoff Update. ...

  • Roll With Your Spinoff

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Roll-With-Your-Spinoff-PEPYUMMCDCMGBMYMJN0817.aspx
    If you own a stock that's contemplating a spinoff, consider the possibility that
    the new entity rather than the parent is potentially lucrative. ...

  • IAC Interactive Spinoff's One-Year Review

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/IAC-Interactive-Spinoffs-One-Year-Review-IACI-TKTM-TREE-IILG-HSNI0908.aspx
    The IAC Interactive spinoff is just over a year old, and investors are still
    waiting for the promised increase in shareholder value. ...

  • AMD Spinoff Won't Slay The Giant

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2008/AMD-Spinoff-Wont-Slay-The-Giant-AMD1009.aspx
    ... Article; Comments (0). AMD Spinoff Won't Slay The Giant.
    Posted: Oct 09, 2008 10:25 AM by Glenn Curtis. ...

  • Spinoffs To Watch

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Spinoffs-To-Watch-CAH-RTP-WLT-OCN0427.aspx
    ... A spinoff can be an excellent way for a company to generate shareholder value. ... Rio
    Tinto filed for the spinoff in August 2008, but has not pursued it further. ...

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  • Cashing In On Corporate Restructuring

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/06/mainvesting.asp
    ... (For more insight, check out Conglomerates: Cash Cows Or Corporate Chaos?)
    The Process Here's how a typical spinoff situation works: ...

  • Parents And Spinoffs: When To Buy And When To Sell

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/09/parents-and-spinoffs.asp
    ... Do you keep stocks in the parent company, the spinoff or both? ... Still, spinoff stocks
    come with a couple of caveats. First, they are more volatile. ...

  • Time Warner Passes A Gallstone

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Time-Warner-Passes-A-Gallstone-AOL-TWX1210.aspx
    ... has finally been written as the company has completed its spinoff of the AOL business
    to its shareholders. ... Time Warner will not own any of AOL post spinoff. ...

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