De-merger
A corporate strategy to sell off subsidiaries or divisions of a company. Investopedia Says:
For example, in 2001 British Telecom did a de-merger of its mobile phone arm, BT Wireless, in an attempt to boost the performance of its stock. British Telecom took this action because it was struggling under high debt levels from the wireless venture. Related Terms:
Acquisition
Forward Triangular Merger
Hostile Takeover
Merger
Reverse Triangular Merger
Spinoff
Sweetheart Deal
Takeover
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