Investors see profit from spin-offs

Comments (0) | 11 Nov 2011 | Rating | Print by Ian Williams

Demerged conglomerates increase shareholder value and become easier to understand, finds Ian Williams

Around the globe, laboriously assembled conglomerates are now dividing like mature amebas into their constituent parts. Examples include Fortune Brands, Kraft Foods, McGraw-Hill, Sara Lee, Telecom Corp of NZ and Tyco International, but there are many more. Indeed, Ryan Mendy of specialist research firm the Spinoff Report claims there are ...

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