Difference between revisions of "Divestiture"
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| − | Divestiture is the selling of an asset or part of a business to an independent entity, usually to end all ownership of that asset or part of a business by the original owner. | + | Divestiture is the selling of an [[asset]] or part of a [[business]] to an independent entity, usually to end all ownership of that asset or part of a business by the original [[owner]]. |
| − | In energy industries, divestiture or stripping off is most commonly associated with spinning-off generation assets so they are no longer owned by the shareholders that own the transmission and distribution assets. | + | In energy industries, divestiture or stripping off is most commonly associated with [[spinning-off]] [[generation assets]] so they are no longer owned by the [[shareholders]] that own the [[transmission]] and [[distribution assets]]. |
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Revision as of 03:15, August 29, 2007
Divestiture is the selling of an asset or part of a business to an independent entity, usually to end all ownership of that asset or part of a business by the original owner.
In energy industries, divestiture or stripping off is most commonly associated with spinning-off generation assets so they are no longer owned by the shareholders that own the transmission and distribution assets.
