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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]].
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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]].
    
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]].
 
[[category:economics]]
 
[[category:economics]]
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