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Toronto-based group to sell quarter of unit by year-end in one of biggest Wall Street listings of year
Higher prices should burnish the proposed steel spin-off
Belgian group seeks to unlock conglomerate discount and add fizz to lagging shares
Canada-based $690bn investment group explores fee-based business spin-off to win over Wall Street
Bluebell Capital Partners says miner should use dual class share structure for spin-off
Unit could be valued at more than $75bn in one of biggest ever Wall Street listings
Falling share price piles pressure on Japanese industrial conglomerate to shed non-core divisions
Business aims to leverage its pharma credentials while appealing to a wider pool of investors
Bluebell Capital says group’s current strategy is ‘morally unacceptable and financially flawed’
Industry could move to zero emission ‘by 2030 or 35’ if infrastructure in place
The role the department store’s physical footprint plays in driving online sales should not be overlooked
Plan to spin off consumer division has failed to thrill investors
Conglomerate’s three-way split is unlikely to end there as financial firms look to pick off choice assets
Advisers benefit from multinationals’ current wave of spin-offs
World’s largest healthcare group follows trend to slim down with plans to focus on pharmaceuticals
Expect other underperforming local industrial groups to receive more attention
Giant industrial groups are often criticised by investors, but there are reasons for companies to have fingers in many pies
Industrial titan’s break-up signals how far from favour the conglomerate business model has fallen
Breaking up an empire, it seems, ultimately creates more value than building one
Move marks final step in unwinding of sprawling conglomerate created by Jack Welch
Consumers may ask what real value is created by endless mergers and spin-offs masterminded by CEOs and bankers
Transaction completes eight-year saga that will unwind part of deal for server and storage group EMC
‘Pure pharma’ companies were the minority a decade ago but are now back in fashion
A sale of consumer health division gives under-fire management cash to play with
Amsterdam listing is a big win for Vivendi, which spun off the world’s biggest music label
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