demerger

demerger
See spin-off / unbunding Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary
The distribution of subsidiary rights to shareholders of the parent company, with no surrender of shares. A spin-off represents a form of divestiture resulting in an independent company. Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary

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demerge de‧merge [ˌdiːˈmɜːdʒ ǁ -ˈmɜːrdʒ] verb [intransitive, transitive] COMMERCE
to make one part of a large company into a separate company:

• A plan was announced yesterday to demerge its North American operations.

— demerger noun [countable] :

• Merchant bankers proposed a demerger of the company into two separate businesses.

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   When a company hives off some of its units into a wholly-owned separate concern, which may also be listed on a stock exchange. This can occur following a number of acquisitions of a similar nature that may diverge from a company's mainstream operations.

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demerger UK US (also de-merger) /ˌdiːˈmɜːdʒər/ noun [C] MANAGEMENT
► a situation in which a company is divided into two or more parts, or in which a company is separated from a larger company: a demerger from sth »

The demerger of the restaurant from the hotel business will create two focused companies each with very exciting prospects.

→ Compare MERGER(Cf. ↑merger)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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