The case where an employee, or a group of employees, leaves the parent company to establish a new entity that is legally and technically independent from the parent, but which is supported by the parent company, at least during the start-up phase.
A company can create an independent company from an existing part of the company by selling or distributing new shares in the so-called spin-off.
When a corporation divides its assets, resulting in an independent company. Shares of the new company are issued to stockholders of the original corporation.
A division of an established company that becomes an independent entity.
A form of reorganization that results in either part or all of existing company operations being distributed to shareholders in the form a separate company, which, in many cases, becomes a publicly-held company. Spin-offs can be most effective in obtaining financing for new technologies, or for expansion.
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a form of corporate divestiture , whereby a subsidiary, division or strategic business unit becomes an independent company
a form of corporate reorganization that results in a subsidiary or division of a corporation becoming an independent company
a tax-free transaction in which a parent corporation transfers the business to be spun-off to a new subsidiary, and then pays a special dividend to its shareholders consisting of the shares of the new subsidiary
When a company has a spin-off, it creates an independent company from a current subsidiary and does so by distributing or selling shares of the new company to its current shareholders. Spin-offs are accounted for in the Marketocracy competition just as they would in real life.
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A corporation's action to sever part of its operations and create a separate company. Shares in the new company are issued to the corporation's stockholders. Shares of the two companies then trade separately.
Separation of a business unit or parts of a company from an existing company or holding company and creation of a separate legal entity.
This refers to a company selling a portion or all of a division to the public by way an IPO.
In a spin-off, a company sets up one of its existing subsidiaries or divisions as a separate company. The motives for spin-offs vary. In some cases, a company may want to refocus its core businesses, shedding those that it sees as unrelated. Or it may want to set up a company to capitalize on investor interest. In other cases, a company may face regulatory hurdles in expanding its business and spin off a unit to be in compliance.
The de-merging of a part of a company, whereby that part then becomes independent.
Division of an existing corporation into two (or more) separate corporations. The shareholders of the predecessor company receive the shares of the spun-off corporation(s).
A stock dividend issued by one company in shares of another corporate entity, such as a subsidiary corporation of the company issuing the dividend.
Following the break-up of a large company, this is the birth of a legally and economically independent company.
When a company sells a portion or all of a division to the public in the form of an IPO they are doing a spin-off. The parent company would do a spin-off for several reasons. First, to raise capital. The parent may be highly leveraged. Second, to rationalize its operations by selling off a non-core business. In this type of spin-off the managers of the newly public company are (or should be) incentivized to perform well by holding stock in the new company. Finally, a parent may decide to spin-off a division in order to draw attention to the newly independent entity and perhaps to raise the stock price of the parent.
separating a smaller unit from an established company, permitting each company to retain focus while shielding the parent from risk and granting the spin-off the administrative benefits of small size.
De-concentration of a company by issuing shares of one or more companies to the shareholders of the existing company.
Operation lead by a company which plans to dispose a division, usually involving the management in place.
A form of cession resulting in a subsidiary or division becoming an independent company. Ordinarily, shares in the new company are distributed to the parent company¿s shareholders on a pro rata basis.
A distribution of subsidiary stock to the shareholders of the parent corporation, giving them control of the subsidiary, without having to surrender any shares
when a parent company sells off all or part of a division in the form of an IPO, either to raise capital or sell off a non-essential part of its business
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It is a company or division, which is separated from the parent. Here, the shareholders of the parent company receive pro rata shares in the new unattached entity.
Form of a corporate reorganization that results in a subsidiary or division becoming an independent company. In a traditional spin-off, shares in the new entity are distributed to the parent corporation's shareholders of record on a pro-rata basis.
A spin-off is an independent society created from a previous industrial unit (industrial spin-off) or deriving from research activities (academic spin-off) with the objective to commercialise ideas arising from university research programmes.
Spin-Off was a short-lived American game show from 1975 that was based on the dice game Yahtzee and starred Jim Lange.
Media spin-off is the process of deriving new radio or television programs from existing ones (see list of television spin-offs). Spin-offs work with varying degrees of success. Some become very popular and last for a number of seasons, others exceed the popularity of the forebearing show and others are poorly received and have considerably shorter life spans.