Spin-Off
What is a Spin-Off? A corporate spin-off is an operational strategy used by a company to create a new business subsidiary from its parent company. A spin-off occurs when a parent corporation separates part of its business operations into a second publicly traded entity and distributes shares of the new entity to its current shareholders....
Divestiture
What is a Divestiture? A divestiture (or divestment) is the disposal of company’s assets or a business unit through a sale, exchange, closure, or bankruptcy. A partial or full disposal can happen, depending on the reason why management opted to sell or liquidate its business’ resources. Examples of divestitures include selling intellectual property rights, corporate...
Chinese Wall
What is a Chinese Wall? In finance, a Chinese Wall (or a Wall of China) is a virtual information barrier erected between those who have material, non-public information, and those who don’t, to prevent conflicts of interest. Below is an example of how a bank uses a Chinese Wall policy to comply with securities regulations....
Acquisition Premium
What is Acquisition Premium? Acquisition premium is the difference between the price paid for a target company in a merger or acquisition and the target’s assessed market value. It represents the excess amount over the fair value of all identifiable assets paid by an acquiring company. The acquisition premium is also known as goodwill and...
Direct Offering
What is a Direct Offering? A direct offering is sometimes referred to as direct placement. It is a type of offering that allows the issuing company to sell its securities directly to investors without using a middleman, such as an investment bank. When a company decides to use direct offering rather than an initial public...
