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Spinoff

When a company separates a division into a new independent publicly-traded company.

In depth

Existing shareholders typically receive shares of the new entity. Spinoffs often outperform in the years after — focused management, cleaner story, removed conglomerate discount. Examples: Constellation from Carrier, Kyndryl from IBM.

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