How Common are Postmerger Divestitures of Acquired Company Units?
M&A Leadership Council
AUGUST 15, 2022
For example, in Switzerland, Sandoz and Ciba spun off their chemicals business units – one as a taxable initial public offering and one as a tax-free “demerger” – before merging their pharmaceutical cores into Novartis. If the parent retains an interest in an IPO carve-out, this may be termed a “divestiture IPO.”.
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