DealTalk: Spinoffs back in fashion amid pressure to perform
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The spinoff, that old ploy for companies keen to unlock value, is back in vogue. The trend is due partly to increased pressure on chief executives to boost shareholder returns as activist investors prowl for undervalued companies and leveraged buyout firms itch to put their billions to work.
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Business & money: Â· Business reborn after new stock offer accepted  Â· Debt halved as vote ends difficult chapter for firm
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Footwear maker repositions struggling non-core brands.
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Target-date funds make an old idea new again.
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After one of the most bitter takeovers in corporate history, the challenge is to stitch the two companies together.
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Morgan Stanleyâs decision to spin off Discover demonstrates a renewed emphasis on its core trading and investment banking business.
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Will these companies survive until they get new financing, or burn through their cash?
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The spin off, the latest step in a restructuring process begun in March when Altria spun off its stake in Kraft Foods, would free the international tobacco business from domestic legal and regulatory constraints.
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The once-troubled software company is putting in place the ingredients for growth.
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Company's drive is not just for OEMs anymore.
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SunGard Data Systems Inc., whose software handles most of the Nasdaq Stock Market trades, said it will spin off its division that helps information-technology dependent businesses keep access to their information.
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It is back to business for U.S. initial public offerings and time to see if the market for new issues can pull out of its end-of-summer slump.
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The enterprise software company strikes a sizeable deal to get back on track.
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The spinoff of the investment banking division is a smart way to capitalize on the boom in the markets.
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MacWorld Preview Neglected computer biz is owed a relaunch
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How this once-tiny company hinted it was ready for a turnaround.
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Does the apparel and body care company's reorganization highlight a new direction?