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In a spin-off, a company sets up one of its existing subsidiaries or divisions as a separate company.
Shareholders of the parent company receive stock in the new company based on an evaluation established for the new entity. in addition, they continue to hold stock in the parent company.
The motives for spin-offs vary. 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 corporation may face regulatory hurdles in expanding its business and spin off a unit to be in compliance. And sometimes, a group of employees will assume control of the new entity through a buyout, an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), or as the result of negotiation.
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