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List Of Largest Corporate Spin-offs
The following table lists the largest ever corporate spin-offs. See also * List of largest companies by revenue * List of companies by employees * List of companies by profit and loss * List of public corporations by market capitalization * List of largest pharmaceutical mergers and acquisitions * List of largest mergers and acquisitions References {{reflist Corporate spin-offs, Business-related lists, Corporate spin-offs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corporate Spin-off
A corporate spin-off, also known as a spin-out, or starburst or hive-off, is a type of corporate action where a company "splits off" a section as a separate business or creates a second incarnation, even if the first is still active. Characteristics Spin-offs are divisions of companies or organizations that then become independent businesses with assets, employees, intellectual property, technology, or existing products that are taken from the parent company. Shareholders of the parent company receive equivalent shares in the new company in order to compensate for the loss of equity in the original stocks. However, shareholders may then buy and sell stocks from either company independently; this potentially makes investment in the companies more attractive, as potential share purchasers can invest narrowly in the portion of the business they think will have the most growth. In contrast, divestment can also sever one business from another, but the assets are sold off rather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheung Kong Property Holdings
CK Asset Holdings Limited, previously known as Cheung Kong Property Holdings Limited, is a property developer registered in the Cayman Islands, with its headquarters and principal place of business in Hong Kong. History The company was established in 2015 when Cheung Kong Holdings spun off its property holdings into a separate company as part of a restructuring. CK Asset Holdings began trading on 3 June 2015. After restructuring, Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa went private, replacing their major listed companies with CK Hutchison Holdings and CK Asset Holdings. Immediately after restructuring, CK Asset Holdings became a constituent of the Hang Seng Index (the blue-chip index of the Hong Kong stock exchange). In 2019 the company announced the take over of the UK pub company Greene King. Chairmen List of chairmen # Li Ka-shing (1950–2018) # Victor Li Victor Li Tzar-kuoi is a Hong Kong businessman, the chair of the board and group co-managing direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Largest Mergers And Acquisitions
The following tables list the largest mergers and acquisitions by decade of transaction. Transaction values are given in the US dollar value for the year of the merger, adjusted for inflation. , the largest ever acquisition was the 1999 takeover of Mannesmann by Vodafone Airtouch plc at $183 billion ($ billion adjusted for inflation). AT&T appears in these lists the most times with five entries, for a combined transaction value of $311.4 billion. Mergers and acquisitions are notated with the year the transaction was initiated, not necessarily completed. Mergers are shown as the market value of the combined entities. Free market enterprises 1870s Top M&A deal worldwide by value from 1870 to 1879: 1900s Top 3 M&A deals worldwide by value from 1900 to 1909: 1910s Top 3 M&A deals worldwide by value from 1910 to 1919: 1920s Top 5 M&A deals worldwide by value from 1920 to 1929: 1930s Top 5 M&A deals worldwide by value from 1930 to 1939: 1940s Top 5 M&A deals worldwide b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Largest Pharmaceutical Mergers And Acquisitions ...
The following table lists the largest mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (those over $10 billion). Transactions are recorded by the highest transaction dollar value (rather than using the inflation adjusted values). Largest mergers and acquisitions ''This list is incomplete, you can help by expanding it'' Failed mergers and acquisitions See also *List of largest mergers and acquisitions References {{reflist Mergers and acquisitions Pharmaceutical A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy ( pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Public Corporations By Market Capitalization
The following is a list of publicly traded companies having the greatest market capitalization. In media they are described as being the most valuable companies, a reference to their market value. Market capitalization is calculated from the share price (as recorded on selected day) multiplied by the number of outstanding shares. Figures are converted into USD millions (using rate from selected day) to allow for comparison. Only companies with free float of at least 15% are included, value of unlisted stock classes is excluded. Investment companies are not included in the list. Trillion-dollar companies The table below lists all companies which have, at any point, had a market capitalization in excess of $1 trillion, the date on which their market cap first exceeded $1 trillion and their record market cap. Publicly traded companies All market capitalization figures are in USD millions. 2022 This list is up to date as of June 30, 2022. Indicated changes in market value ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Companies By Profit And Loss
This page lists the largest annual and quarterly earnings and losses in corporate history. In general terms the oil and gas industry is the one generating both largest annual and quarterly earnings. In contrast, both the annual and quarterly losses are more distributed across industries. Largest corporate annual earnings of all time This list has all global annual earnings of all time, limited to earnings of more than $40 billion in "real" (i.e. CPI adjusted) value. Note that some record earning may be caused by nonrecurring revenue, like Vodafone in 2014 (disposal of its interest in Verizon Wireless) or Fannie Mae in 2013 (benefit for federal income taxes). Largest corporate annual losses of all time This list has all global annual losses of all time, limited to losses of more than $20 billion in real value (July 2022). Largest corporate quarterly earnings of all time This list has all global quarterly earnings of all time, limited to earnings of more than $10 billi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Companies By Employees
The largest employers in the world include companies, militaries, and governments. Largest employers Companies and institutions are included in this list. Largest private and semiprivate employers The rankings below are the six private-sector and semiprivate companies providing the most jobs worldwide, according to a list published in 2021 by ''Fortune'' magazine. The Tata Group of companies, which collectively employ over 720,000 people, is not listed by ''Fortune'' as a single enterprise. See also * Fortune Global 500 * Forbes Global 2000 * List of multinational corporations * List of largest European manufacturing companies by revenue * List of largest financial services companies by revenue * List of the largest software companies * List of largest Internet companies * List of largest technology companies by revenue * List of private-equity firms * List of largest companies by revenue * List of public corporations by market capitalization * List of largest corporate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Largest Companies By Revenue
This list comprises the world's largest companies by consolidated revenue, according to the ''Fortune'' Global 500 2022 rankings. American retail corporation Walmart has been the world's largest company by revenue since 2014. The list is limited to the top 50 companies, all of which except Elevance Health have annual revenues exceeding US$140 billion. This list is incomplete, as not all companies disclose their information to the general public. List In yellow: State-owned companies. Notes See also * List of largest companies in the United States by revenue * List of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue * Forbes Global 2000 * List of largest employers * List of public corporations by market capitalization * List of most valuable brands * List of companies by research and development spending * List of wealthiest religious organizations * Economy of the United States * List of the largest software companies * List of largest Internet companies * Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraft Foods
The second incarnation of Kraft Foods is an American food manufacturing and processing conglomerate, split from Kraft Foods Inc. in 2012 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It became part of Kraft Heinz in 2015. A merger with Heinz, arranged by Heinz owners Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital, was completed on July 2, 2015, forming ''The Kraft Heinz Company'', the fifth-largest food and beverage company in the world. History Spinoff of Kraft Foods Group from Kraft Foods Inc. In August 2011, Kraft Foods Inc. announced plans to split into two publicly traded companies — a snack food company and a grocery company. On April 2, 2012, Kraft Foods Inc. announced that it had filed a Form 10 Registration Statement to the SEC to split the company into two companies to serve the "North American grocery business". On October 1, 2012, Kraft Foods Inc. spun off its North American grocery business to a new company called ''Kraft Foods Group'', Inc. The remainder of Kraft Foods Inc. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an American life sciences company that provides instruments, software, services, and consumables for the entire laboratory workflow. Its global headquarters is located in Santa Clara, California. Agilent was established in 1999 as a spin-off from Hewlett-Packard. The resulting IPO of Agilent stock was the largest in the history of Silicon Valley at the time. Agilent focuses its products and services on six markets: food, environmental and forensics, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, chemicals and advanced materials, and research. From 1999 to 2014, the company also produced test and measurement equipment for electronics; that division was spun off to form Keysight. Products and services Agilent serves analytical laboratories and the clinical and routine diagnostics markets with a full suite of technology platforms. These include: automation, bioreagents, FISH probes, gas and liquid chromatography, immunohistochemistry, informatics, mass spectrometry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hewlett-Packard
The Hewlett-Packard Company, commonly shortened to Hewlett-Packard ( ) or HP, was an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. HP developed and provided a wide variety of hardware components, as well as software and related services to consumers, small and medium-sized businesses ( SMBs), and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health, and education sectors. The company was founded in a one-car garage in Palo Alto by Bill Hewlett and David Packard in 1939, and initially produced a line of electronic test and measurement equipment. The HP Garage at 367 Addison Avenue is now designated an official California Historical Landmark, and is marked with a plaque calling it the "Birthplace of 'Silicon Valley'". The company won its first big contract in 1938 to provide test and measurement instruments for Walt Disney's production of the animated film ''Fantasia'', which allowed Hewlett and Packard to formally es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viacom (2005–2019)
The second incarnation of Viacom Inc. ( or ; a portmanteau of Video & Audio Communications) was an American multinational mass media conglomerate with interests primarily in film and television, which was formed on December 31, 2005, as a spin-off of the original Viacom (founded by Ralph Baruch in 1952 as CBS Television Film Sales). It was one of two companies which succeeded the original Viacom, alongside the second incarnation of CBS Corporation; both were owned by National Amusements, a theater company controlled by businessman Sumner Redstone. The spin-off was structured so that CBS Corporation would be the legal successor to the first Viacom, with the second Viacom being an entirely separated company. The second Viacom operated Viacom Media Networks, through which it controlled approximately 170 networks and reached approximately 700 million subscribers in approximately 160 countries. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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