demerges
Divides into pieces
Demerges is the third-person singular of demerge, meaning to separate a company or division from a larger corporate entity.
The opposite of merge, demerge describes when a business unit splits off to become independent: The conglomerate demerges its media division next quarter.
More common in British than American business English.
Derived work from original
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- divestitureDisposal of assets
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
acquisition · consolidation · portfolio · shareholder · stakeholder · decentralization · realignment · streamlining
Rapid mass divestiture
- spin-offDerivative from a parent
- carve-outExempted portion or provision
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
- disinvestmentWithdrawing capital from assets
divestment · shedding · disposal · retrenchment · contraction · deconsolidation · decoupling · dismantling
Barrier separating spaces
- detachTo separate from
- disconnectTo break a connection
- decoupleSeparate joined systems
- disentangleFree from snarls
segregate · disassociate · dissociate · unlink · sever · divide · split · disband
spinoff
Derived work from original
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- divestitureDisposal of assets
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
conglomerate · acquisition · consolidation · portfolio · shareholder · stakeholder · decentralization · realignment · streamlining · multinational
sell-off
Rapid mass divestiture
- spin-offDerivative from a parent
- carve-outExempted portion or provision
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
disinvestment · divestment · shedding · disposal · retrenchment · contraction · deconsolidation · decoupling · dismantling · unbundling
partition
Barrier separating spaces
- detachTo separate from
- disconnectTo break a connection
- decoupleSeparate joined systems
disentangle · segregate · disassociate · dissociate · unlink · sever · divide · split · disband · extricate
demergesmerges
Joins into one
acquires · combines · consolidates · amalgamates · integrates