divestments
Selling off holdings
Divestments are acts of selling off assets, subsidiaries, or investments.
The term appears most often in corporate and financial contexts: The company announced divestments totaling $2 billion.
Divestment campaigns pressure institutions to sell holdings in controversial industries—fossil fuels, weapons, tobacco: Student activists called for divestments from companies operating in occupied territories.
Rapid mass divestiture
- auctionCompetitive public sale
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- dealAgreement or distribution
- disposalAct of throwing away
liquidation · unloading · spinoff · carve-out · buyer · seller · valuation · portfolio
Legal status when insolvent
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
- receivershipCourt-ordered asset management
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
winding-up · creditors · foreclosure · debts · settlement · distressed sale · fire sale · forced sale
Changing how something's arranged
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- realignmentAdjusting relative positions
retrenchment · rightsizing · turnaround · overhaul · transformation · efficiency · optimization · refocusing
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- capitalWealth used for investment
- holdingsProperty one owns
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
- stockGoods kept for sale
dividend · valuation · portfolio · subsidiary · capitalization · dilution · extraction · write-down
Organization's distinguishing capabilities
- refocusingDirecting attention anew
- value creationMaking things more useful
- market positioningBrand's competitive stance
- competitive advantageFactor enabling market outperformance
growth strategy · capital allocation · synergy · concentration · simplification · prioritization
sell-off
Rapid mass divestiture
- auctionCompetitive public sale
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- dealAgreement or distribution
disposal · liquidation · unloading · spinoff · carve-out · buyer · seller · valuation · portfolio · proceeds
bankruptcy
Legal status when insolvent
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
- receivershipCourt-ordered asset management
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
dissolution · winding-up · creditors · foreclosure · debts · settlement · distressed sale · fire sale · forced sale · asset stripping
reorganization
Changing how something's arranged
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
realignment · retrenchment · rightsizing · turnaround · overhaul · transformation · efficiency · optimization · refocusing · simplification
equity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- capitalWealth used for investment
- holdingsProperty one owns
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
stock · dividend · valuation · portfolio · subsidiary · capitalization · dilution · extraction · write-down · impairment
core competencies
Organization's distinguishing capabilities
- refocusingDirecting attention anew
- value creationMaking things more useful
- market positioningBrand's competitive stance
competitive advantage · growth strategy · capital allocation · synergy · concentration · simplification · prioritization
divestmentsacquisitions
Things newly gained
purchases · takeovers · buyouts · mergers · investments
divestmentsaccumulations
Gathered quantities over time
aggregations · buildups · stockpiling · hoarding · accruals
divestmentsaccumulations
Gathered quantities over time
expansions · consolidations · build-ups · aggregations · portfolio growth