Tracking stock: related pages

Minority shareholder
A shareholder, other than the majority shareholder, in a company that is controlled by a majority shareholder or group of connected shareholders.
Demerger
Spinning off business into a completely separate company. Usually done by distributing shares in the new company to existing company.
Sum of parts valuation
The valuation of a company by separately valuing different parts of it so different valuation methods or ratios can be applied to disparate businesses.
Merger
The combination of two or more companies, under circumstances that make it hard to identify which is really buying (in economic rather than legal terms).
Core business
A company's main business; the business that it has real expertise in and can focus on.
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