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Many companies sell shares in a subsidiary to the public before handing out the remaining shares in the new firm to its existing shareholders. This process—called a carveout—gives the new company a chance to build up a following with analysts and investors.

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Let these stock updates help direct you: ACI Worldwide, Tenet Healthcare and AIG

ACI WORLDWIDE INC. $39 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol ACIW; Manufacturing & Industry Sector; Shares outstanding: 116.8 million; Market cap: $4.6 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.aciworldwide.com) is the leading software provider for processing transactions by credit cards, debit cards, automated teller machines, point-of-sale… Read More

‘Carveout’ sets investors up for higher gains

Foodmaker Post Holdings recently initiated a “carve-out,” using an IPO to sell a portion of its active nutrition business, BellRing Brands. That now pure-play firm makes protein bars, shakes and nutritional supplements.
Post used the proceeds from the sale to pay down its debt and strengthen… Read More

Carveouts also benefit investors

Stock carveouts can be thought of as split-off IPOs or partial spinoffs. They’re a type of reorganization where a firm sets up one of its businesses as a separate company and uses an initial public offering to sell partial or minority interest in the new… Read More

We’ll keep an eye on these new spinoffs

NETGEAR INC. $64 (Nasdaq symbol NTGR; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 31.4 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion; No dividends paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.netgear.com) is a networking equipment provider for small businesses and home users. Its products include wi-fi routers, and both DSL and USB… Read More

The facts about … stock carveouts

Stock carveouts are also known as split-off IPOs or partial spinoffs. They’re a type of corporate reorganization where a firm uses an initial public offering to sell partial or minority interest in one of its subsidiary. It retains the rest—typically about an 80% stake.

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