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Divestment

Divestment is the process of selling subsidiary assets, investments or divisions in order to maximize the value of the parent company. Also known as divestiture, it is the opposite of an investment and is usually done when that subsidiary asset or division is not performing up to expectations. Companies can choose to deploy this strategy to satisfy either financial, social or political goals.

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