Sentence examples for divesting assets from inspiring English sources
The effort comes as companies in more developed markets are pulling back or divesting assets.
The Spanish bank has been divesting assets for several months, including its Mexican arm.
But many of the big players out there are busy swallowing each other and divesting assets.
Wessanen, which has been divesting assets in North America, is trying to expand in Europe, analysts say.
If they did, he said, the foundation's tax-exempt status meant it would need permission from the attorney general before divesting assets.
Accordingly, the greater debt exposure of the combination plus the difficulty of divesting assets have increased the risks to shareholder value to an unacceptable level," he said.
He may well divest assets if a court orders him to.
Reinstating Glass-Steagall would force the "too big to fail" banks to divest assets, something Dodd-Frank does not address.
The sale resulted from a European Commission ruling that R.B.S. divest assets to address competition issues raised by its bailout during the financial crisis.
It also furthers the strategic ambitions of Marjorie Scardino, the chief executive, who has moved to divest assets unrelated to the company's core publishing business.
A bill making its way through Congress could spur merger activity by making it cheaper for companies to divest assets, The Wall Street Journal reports.
