Britain's ICI, once a sprawling, integrated chemicals giant like BASF, spun off so many of its divisions that it ended up vanishing altogether as an independent company.
On Oct. 12, the company said it would consolidate many of its divisions at its Pawtucket, R.I., headquarters.
So if Bertelsmann buys Napster, it will have two of its divisions on opposite sides of a serious legal divide, with billions of dollars in damages at stake.
It was the worst terror attack ever to take place in Turkey, but instead of bringing the country together, it highlighted the depth of its divisions.
There are industry rumours that another of its divisions is losing money, so it could be that another big brand will soon be dropped.
After the management changes, Bumi announced on Monday that it was opening an investigation into financial irregularities at one of its divisions.
For example, a company's stock price might fall because one of its divisions is performing poorly.
Fermi was an associate director of the lab and headed one of its divisions.
Acromas said any flotation or sale of either of its divisions was unlikely before 2014.
Mr. Goodwin, 55, joined United as an accountant in 1967 and has since overseen many of its divisions.
But Mr. Kelly returned two years later to take over Beatrice and preside over the sale of its divisions.
