divest

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Leerink’s Mayo says new management is doing a thorough cleanup, divesting assets the company bought over the years that no longer make sense to hold.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not only has it exited its retail-banking units in many overseas markets, it even recently sold a roughly 25% stake in Banamex, as part of a process to divest itself of the unit.

From The Wall Street Journal

Constellation agreed to divest six plants in Texas, Delaware, and Pennsylvania as part of an agreement announced last month with the Texas attorney general and the Department of Justice.

From Barron's

The need to pause is more pronounced now that BP has divested some of its key cash flow generating asset, Castrol, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal

Congress passed, and the Supreme Court unanimously upheld, a law requiring the app’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to divest and relinquish operational control of the U.S. business or be banned.

From The Wall Street Journal