- a variation of divestiture.
divestment
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When adjusted for a divestment gain last year and offsetting a stake sale in Indian joint ventures, shareholders’ core net income—also 2.6 billion euros for the quarter—had 10% underlying growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“However, we believe the asset’s modest scale and Sandfire’s more attractive development opportunities increase the likelihood of divestment which has the potential to monetize strategic importance not reflected in our valuation,” analyst Mitch Ryan says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The divestment monetizes a mature asset and funds shareholder returns that should help support ResMed’s share price, Jellinek tells clients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Building-materials supplier Saint-Gobain said the divestment is part of its broader strategy to improve its portfolio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
But the laws do not admit that the bare commission of a crime amounts of itself to a divestment of the character of citizen, and withdraws the criminal from their coercion.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 by Thomas Jefferson Randolph
