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How to Know If a Spin-Off Will Succeed

Harvard Business Review

A 2010 meta-analysis detailed many of the different issues that make divestiture so hard to evaluate consistently. Successful spin-offs tend to have a management team that comprises both insiders and outsiders. In addition to sheer luck, three categories of factors could explain differences in the performance of divested businesses.