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spin-off stories: 5 news summaries

Time Warner Set to Spin Off AOL by Year's End

Division to go public by year's end

May 28, 09 8:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Time Warner plans to to shed its AOL division by the end of the year, the company said today, spinning it off into a publicly traded firm, the Wall Street Journal reports. Many predicted the move when Time Warner tapped Google ad exec Tim Armstrong as AOL’s CEO,... More »

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Google • Time Warner • AOL • mergers and acquisitions • Jeff Bewkes • spin-off

 Slumdog 
 to Spin Off 
 Reality Show 

Show would focus on poverty-stricken Mumbai

Feb 5, 09 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Slumdog Millionaire, which centers around a reality show, may soon get a reality show of its own, E! reports. Secret Slumdog Millionaire, like its predecessor Secret Millionaire, would follow undercover richies handing out $100,000 in poor neighborhoods—except this time in Mumbai. “The millionaires who sign up will... More »

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reality TV • film • spin-off • spinoff • Slumdog Millionaire

Lehman to Spin Off $4.5B Private Equity Arm

A strategy of hold and manage, rather than sell into weakness, has emerged

Jan 9, 09 8:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Lehman Brothers, bleeding out but not quite dead, will spin out its private equity arm into an independent firm, which will take on new investment from a South African billionaire investor, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Lehman estate will retain a small interest in Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking, which... More »

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private equity • bankruptcy • Lehman Brothers • retirement fund • spin-off • financial crisis

analysis

 Lehman: Finding 
 a Buyer Will Be Tough 

Experts worry there may be no one that can put the big deal together

Sep 11, 08 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lehman Brothers is in the same bind as home sellers in a tight real estate market: they have a great asset for sale, but nobody has the money to buy, reports Bloomberg. The bank hopes to auction 55% of its asset-management fund, but experts say interested investors may not be... More »

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Lehman Brothers • LBO • subprime crisis • spin-off • Richard Fuld

Motorola May Sell Ailing Cell Phone Division

Company struggling against smart phone competition

Feb 1, 08 2:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Motorola, battered by more innovative competitors in the cell phone industry, is considering spinning off or selling its flagship mobile phone division to concentrate on other parts of its business. Motorola, which once rocked the industry with its innovative StarTAC flip phone and the ultra-slim Razr, now plans to refocus... More »

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cell phones • iPhone • Razr • Carl Icahn • BlackBerry • Motorola • market share • sale • spin-off

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