One of the more interesting (and attractive) attributes of spinoffs is that they don’t typically get a lot of attention from the media or ‘The Street’. Much rather talk about a birth (IPO) or a marriage (M&A) than a breakup. That has changed a bit over the past year though as several high profile...
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Posts Tagged ‘ Spinoffs ’
Not Enough Love For Spins? Who Cares?
Drumming Up The Rumor Mill – Spinoffs That Might Be
It’s the dog days of August and sports fans are in a frenzy. Has Tiger rebounded? Not this year. Exciting pennant races? Nope. What really has fans hopping and going wild is the start of NFL training camps. Really? Meaningless training camps? Yup and that fact is symbolic of the NFL’s power and outright...
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HBS Paper Analyzes Whether Analysts Add Value
Image via Wikipedia A little while ago, we highlighted some interesting academic research looking at the returns of spinoff stocks. Recently, another study looking at the space was published, albeit from a slightly different angle, by Harvard Business School doctoral graduate Emilie Rose Feldman and professors Stuart C. Gilson and Belén Villalonga. The authors attempt to...
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