Qnity: Electric Charge Unity Spinoff In a brief interlude of posting this past January, we wrote about the Qnity spinoff from DuPont (DD). Of course, at the time, the electronics spinoff had not been named, so this is our first opportunity to discuss the name, Qnity. What does it mean? The company says: What’s the meaning behind our… Read More »
As we discussed previously, Continental AG(CTTAY) completed its spinoff of AUMOVIO and shares began trading in Frankfurt today. AUMOVIO is an automotive behemoth with nearly 20 Billion Euro in annual sales. The company has no debt and 1.5 Billion Euro in cash. AUMOVIO hopes to increase its adjusted EBIT margin from 2.7% in the first half of 2025… Read More »
It’s been a few years, but here’s a new Spinoff Odds & Ends post, bringing you spinoff news that just doesn’t warrant its own article. Unilever’s Ice Cream Headache: Ben & Jerry’s vs. Magnum We have discussed Unilever’s(UL) The Magnum Ice Cream Company spinoff. They haven’t said so, but one of the reasons may be the untenable position… Read More »
Faraday Future: A Car Company Or a Hobby This is going to be a fun one. Faraday Future(FFAI) is putatively a car manufacturer, or , as they call it a “global shared intelligent electric mobility ecosystem company.” They have released a single model, the FF 91, of which they have sold 16 since its 2023 introduction. Yes, just… Read More »
Corteva Reportedly Planning Pesticides Spinoff — Undoing DowDuPont’s “Most Complicated Action” The “most complicated action in corporate history” may be on the verge of getting still more complicated. Back in 2019, DowDuPont completed the spinoff of Corteva(CTVA). That deal was the culmination of a frenetic few years of corporate machinations. Dow and DuPont merged, shuffled businesses around, then… Read More »
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) stock surged ~28% today after reports broke that Paramount Skydance(PSKY)(via David Ellison and the Ellison family) is preparing a bid to acquire WBD outright. If the bid moves forward, it could derail WBD’s plan to spin off its cable/linear networks business announced just a few months ago. Warner Brothers Spinoff Plan Under Threat WBD… Read More »
thyssenkrupp Spinoffs: Much ado about nothing thyssenkrupp AG (TKAMY) is not a stranger to these pages. In the past, we wrote about both a stainless steel spinoff(all the way back in 2011), which didn’t spinoff as the division was instead sold to Finnish competitor Outokumpu , and the elevators spinoff which was also cancelled in favor of a… Read More »
New Guide: Reverse Morris Trusts Explained Earlier today we published something a little different: a deep dive into the Reverse Morris Trust (RMT) — the complex structure companies use when they want to sell a business unit tax-free. We’ve covered individual RMT deals before — from CBS Radio and Entercom to GE’s troubled spin with Wabtec — but… Read More »
AUMOVIO Spinoff- The Cars Coming Off The Tires Best known as a tire manufacturer, Continental Aktiengesellschaft(CTTAY) is a broader conglomerate, consisting of three divisions: Automotive, Tires, and ContiTech. On September 18, 2025, , Continental AG is executing a pure spinoff of its automotive segment into a standalone company named AUMOVIO. Existing Continental shareholders will receive one AUMOVIO share… Read More »
We’re Back — and Want to Hear From You Ever since we began this site back in April of 2010, it has been a labor of love. We have been more or less engaged, but we have never doubted that this Stock Spinoffs serves an important niche. We never meant to fall behind on updates, but we did,… Read More »
Kraft Heinz Failed Merger To End In Spinoff Kraft Heinz (KHC)’s board has completed its summer homework and turned in the assignment. In July, we discussed reports that Kraft Heinz would spinoff its grocery business, and, immediately after Labor Day, after the last slow days of summer, the grocery spinoff is official. As is typical, the announcement trumpets the… Read More »
Honeywell Spinoff Multiball- Three Independent Companies 25 years ago, Honeywell (HON) was set to merge with GE(GE). Jack Welch stayed on to get the combination on proper footing. And then regulators stopped the deal. With the deal killed, Honeywell executed well for decades. Now, however it plans to follow GE’s 3 way lead and break into 3 companies,… Read More »
When Nexstar Media Group(NXST) struck a $6.2 billion all-cash deal to acquire TEGNA(TGNA), promising to consolidate 265 stations across 44 states and reach nearly 80% of U.S. households, this wasn’t just a merger. It was a broadcasting tectonic shift—a true mega-merger. Let’s unpack the implications, spin-off history, and yes—the unfortunate brand names. 1. Why “Mega-Merger” Isn’t an Overstatement… Read More »
Keurig Dr Pepper And Peet’s Short Lived Merger And Hasty Spinoff In a bold move worth framing in bold—sprinkle it with coffee for dramatic effect—Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has agreed to acquire JDE Peet’s (JDEP on Euronext) for approximately $18 billion in cash, according to the official press release. But here’s the twist: once closed, KDP will carve… Read More »
Unilever(UL) is giving its ice cream business a solo stage with the upcoming spinoff, or demerger, as the Europeans call it, of The Magnum Ice Cream Company—a sweet spinoff expected to launch in mid-November 2025. Yes, that includes your favorite indulgent brands: Magnum, Ben & Jerry’s, Cornetto, Wall’s, and Talenti—now headlining their own freezer aisle. Way back… Read More »