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The End Of A Conglomerate – ADT & Tyco International Both Scooped Up

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Grab a tissue and say farewell to the Tyco (TYC) name. The former high flying conglomerate has a complicated history full of acquisitions (lots of those), strategy shifts, scandal ($6,000 shower curtains!) and of course, a lot of spinoffs. Current DuPont (DD) CEO Ed Breen smashed the company apart not once, but twice, creating three entities in both… Read More »

Like Father Like Son? Covidien Pursues Spinoff Of Its Own

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Tyco (TYC), a champion spinner with a set of twins of its own in the pipeline, is about to become a grandfather. Covidien (COV), a 2007 spinoff from Tyco, recently announced plansto spin off its pharmaceuticals business into a standalone company. Five is truly a wonderful age to become a parent. Many had predicted some type of transaction… Read More »