While it was no Summer of Spin, the month of September witnessed plenty of activity on the spinoff front. In the days prior to month end: SPX Corporation (SPXC) spun off its flow products business into the aptly named SPX FLOW (FLOW) Fidelity National Financial Ventures (FNFV) unloaded part of its restaurant empire into J. Alexander Holdings (JAX) in a… Read More »
Capital Southwest Corporation(CSWC), a Business Development Company, announced late last year that it would spin off its industrial products, coatings, sealants and adhesives and specialty chemicals businesses into a separate, publicly traded company. Yesterday, the company announced that its Board of Directors had approved the spinoff of CSW Industrials. The new company will trade under the ticker CSWI. Shareholders… Read More »
Much like Real Estate Investment Trusts(REITs), Business Development Companies(BDCs) are a corporate structure that bypasses corporate taxes, and has shareholders pay taxes at their own rates, according to their ownership. Capital Southwest Corporation(CSWC) is a Dallas-based BDC which has built up an Industrials business through decades of acquisitions. In December, CEO Joe Armes announced a plan to spin… Read More »