Spin-offs Industry News & Blogs

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How Universities Fail Women Inventors - Businessweek
www.businessweek.com | Dec 30, 2011
An experiment shows that, given the same invention, tech transfer officers are less likely to spin off a company if the idea comes from a woman

Groupon Acquires Campfire Labs — Could They Possibly Spin Off a Small Business Solutions Division?
socialtimes.com | Dec 29, 2011
Groupon Acquires Campfire Labs — Could They Possibly Spin Off a Small Business Solutions Division?

TripAdvisor Going Public and Independent; Boston Tech Scene Yawns | Xconomy
www.xconomy.com | Dec 20, 2011
It’s probably the quietest Boston-area public offering of the year. But why? Maybe because it’s a spinoff from an already public company, and the deal was

Covidien to spin off drugs business - FT.com
www.ft.com | Dec 16, 2011
Covidien, the US healthcare company, plans to spin off its pharmaceutical business as it looks to concentrate its efforts on medical devices. The drug unit, which specialises in pain medicines and generics, generates about $2bn in annual sales and

FitchResearch
www.fitchratings.com | Dec 15, 2011
Fitch Ratings About Us Contact Us Press Room Events Help Search Sign in Autologin Printer-Friendly Page Click Here for Printer-Friendly Version Fitch Places Covidien on Rating Watch Negative Upon Pharmaceutical Spin-Off Announcement Ratings 15 Dec 2011 4:45 PM (EST) Fitch Ratings-New York-15

H-P Earnings Fall 91% - WSJ.com
online.wsj.com | Nov 21, 2011
Hewlett-Packard's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings dropped 91% on write-downs and continued weakness in its personal-computer business, but the company's corporate services segment helped drive a better-than-expected core profit.

Newsvine - MeadWestvaco to spin off office supply business
www.newsvine.com | Nov 17, 2011
Packaging company MeadWestvaco Corp. said Thursday it is spinning off its office supplies business and combining it with Acco Brands Corp., one of the world's largest office supply manufacturers.

ITT Separates Defense and Information Solutions Business and Water Technology and Services Business
www.prlog.org | Nov 1, 2011
ITT Separates Defense and Information Solutions Business and Water Technology and Services Business. Company continues to trade as NYSE: ITT, a global high technology engineering and manufacturing company... - PR11713017

Mazars accountancy firm to finance spin-off from Audit Commission | Business | The Guardian
www.guardian.co.uk | Sep 28, 2011
An audit firm to be spun out of the Audit Commission is being financed by Mazars, Britain's 12th-largest accountancy firm

Here comes Debbie’s bridal shop spin-off! (From The Bolton News)
www.theboltonnews.co.uk | Sep 13, 2011
WHEN Debbie Buck lost her job for the second time, she set up her own business and brought a touch of glamour to the town.