For Divestiture we have terms and definitions in 7 topics. The topics are Anti Piracy, Civil Service, Energy, Finance, Financial Modeling, Frauds and Scams and Heraldry.

Divestiture (Anti Piracy)

Removing state investments, usually in the form of pension funds for retired state workers, from entertainment companies producing what some politicians believe is "objectionable" music. This policy threatens the First Amendment and undermines the retirement security of senior citizens by allowing politicians, instead of financial professionals, to decide how to invest state funds.

Divestiture (Civil Service)

A form of privatization involving the outright sale of government-owned assets or enterprises. After divestiture, government generally has no role in the financial support, management, regulation, or oversight of the divested activity. Government may sell its assets or controlling interest in a service to a private company but protect the public interest through regulation.
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Divestiture (Energy)

The stripping off of one utility function from the others by selling (spinning-off) or in some other way changing the ownership of the assets related to that function. Most commonly associated with spinning-off generation assets so they are no longer owned by the shareholders that own the transmission and distribution assets. (See also "Disaggregation.")

Divestiture (Finance)

A complete asset or investment disposal such as outright sale or liquidation.

Divestiture (Financial Modeling)

The sale of a business unit or business entity.

Divestiture (Frauds and Scams)

Disposal of an investment by sale, liquidation or other means. This legal term is also used to describe a corporation's systematic distribution of large blocks of another company's stock which were being held as an investment.

Divestiture (Heraldry)

The act of divesting oneself, or being divested, of a nobiliary or chivalric title or rank; attainder; opposite of investiture.

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