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demerger

(diːˈmɜːdʒə)
n
(Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the separation of two or more companies which have previously been merged
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demerger

The separation of an existing company into two or more completely separate businesses.
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demerger

[ˌdiːˈmɜːdʒəʳ] N (Brit) → división f, fragmentación f, separación f
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demerger

[diːˈmɜːrdʒər] (British) n (= splitting) [company] → scission f
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demerger

n (Comm) → Abspaltung m, → Demerger m
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In what could be the first attempt by the income-tax department to bring corporate demergers under the tax net, two Aditya Birla group companies-Idea Cellular and AdityaBirla Telecom - have been asked to pay Rs3,900 crore in taxes for the demerger of the telecom business that took place in 2009.
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The EU Council adopted, without debate, on 22 October, on first reading, after negotiation with the European Parliament, a modifying directive to simplify Directives 78/855/EEC and 82/891/EEC which concern mergers and demergers of limited companies.
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From the very outset, Premier Charest issued orders that Liberal ministers were neither to sign the registers nor to campaign for demergers, although he didn't prohibit public endorsements of One Island, One City.
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Mr Roy Harrison, chief executive of new Tarmac, the now separate building materials arm, said the move was more complex than typical demergers.
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The demergers and divestments are designed to deliver to shareholders the true underlying value of the group, which we do not believe is reflected in the current market price," he added.
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