With Divestitures On The Rise, Dealmakers Adjust To A New Reality:
In some ways, it’s all a symptom of innovation and competition. In today’s crowded landscape, it’s more difficult than ever to dominate a market. And with so many shareholders clawing for every last dollar in potential profits, nothing less than domination will do.
“With all the new players being created in so many different markets, and the Amazons out there, you have to really continue to change and reinvent yourself,” Campbell says. “And you can only do that is so many core operating business. Which is kind of why we think the conglomerates, the cross-vertical conglomerates, are a little bit of a thing of the past."
In a drearier market, the safety of the J&J bosom might have more appeal. But the past 18 months or so have been an optimal environment for public companies. And the investors in those companies are expecting optimal performance. All three of GE, J&J and Toshiba plan to break up into a series of standalone private companies, which makes sense given their enormity. For corporations looking to spin out smaller units, a sale to private equity is another option. Some firms, like, specialize in these sorts of transactions—which carry some inherent complications.
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