International Business News - Spinoff http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Amy Poehler confirmed to The Associated Press that she'll be joining the planned "Office" spinoff, paving the way for her eventual exit from "Saturday Night Live" and promoting the comedian to primetime. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93205-people-amy-poehler.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/amy-poehler-says-shes-bound-for-office-spinoff.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/amy-poehler-says-shes-bound-for-office-spinoff.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:57:26 EDT General Electric Co. announced Thursday that it wants to spin off its iconic lighting and appliance businesses, the latest aggressive move by one of the world's largest companies to reshape its portfolio to focus on faster growth businesses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/ge-targets-spinoff-of-consumer-industrial-unit.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:46:50 EDT Digital security company Digimarc Corp. on Monday said it will spin off its digital watermarking business. The company filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the newly created entity DMRC Corp., which will be separated from the company. The spin-off is required as part of the pending acquisition of the company's identification systems business by L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. and must be completed before the deal closes, Digimarc said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/digimarc-files-with-sec-to-spin-off-business.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:50:02 EDT Wireless network component maker Finisar Corp. on Thursday said it completed a transaction to spin off certain assets of its network tools business related to its NetWisdom business to an investment group. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/finisar-spins-off-netwisdom-business-assets.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:17:57 EDT Entergy Corp.'s plan to spin off its northeastern nuclear division into a standalone company has hit a snag in New York. Lawyers for Entergy _ which owns three nuclear plants in New York _ want state utility regulators to endorse the plan, which they say will be good for consumers because it will provide the company with more financial flexibility. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/entergy-nuclear-spinoff-plan-meets-resistance-in-ny.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 13:01:08 EDT RealNetworks Inc. said Thursday that it plans to spin off its casual games business into a separate company and distribute its shares to RealNetworks stockholders. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/realnetworks-plans-spinoff-of-casual-games-business.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 18:13:40 EDT Automotive parts supplier ArvinMeritor Inc. announced Tuesday it plans to spin off its light vehicle systems segment to shareholders but keep its commercial truck business. Its shares rose more than 5 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/automotive-supplier-plans-to-spin-off-light-vehicle-business.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 10:48:18 EDT Nanotechnology developer Arrowhead Research Corp. said Tuesday its majority-owned subsidiary Unidym Inc. formed a spinoff company to focus on medical treatments. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080318/arrowhead-unit-spins-off-nanotech.htm Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:18:07 EDT Insurance and investment provider Phoenix Companies Inc. said Thursday it intends to spin off its asset management unit, Phoenix Investment Partners, by the third quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080207/phoenix-cos-to-spin-off-asset-division.htm Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:32:20 EST Altria Group said Wednesday it would spin off its international tobacco business on March 28, freeing it to pursue cigarette sales more aggressively outside the U.S. by separating it from its American counterpart. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080130/altria-firms-plan-for-overseas-spinoff.htm Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:57:35 EST Altria Group said Wednesday it would spin off its international tobacco business on March 28, freeing it to pursue cigarette sales more aggressively outside the U.S. by separating it from its American counterpart. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080130/altria-firms-plan-for-ovserseas-spinoff.htm Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:41:30 EST Altria is expected to tell investors on Wednesday exactly when it will spin off Philip Morris International, a plan that will separate its domestic and international tobacco operations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080128/altria-may-give-spinoff-timing-for-pmi.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:22:16 EST Belo Corp.'s board on Friday approved the spinoff of its newspapers and related assets into a separate publicly traded company. Shareholders had pushed Belo to split up the company, believing its stock price reflected the newspaper industry's struggles instead of the better results at the TV stations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080111/belo-board-of-directors-approves-spinoff.htm Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:32:58 EST Bentley Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday it plans to split its drug delivery division into a separate company so it can focus on developing generic drugs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071227/bentley-plans-delivery-unit-spinoff.htm Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:26:28 EST