0 the act of selling something, especially a business or part of a business, or of no longer investing money in something:
The corporation announced plans to consider the divestiture of non-core businesses and reduce corporate staff.
The firm specializes in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
1 the act of selling an asset, a business, or a part of a business:
The planned reforms include the restructuring and divestiture of public enterprises.
Our experience in corporate finance includes mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and restructurings.
Resignation of his position at Enron and divestiture of any energy-related stock holdings may meet the requirements of the law.
We are always looking at different strategic alternatives with respect to our assets, including acquisitions, sale or divestitures.
There may be forced divestiture of assets to gain approval from regulators.
There will be challenges, but not serious enough to require major divestitures.
The administration of the divestiture programme is undertaken by a secretariat, headed by an executive secretary.
Also, the divestiture of theaters eliminated the studios' profits from their theater chains.
This is followed by a decision as to the preferred mode of divestiture : whole or fragmented.
The proceeds from divestiture have been treated as part of normal government revenue.
