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Why Carve-Out Deals Are Harder Than Whole-Company Acquisitions
Lucas and Luna dig into the carve-out deal — when a corporation sells off a division or business unit rather than the whole company. Using IBM's 2020 sale of its healthcare data and analytics assets to Francisco Partners as a concrete case, they walk through the operational, cultural, and financial challenges that make carve-outs uniquely risky. Topics include the 'stack' separation problem, transition service agreements, employee retention, and why buyers often underestimate the time and cost of disentangling a business from its parent. A focused look at one of the most common…
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