THE FINANCE GHOST: Yum, and the art of the spin-off

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The unbundling of Yum! brands from Pepsico in 1997 is a great example of two good companies doing better apart. The same may well be true of the JSE’s Zeda, writes FinanceGhost.

Having recently researched Yum! Brands , I was reminded how well a spin-off can work out. In this situation a listed company has incubated a business until it’s ready to stand on its own feet as a separately listed group with its own management team and, perhaps most importantly, its own balance sheet.

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