Breakups With Benefits: We name three attractively priced companies that are heading for splitsville

摘要

IN MATTERS OF ROMANCE, breaking up may be hard to do. But when it comes to business, corporate chieftains suffer little separation anxiety. Last year, 65 publicly traded firms broke up or spun off some of their units (the most since 2000), and as many as 55 firms may do so this year, says Joe Cornell, editor of the Spin-Off Research newsletter.