Toward faster separations

An episode of the McKinsey on Finance podcast, hosted by McKinsey Strategy & Corporate Finance, titled "Toward faster separations" was published on December 12, 2018 and runs 15 minutes.

December 12, 2018 ·15m · McKinsey on Finance

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Speedy separations create more value than those that lumber along

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Listen to the podcast (duration: 16:18) > McKinsey’s Obi Ezekoye and Andy West share insights on the most effective ways to part with assets. Successful divestors “move slow to move fast”: They carefully think through all the strategic and operational considerations before making a public announcement. Then they use a careful, systematic process for assessing exactly what and when to divest, as well as how to manage the task most efficiently.

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