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Diller Breaks Up The IAC/Interactive Empire (IACI)
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IAC/Interactive (NASDAQ:IACI) has confirmed that the company will be split up into FIVE separate entities.
The New IAC under Barry Diller will be comprised of:
The four NEW-CO operations will be spun-off as the following:
Here is the structure of the new leadership, although we have to check the order of these:
Upon completion of the transaction, IAC’s shareholders will own 100% of the equity in all five companies (IAC, HSN, Ticketmaster, Interval and LendingTree). The transaction is expected to be tax-free for both IAC and its shareholders.
This will be covered very soon as a "Special Situation" for subscrbibers of the 24/7 Wall St. Special Situation Investing Newsletter where we cover buyout candidates, break-up’s, spin-offs, reorganizations, backdoor investments, and more. It’s also a safe bet that IAC and its subsidiary units will end up being covered in our "New Media/Old Media" subscriber letter.
Before IAC/Interactive shares were halted, the company had an $8.4 Billion market cap as of Friday’s $29.62 close. The 52-week trading range is $25.08 to $40.99. Shares are set to resume trade at 9:45 AM EST.
Jon C. Ogg
November 5, 2007
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