Desinvestition

German

Etymology

des- +‎ Investition (investment)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [deːsʔinvɛstiˈt͡si̯oːn]
  • Hyphenation: Des‧in‧ves‧ti‧ti‧on

Noun

Desinvestition f (genitive Desinvestition, plural Desinvestitionen)

  1. (finance, economics) divestment, divestiture, disinvestment (the reduction of an asset or investment for financial, ethical, or strategic objectives; the opposite of investment)
    Die strategische Desinvestition von Randaktivitäten ermöglichte es dem Konzern, sich voll auf sein Kerngeschäft zu konzentrieren.
    The strategic divestiture of non-core activities enabled the group to concentrate fully on its core business.
    Im Rahmen der neuen Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie wurde eine vollständige Desinvestition aus fossilen Brennstoffen beschlossen.
    As part of the new sustainability strategy, a complete divestment from fossil fuels was decided upon.

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Coordinate terms

  • Anlagevolumen (the total assets from which a part is divested)
  • Asset-Liability-Management (balancing investments and divestments)
  • Liquiditätsereignis (a divestment often constitutes such an event)
  • Rebalancing (the process of which divestment is often a part)
  • Wertaufholung (ideally realized before a divestment takes place)
  • desinvestieren (to divest)
  • Investitionshürde (investment hurdle)

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