How Common are Postmerger Divestitures of Acquired Company Units?

M&A Leadership Council – How common are postmerger divestitures of acquired company units? It depends on how long a timeline for divestiture you are considering.  Few companies divest units immediately following an acquisition (unless they are compelled to do so by antitrust regulators), but many companies divest them eventually.  This process is very hard to trace over a significant period of time, since companies and their units are always undergoing restructuring and renaming.