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1. Sometimes known as a partial spinoff, a carve out occurs when a parent compan
y sells a minority (usually 20% or less) stake in a subsidiary for an IPO or rig
hts offering.
2. Where an established brick-and-mortar company hooks up with venture investors
and a new management team to launch an Internet spinoff.
In most cases the parent company will spinoff the remaining interests to existin
g shareholders at a later date when the stock price is much higher.