On April 30, Textron Inc. announced its intent to separate its industrial segment from the company’s core aerospace and defense businesses to enhance its strategic and operational focus and drive long-term value for stakeholders.
Textron intends to explore multiple paths to effect the planned separation of its industrial segment, including but not limited to a sale of the industrial businesses or a tax-free separation into a standalone, publicly traded company. The separation results in New Textron becoming a pure-play aerospace and defense company aligned to its core franchises of Textron Aviation, Bell, and Textron Systems.
“This planned separation creates greater clarity and focus for both businesses,” said Lisa Atherton, chief executive officer of Textron. “New Textron will move forward as a pure-play aerospace and defense company positioned for higher growth, while industrial gains the independence to pursue strategies aligned with its distinct strengths – unlocking long-term value for all stakeholders.”
New Textron and industrial operate in distinct markets with unique business opportunities and investment requirements.
“Through the board of directors’ strategic planning process and our ongoing portfolio review, the board and the management team concluded that pursuing a separation of our industrial segment is the right approach to sharpen the strategic focus of Textron and support long-term value creation for shareholders,” said Scott Donnelly, Textron’s executive chairman.
Source: Textron
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