Definition Buying specific assets and/or liabilities, leaving the remainder to the seller and the corporate entity.

A transaction whereby the purchaser only acquires title to certain identified assets and or liabilities of the seller, with no obligation for any non-identified liabilities or assets. (A buyer may, fo [..]

Asset sale means “the sale to the public of any asset (except for those assets covered by title V of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 [2 USCS §§ 661 et seq.]), whether physical or financial, owned [..]

The sale of the company's assets rather than a purchase of shares.

The transfer of ownership of government assets to the private sector. Usually legislation or an Executive Order defines the transfer price distribution and recoupment priorities. In general, the government has no role in the financial support, management, or oversight of the asset after it is sold. However, if the asset is sold to a company in an i [..]