When two companies get involved in each others business in any form, there are structural changes that take place in both companies. The following is one of the ways in which companies join forces: Two companies enter into a formal relationship to pursue a mutually beneficial goal without combining all their assets. This statement best describes a . Digicon Inc. has been a leading producer of computer hardware, including hard drives and CD-ROM drives, for a couple of decades. More recently, Digicon entered the software market, and this division has grown to be a major part of Digicons overall corporate structure. The hardware and software markets are very different lines of business, and the firm has struggled at times when making strategic decisions that affect both lines. Digicon is now in the process of spinning off its software division. Which method of changing corporate control does this example illustrate? Divestiture Leveraged buyout Merger or acquisition Corporate alliance If Digicon proceeds with this spin-off, how will shares in the new software company likely be apportioned? Shares in the new company will be sold in a public offering. Shares in the new company will be distributed to shareholders in Digicon.