In 2022, the multinational conglomerate Apex Consumer Goods completed a demerger, splitting into two independent listed entities: Apex Hygiene and Vertex Nutrition.
The most likely reason for this demerger was to:
benefit from external economies of scale
achieve greater vertical integration
allow each entity to focus more on its core business
increase the combined firm's market share
3 exam-style questions on Edexcel A A Level Economics 3.1.3 Demergers. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.