In New York hedge fund has to decide whether to invest in TravelCenters of America (TA), recently separated from the U.S. real estate investment trust. The case confronts students with the question: to what extent this is a spin-off from the possibility of an attractive value investment point of view? Historically, spin-offs were attractive investments because of the demand dynamics related to their investor base. The fact is, the ability to ask whether the same dynamics will work on TA. "Hide
by Robin Greenwood, Daniel Goldberg, James Quinn Source: Harvard Business School 14 pages. Publication Date: December 17, 2008. Prod. #: 209030-PDF-ENG