1.   Do asset sales count as revenues?

2.   Further asset sales from breaking up ConsGold will put it in an even stronger position from which to launch further takeovers.

3.   It embarked on a program of asset sales.

4.   The idea is to repay the bond with cash raised from asset sales.

5.   Consequently due diligence forms a larger and more important part of share sales than of asset sales and in terms of legal costs can be an expensive process.

6.   With asset sales the purchaser does not assume the liabilities except as regards employees, unless this is specifically agreed.

7.   With an asset sale the purchaser selects the assets he wishes to buy and leaves behind all other assets.