Divesting is the process of reducing the exposure a natural person or legal person has to an asset to achieve specific financial and social goals through selling the asset entirely or part closure of the position, in which a sanctions target sells assets or equity to close associates or other affiliated persons. These include friends, colleagues, subordinates, business partners, and family members. Similar to using an isolation company, the idea is that the sanctions target no longer appears to “own” the assets or shares in a company. However, the target continues to influence or control the asset or the company’s operations.