By increasing value like this, they can raise more funding/sell debt to fund growth. The moves themself do not impact the company but the downstream impacts can

By increasing value like this, they can raise more funding/sell debt to fund growth. The moves themself do not impact the company but the downstream impacts can be great. Most large businesses run on debt, most growth is fueled by debt, and increasing the total amount of money that investors are willing to give to companies by reorganizing organizations to make more attractive debt sales is a nearly costless way to fund growth.