Need a formula/way to split column

Sm3tUser

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I have a column with first and last names in it. I need to split them into two columns, however I can't use Text to Columns because some of the names are formatted as FirstName LastName, but others as FirstName & PartnerFirstName LastName. I need a way to break it up on the following conditions:

- If the cell contains an & symbol, break the column after the third space - eg FirstName & PartnerFirstName | LastName
- If the cell does not contain an & symbol, break it after the first space.

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks
 

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Lock one reference in a formula
Need 1 part of a formula to always point to the same range? use $ signs: $V$2:$Z$99 will always point to V2:Z99, even after copying
Here is another set of formulas you can consider...

B1: =LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-LEN(C1)-1)

C1: =TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ",REPT(" ",200)),200))
 
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