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- July 2015
- Exercise
An Activist Approach: Confidential Role Assignment for Remingtons Housewares
By: Guhan Subramanian and Kait Szydlowski
A three party, multiple-issue negotiation exercise dealing with a potential merger between two leading department stores, called for by an activist investor hedge fund in a letter to both companies. Company management will now attempt to navigate next moves, which are...
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Keywords:
Negotiation;
Activist Investors;
Takeover Defense;
Negotiation Types;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Corporate Governance;
Investment Activism;
Retail Industry
Subramanian, Guhan, and Kait Szydlowski. "An Activist Approach: Confidential Role Assignment for Remingtons Housewares." Harvard Business School Exercise 916-014, July 2015.
- July 2015
- Exercise
An Activist Approach: Confidential Role Assignment for Fultons Department Stores
By: Guhan Subramanian and Kait Szydlowski
A three party, multiple-issue negotiation exercise dealing with a potential merger between two leading department stores, called for by an activist investor hedge fund in a letter to both companies. Company management will now attempt to navigate next moves, which are...
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Keywords:
Negotiation;
Activist Investors;
Takeover Defense;
Negotiation Types;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Corporate Governance;
Investment Activism;
Retail Industry
Subramanian, Guhan, and Kait Szydlowski. "An Activist Approach: Confidential Role Assignment for Fultons Department Stores." Harvard Business School Exercise 916-013, July 2015.
- July 2015
- Exercise
An Activist Approach: Castle Rock-Fultons-Remingtons
By: Guhan Subramanian and Kait Szydlowski
A three party, multiple-issue negotiation exercise dealing with a potential merger between two leading department stores, called for by an activist investor hedge fund in a letter to both companies. Company management will now attempt to navigate next moves, which are...
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Keywords:
Negotiation;
Activist Investors;
Takeover Defense;
Negotiation Types;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Corporate Governance;
Investment Activism;
Retail Industry
Subramanian, Guhan, and Kait Szydlowski. "An Activist Approach: Castle Rock-Fultons-Remingtons." Harvard Business School Exercise 916-011, July 2015.
- September 2010 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Sherritt Goes to Cuba (A): Political Risk in Unchartered Territory
By: Aldo Musacchio and Jonathan Schlefer
Ian Delaney, CEO of Sherritt, a primarily a mining company, visited Cuba in the early 1990s to negotiate a deal to export nickel for their Canadian refineries. The case describes the difficulties of doing business in Cuba and the challenges Delaney overcame to turn...
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Keywords:
Business Conglomerates;
Joint Ventures;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Risk Management;
Emerging Markets;
Business and Government Relations;
Mining Industry;
Canada;
Cuba;
United States
Musacchio, Aldo, and Jonathan Schlefer. "Sherritt Goes to Cuba (A): Political Risk in Unchartered Territory." Harvard Business School Case 711-001, September 2010. (Revised April 2011.)
- September 2008 (Revised September 2010)
- Case
Ithmar Capital
By: Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
The founders of Ithmar Capital, a mid-market private equity fund targeting businesses in and addressing the Gulf Co-operation Council countries, are about to raise their third fund, targeting $1 billion. The firm's current strategy as demonstrated in Funds I ($70...
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Financial Management;
Investment Funds;
Investment Portfolio;
Financial Services Industry
Lerner, Josh, and Ann Leamon. "Ithmar Capital." Harvard Business School Case 809-032, September 2008. (Revised September 2010.)
- September 2002
- Case
KaBOOM!
By: James E. Austin and Jose Miguel Porraz
KaBOOM! is a nonprofit organization developing playgrounds in partnership with corporations and communities. It has grown since 1995 to a national organization that has built 338 playgrounds in partnerships with over 40 companies. This case deals with the nature of...
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- February 2001 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
United Grain Growers Limited (A)
By: Peter Tufano and Joshua Musher
United Grain Growers Ltd. (UGG), a Canadian grain distributor, audited its exposure to a number of key risks, especially the impact of weather on grain volumes and operating income. Understanding these risks was crucial because the company was in the midst of a major...
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Weather;
Distribution Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Canada
Tufano, Peter, and Joshua Musher. "United Grain Growers Limited (A)." Harvard Business School Case 201-015, February 2001. (Revised August 2003.)
- October 1989 (Revised August 1995)
- Case
Tysons Corner
Hollinswood Associates, a joint venture partnership, has developed and operated a Marriott Hotel in Tysons Corner, Virginia. The partnership has been very successful in the past but it is now facing a significant cash flow deficit. Designed to examine how a partnership...
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Keywords:
Conflict Management;
Change Management;
Partners and Partnerships;
Joint Ventures;
Cash Flow;
Investment;
Accommodations Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
Virginia
Poorvu, William J. "Tysons Corner." Harvard Business School Case 390-052, October 1989. (Revised August 1995.)
- 02 Nov 2019
- News
American Business Schools Are Reinventing the MBA
- Forthcoming
- Article
The (Heterogenous) Economic Effects of Private Equity Buyouts
By: Steven J. Davis, John Haltiwanger, Kyle Handley, Ben Lipsius, Josh Lerner and Javier Miranda
The effects of private equity buyouts on employment, productivity, and job reallocation vary
tremendously with macroeconomic and credit conditions, across private equity groups, and by
type of buyout. We reach this conclusion by examining the most extensive...
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Keywords:
Private Equity Buyouts;
Impact;
Private Equity;
Economics;
Employment;
Performance Productivity;
Wages
Davis, Steven J., John Haltiwanger, Kyle Handley, Ben Lipsius, Josh Lerner, and Javier Miranda. "The (Heterogenous) Economic Effects of Private Equity Buyouts." Management Science (forthcoming). (Earlier version distributed as National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 26371 and Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 20-030. Related discussion published as “Private Equity Buyout and Their Effects,” VoxEU, 2019.)
- March 2011 (Revised May 2011)
- Case
China Construction America (A): The Road Ahead
How did a Chinese state-owned construction company strike one deal after another in South Carolina despite political backlash and in New York where well-established competitors dominate? The case examines the U.S. market entry strategy of the CSCEC, China's leading...
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Keywords:
Foreign Direct Investment;
Global Strategy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Negotiation Deal;
State Ownership;
Construction Industry;
China;
United States
Abrami, Regina M., and Weiqi Zhang. "China Construction America (A): The Road Ahead." Harvard Business School Case 911-408, March 2011. (Revised May 2011.)
- October 1990
- Case
Parenting Magazine
Describes a set of decisions confronting Robin Wolaner, who is negotiating with representatives of Time Inc. about investing in a project to launch a new magazine called Parenting. The negotiations have reached an impasse. Among the issues to be considered are the...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Negotiation;
Negotiation Deal;
Valuation;
Venture Capital;
Financing and Loans;
Outcome or Result;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Projects;
Journals and Magazines;
Journalism and News Industry;
Publishing Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Parenting Magazine." Harvard Business School Case 291-015, October 1990.
- 25 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
More Proof That Money Can Buy Happiness (or a Life with Less Stress)
stress. People with ample incomes felt more agency to deal with whatever hassles may arise. Higher incomes lead to higher life satisfaction: People with higher incomes were generally more satisfied with their lives. “It’s not that rich...
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by Michael Blanding
- 2022
- Working Paper
Multinationals and Varieties of Capitalism: When U.S. Giants Stepped into the Swiss Coordinated Labor Market in the 1950s
By: Sabine Pitteloud
This working paper investigates unintended consequences of U.S. FDI in Switzerland in the 1950s-1960s: the increased competition that U.S. firms generated within the national labor market and the challenge their hiring practices constituted for the institutional...
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Keywords:
Multinationals;
Capitalism;
Business & Government Relations;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Immigration Policy;
History;
Switzerland;
Americanization;
R&D;
Labor History;
Labor Market Institutions;
Tax Havens;
"USA,";
Business Interest Association;
Lobbying;
Labor and Management Relations;
Business History;
Multinational Firms and Management
Pitteloud, Sabine. "Multinationals and Varieties of Capitalism: When U.S. Giants Stepped into the Swiss Coordinated Labor Market in the 1950s." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-075, June 2022.
- May 2021
- Case
Colombia: An Economic Premium to Peace?
Colombia, once the fastest growing country in Latin America, continues to struggle with productivity. Both labor productivity and total factor productivity have been low for the past decade, despite economic growth of 4.7% annually. Many factors contribute, which...
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Keywords:
Productivity;
Productivity Growth;
Conflict;
Labor Force Participation;
Labor Market;
Competitiveness;
Dutch Disease;
Security;
Peace;
Informality;
Labor Laws;
Total Factor Productivity;
Labor Productivity;
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Economics;
Development Economics;
Economic Growth;
Economy;
Macroeconomics;
Conflict Management;
Competitive Advantage;
Infrastructure;
Negotiation;
Inflation and Deflation;
Non-Renewable Energy;
National Security;
Government Administration;
Latin America;
Central America;
Colombia;
South America
Vietor, Richard H.K. "Colombia: An Economic Premium to Peace?" Harvard Business School Case 721-053, May 2021.
- October 2012
- Teaching Plan
Vertex Pharmaceuticals and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Venture Philanthropy Funding for Biotech (TP)
By: Robert F. Higgins
This is the teaching note related to HBS case 808005. In 2001, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated acquired the San Diego-based biotech company, Aurora Biosciences. The combination of Vertex's and Aurora's technologies would improve the flow of novel drug candidates...
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Keywords:
Venture Philanthropy;
Biotechnology;
Funding Philanthropy Venture;
Cystic Fibrosis;
Foundations;
Pharmaceuticals;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
For-Profit Firms;
Venture Capital;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Science-Based Business;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Biotechnology Industry;
United States;
San Diego
- February 2003 (Revised January 2006)
- Case
AIT Group Plc
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
A U.S. venture capital firm has just learned that the deal structure for purchasing an illiquid U.K. software firm is unacceptable to institutional investors. The group must decide if it still wants to go through with the deal. This decision hinges on whether the...
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Keywords:
Price;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Venture Capital;
Financial Condition;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Decision Making;
Financial Services Industry;
United States;
United Kingdom
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "AIT Group Plc." Harvard Business School Case 803-104, February 2003. (Revised January 2006.)
- January 2002 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Martin Smith: May 2002
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Martin Smith, a recent HBS graduate, has just begun working with a leveraged buyout firm. His first assignment is to evaluate three different deals and make recommendations to the partners. As he studies the deals, he realizes that each has different merits and...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Personal Development and Career;
Financial Strategy;
Partners and Partnerships
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Martin Smith: May 2002." Harvard Business School Case 802-160, January 2002. (Revised April 2002.)
- 15 Aug 2012
- News
What I Learned From Swimming With My SmartPhone
- 15 May 2015
- News