Filter Results
:
(2,793)
Show Results For
-
All HBS Web
(2,793)
- People (5)
- News (273)
- Research (2,243)
- Events (6)
- Multimedia (6)
- Faculty Publications (1,934)
Show Results For
-
All HBS Web
(2,793)
- People (5)
- News (273)
- Research (2,243)
- Events (6)
- Multimedia (6)
- Faculty Publications (1,934)
- 20 Jul 2007
- Keynote Speech
The New Activist Investors: Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Takeovers
By: W. Carl Kester
- 1994
- Chapter
Takeovers: Their Causes and Consequences
By: Michael C. Jensen
Keywords:
Acquisition
Jensen, Michael C. "Takeovers: Their Causes and Consequences." In Readings in Mergers and Acquisitions, edited by P. A. Gaughan. Cambridge, MA: Basil Blackwell, 1994. (Also published in Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 2, No. 1 (winter 1988); an abridged version forthcoming in Management Revolution: The Legacy of the Market for Corporate Control, (Harvard University Press))
- 1988
- Comment
Characteristics of Hostile and Friendly Takeover Targets
By: Michael Jensen
Keywords:
Acquisition
- August 1978 (Revised July 1979)
- Exercise
Buying a Firm
By: Howard Raiffa
Keywords:
Acquisition
Raiffa, Howard. "Buying a Firm." Harvard Business School Exercise 179-023, August 1978. (Revised July 1979.)
- September 2015
- Supplement
Hexion/Apollo's Courtship of Huntsman Corporation (B)
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Danielle V. Holland
To be used with “Hexion/Apollo's Courtship of Huntsman Corporation (A)” HBS No. 316-028.
View Details
Keywords:
Fiduciary Outs;
Topping Rights;
Revlon Duties;
Solvency Opinions;
Reverse Termination Fees;
Litigation Strategy;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Mergers and Acquisitions
Goldberg, Lena G., and Danielle V. Holland. "Hexion/Apollo's Courtship of Huntsman Corporation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 316-046, September 2015.
David W. Mitchell
Mitchell orchestrated the acquisition of Tiffany’s & Company – expanding Avon to a $3 billion+ operation with over 1 million direct sales representatives. Mitchell produced exceptional financial returns while expanding Avon’s global...
View Details
Keywords:
Personal Care & Home Products
- Career Coach
Vinit Hase
Vinit, a consultant turned seasoned operator, has amassed diverse experience across five global regions before attending HBS. He is dedicated to educating students from various backgrounds about Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (EtA),...
View Details
- Fast Answer
Management buyouts
Where can I find information and statistics on management buyouts? LSEG Workspace Click on the Search Tools tab and select M&A. In the Quick Filters section, type Acquisition Techniques into the Add Filters text box, and select...
View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Two Kinds of Green
private equity firm AEA Investors, which expanded Burt’s into stores like CVS, Walgreens, and Target. Burt’s subsequent acquisition by Clorox raised eyebrows. After all, Clorox is best known for making household bleach. “We did not want...
View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Q & A: Pat Russo - Focused on the Future at Lucent Technologies
industry is to reduce complexity and simplify ease of use. As communications capabilities and options expand, all of us who provide aspects of communications networks (including devices) must keep reduced complexity in mind. Can you describe some of the factors that...
View Details
- July–August 1999
- Article
Are You Paying Too Much for That Acquisition?
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Kersten Lia Lanes and Thomas C. Wilson
Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions
Eccles, Robert G., Jr., Kersten Lia Lanes, and Thomas C. Wilson. "Are You Paying Too Much for That Acquisition?" Harvard Business Review 77, no. 4 (July–August 1999): 136–146.
- August 1991 (Revised December 1994)
- Supplement
Marks and Spencer Ltd. (C)
Describes post-acquisition activity in Brooks Brothers and Kings Supermarkets from 1988 to 1991.
View Details
Montgomery, Cynthia A. "Marks and Spencer Ltd. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 792-007, August 1991. (Revised December 1994.)
- June 1984
- Background Note
Techniques of Purchasing a Company
Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions
Stevenson, Howard H. "Techniques of Purchasing a Company." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-189, June 1984.
C. William Pollard
Pollard led ServiceMaster’s dramatic growth and diversification through the acquisitions of Terminix, TruGreen/ChemLawn, Merry Maids, and American Home Shield. During his tenure, Pollard continued ServiceMaster’s 22 consecutive years of...
View Details
Keywords:
Services
- 20 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Acquirers
companies would bid more for an acquisition target than would undervalued acquirers—and that overvalued targets would be more willing to accept takeover offers, leading to waves of M&A activity during a market bubble. Peaks of...
View Details
- September 1981 (Revised November 1983)
- Case
El Paso - PNW Merger (A)
Vietor, Richard H.K. "El Paso - PNW Merger (A)." Harvard Business School Case 382-040, September 1981. (Revised November 1983.)
- March 1988
- Case
Richardson-Vicks--1985 (B)
Considers takeover defenses erected by Richardson-Vicks. The objective is to determine whether these defenses can by breached by a determined suitor, like Unilever.
View Details
Rock, Kevin F. "Richardson-Vicks--1985 (B)." Harvard Business School Case 288-049, March 1988.
- 03 Sep 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?
Summing Up What is the time and place for retention bonuses? Retention bonuses have their time and place but have to be used sparingly, according to many respondents to this month's column. Others were not so sure. Gerald Nanninga perhaps explained the ambivalence...
View Details
Keywords:
by Jim Heskett
- October 2008 (Revised May 2009)
- Supplement
Kmart and ESL Investments (B): The Sears Merger
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah Abbott
Supplement to 209-044
View Details
Gilson, Stuart C., and Sarah Abbott. "Kmart and ESL Investments (B): The Sears Merger." Harvard Business School Supplement 209-045, October 2008. (Revised May 2009.)
- 01 Jan 2009
- News
Robert F. Greenhill, MBA 1962
and acquisitions department in 1972, the first of its kind on Wall Street. He then headed the investment banking division and eventually served as president before accepting the top spot at Smith Barney in 1993. In 1996, Greenhill set out...
View Details