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- February 2019 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (D-2): Credit Agreement—Lender Perspective
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (D-2): Credit Agreement—Lender Perspective." Harvard Business School Case 919-028, February 2019. (Revised April 2024.)
- February 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Supplement
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (C-2): Stockholders' Agreements—Minority Perspective
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (C-2): Stockholders' Agreements—Minority Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 919-026, February 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- 2018
- Chapter
Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring: Types, Regulation, and Patterns of Practice
By: John C. Coates
Coates, John C. "Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring: Types, Regulation, and Patterns of Practice." In The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Law and Governance, edited by Jeffrey N. Gordon and Wolf-Georg Ringe. Oxford University Press, 2018.
- October 2001 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Provident Life and Accident Insurance: The Acquisition of Paul Revere
By: Mihir A. Desai, Frank Williamson, Mark Veblen and Yuming Zou
Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co. has made an initial bid to acquire a primary competitor, Paul Revere, from conglomerate, Textron. The due diligence process uncovers a significant block of problematic disability insurance policies. Provident is forced to assess... View Details
Keywords: Insurance; Financial Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Policy; Investment; Business Strategy; Cash Flow; Price; Bids and Bidding; Financial Reporting; Business Conglomerates; Insurance Industry; Service Industry
Desai, Mihir A., Frank Williamson, Mark Veblen, and Yuming Zou. "Provident Life and Accident Insurance: The Acquisition of Paul Revere." Harvard Business School Case 202-044, October 2001. (Revised November 2001.)
- 2012
- Chapter
The Role of Venture Capitalists in the Acquisition of Private Companies
By: Paul A. Gompers and Yuhai Xuan
Gompers, Paul A., and Yuhai Xuan. "The Role of Venture Capitalists in the Acquisition of Private Companies." In Research Handbook on International Banking and Governance, edited by James Barth, Chen Lin, and Clas Wihlborg. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012.
- 2004
- Other Unpublished Work
The Role of Venture Capital in the Acquisition of Private Companies
By: P. Gompers and Yuhai Xuan
- October 2004
- Article
Why Acquisitions of Professional Partnerships by Public Corporations Often Fail
By: Ashish Nanda
Nanda, Ashish. "Why Acquisitions of Professional Partnerships by Public Corporations Often Fail." Consulting Magazine (October 2004), 28–30.
- 2021
- Working Paper
Public Disclosure of Private Meetings: Does Observing Peers' Information Acquisition Affect Analysts' Attention Allocation?
By: Yi Ru, Ronghuo Zheng and Yuan Zou
We investigate the impact of observing peers’ information acquisition on financial analysts’ attention allocation. Using the timely disclosure mandate by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange as a setting, we find that, when analysts can observe that a firm is visited by other... View Details
Keywords: Attention Allocation; Informational Efficiency; Corporate Site Visits; Externalities; Information; Acquisition; Corporate Disclosure; Outcome or Result
Ru, Yi, Ronghuo Zheng, and Yuan Zou. "Public Disclosure of Private Meetings: Does Observing Peers' Information Acquisition Affect Analysts' Attention Allocation?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-064, July 2021.
- January 1997
- Case
Dr. Sergio Ceccuzzi and SMI: Negotiating Cross-Border Acquisitions in Europe (B)
Since the 1960s, SMI has quietly executed a series of brilliantly negotiated takeovers throughout Europe, often acquiring companies much larger than itself. Despite formidable obstacles, SMI has managed to acquire state-owned competitors in Italy and France, as well as... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Corporate Governance; International Relations; Negotiation Tactics; Consolidation; Mining Industry; Europe
Sebenius, James K. "Dr. Sergio Ceccuzzi and SMI: Negotiating Cross-Border Acquisitions in Europe (B)." Harvard Business School Case 897-085, January 1997.
- 2006
- Working Paper
Acquisitions and Firm Growth: Creating Unilever's Ice Cream and Tea Business
By: Geoffrey Jones and Peter Miskell
- April 2000
- Teaching Note
Cisco Systems, Inc.: Acquisition Integration for Manufacturing (A) and (B) TN
Teaching Note for (9-600-015) and (9-600-016). View Details
- 11 May 1992 - 13 May 1992
- Lecture
Emerging Role of Japanese Companies in Domestic and International Mergers and Acquisitions
By: W. Carl Kester
- summer 2007
- Article
Fast-Track Profit Models: Creating the New Due-Diligence Process for Mergers and Acquisitions
By: Steven R. Anderson, Kevin J. Prokop and Robert S. Kaplan
Anderson, Steven R., Kevin J. Prokop, and Robert S. Kaplan. "Fast-Track Profit Models: Creating the New Due-Diligence Process for Mergers and Acquisitions." Journal of Private Equity 10, no. 3 (summer 2007): 22–34.
- April 2001
- Article
Earnouts: The Effects of Adverse Selection and Agency Costs on Acquisition Techniques
By: Srikant M. Datar, Richard Frankel and Mark Wolfson
Datar, Srikant M., Richard Frankel, and Mark Wolfson. "Earnouts: The Effects of Adverse Selection and Agency Costs on Acquisition Techniques." Journal of Law, Economics & Organization 17, no. 1 (April 2001): 201–238.
- February 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Supplement
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (B-2): Stock Purchase Agreement—Seller's Perspective
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (B-2): Stock Purchase Agreement—Seller's Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 919-024, February 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- February 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Supplement
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (B-1): Stock Purchase Agreement—Buyer's Perspective
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (B-1): Stock Purchase Agreement—Buyer's Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 919-023, February 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- November 2001
- Teaching Note
Provident Life and Accident Insurance: The Acquisition of Paul Revere TN
By: Mihir A. Desai, E. Scott Mayfield and Mark Veblen
Teaching Note for (9-202-044). View Details
- 1989
- Other Unpublished Work
Twelve Mini-Case Studies of Defense Acquisition - HBS Analysis and Decision Case
By: J. Ronald Fox
- 15 Jul 2024
- Podcast
Why A Long Island Swimming Pool Company Was An Ideal Acquisition Target
As an acquisition entrepreneur, Jackie Kopcho is now CEO of Tortorella Swimming Pools, where she leads a team that engineers, builds, and services pools on Long Island, in southeastern New York State. When searching for a company to acquire, Jackie wasn’t looking for... View Details