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      • October 2012
      • Teaching Note

      Winfield Refuse Management, Inc.: Raising Debt vs. Equity (Brief Case) (TN)

      By: W. Carl Kester and Sunru Yong
      Keywords: United States; Acquisitions; Equity Capital; Debt Management; Financial Analysis; Administrative/Support/Waste Management/Remediation Services; Expansion; Capital Structure; Leveraged Buyouts; Borrowing and Debt; Equity; United States
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Sunru Yong. "Winfield Refuse Management, Inc.: Raising Debt vs. Equity (Brief Case) (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 913-531, October 2012.
      • October 2012
      • Supplement

      Winfield Refuse Management, Inc.: Raising Debt vs. Equity, Spreadsheet for Students (Brief Case) (CW)

      By: W. Carl Kester and Sunru Yong
      Keywords: United States; Acquisitions; Equity Capital; Debt Management; Financial Analysis; Administrative/Support/Waste Management/Remediation Services; Expansion; Capital Structure; Leveraged Buyouts; Borrowing and Debt; Equity; United States
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Sunru Yong. "Winfield Refuse Management, Inc.: Raising Debt vs. Equity, Spreadsheet for Students (Brief Case) (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 913-532, October 2012.
      • August 2012
      • Teaching Note

      Polar Sports, Inc. (Brief Case)

      By: W. Carl Kester and Wei Wang
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Wei Wang. "Polar Sports, Inc. (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 913-514, August 2012.
      • August 2012
      • Supplement

      Polar Sports, Inc., Spreadsheet for Instructors (Brief Case)

      By: W. Carl Kester and Wei Wang
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Wei Wang. "Polar Sports, Inc., Spreadsheet for Instructors (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 913-516, August 2012.
      • August 2012
      • Supplement

      Polar Sports, Inc., Spreadsheet for Students (Brief Case)

      By: W. Carl Kester and Wei Wang
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Wei Wang. "Polar Sports, Inc., Spreadsheet for Students (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 913-515, August 2012.
      • August 2012
      • Case

      Polar Sports, Inc.

      By: W. Carl Kester and Wei Wang
      Polar Sports, Inc. is a fashion skiwear manufacturing company in Littleton, Colorado. The company has a unique design for skiwear using a special synthetic material that improves insulation and durability. The ski apparel industry is highly competitive and the best way... View Details
      Keywords: Production; Decision Choices and Conditions; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Finance; Manufacturing Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Sports Industry; Colorado
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Wei Wang. "Polar Sports, Inc." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-513, August 2012.
      • 11 Jun 2012
      • Other Presentation

      Working Group on Cross-Sectoral Leadership

      By: W. Carl Kester
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Working Group on Cross-Sectoral Leadership." The White House Office of Presidential Personnel, and Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation, Washington, D.C., June 11, 2012. (Invited member.)
      • 23 Mar 2012
      • Other Presentation

      Working Group on Cross-Sectoral Leadership

      By: W. Carl Kester
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Working Group on Cross-Sectoral Leadership." The White House Office of Presidential Personnel, and Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation, Washington, D.C., March 23, 2012. (Invited member.)
      • March 2012 (Revised March 2016)
      • Supplement

      Stone Container Corporation (A) (CW)

      By: W. Carl Kester
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Stone Container Corporation (A) (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 212-708, March 2012. (Revised March 2016.)
      • February 2012 (Revised April 2017)
      • Case

      Maxum Petroleum, Inc.

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Keywords: Energy Industry
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Maxum Petroleum, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 212-077, February 2012. (Revised April 2017.)
      • 24 Jul 2009
      • Lecture

      Lessons from the Financial Crisis

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Keywords: Financial Crisis
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Lessons from the Financial Crisis." Lecture at the Nomura School of Advanced Management Reunion, Tokyo, Japan, July 24, 2009. (Reunion speaker.)
      • March 2009 (Revised September 2010)
      • Case

      HOYA Corporation (A)

      By: W. Carl Kester and Masako Egawa
      In 2007, HOYA of Japan must decide whether to change its friendly exchange offer for Pentax into a hostile cash tender offer. A surprising sequence of events had caused a friendly merger agreement to fall apart, resulting in a boardroom coup at Pentax and the... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Investment Activism; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Negotiation Tactics; Business and Shareholder Relations; Valuation; Japan
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Masako Egawa. "HOYA Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-065, March 2009. (Revised September 2010.)
      • March 2009
      • Supplement

      HOYA Corporation (B)

      By: W. Carl Kester and Masako Egawa
      HOYA Corporation (B) provides details on the decisions made and the outcome of the situations described in the HOYA Corporation (A) case. View Details
      Keywords: Decisions; Finance; Outcome or Result
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Masako Egawa. "HOYA Corporation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 209-066, March 2009.
      • 2009
      • Simulation

      Finance Simulation: M&A in Wine Country (Facilitator's Guide)

      By: Timothy A. Luehrman, W. Carl Kester and Heide Diener Abelli
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Negotiation; Valuation; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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      Luehrman, Timothy A., W. Carl Kester, and Heide Diener Abelli. "Finance Simulation: M&A in Wine Country (Facilitator's Guide)." Simulation and Teaching Note. Watertown, MA: Harvard Business Publishing, 2009.
      • 2009
      • Simulation

      Finance Simulation: M&A in Wine Country: No. 3289.

      By: Timothy A. Luehrman and W. Carl Kester
      In this simulation, students play the role of CEO at one of three publicly-traded wine producers: Starshine, Bel Vino, or International Beverage. Each player evaluates merger and/or acquisition opportunities among the three companies and then determines reservation... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Negotiation; Valuation; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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      Luehrman, Timothy A., and W. Carl Kester. "Finance Simulation: M&A in Wine Country: No. 3289." Simulation and Teaching Note. Watertown, MA: Harvard Business Publishing, 2009. Electronic.
      • 20 Jul 2007
      • Keynote Speech

      The New Activist Investors: Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Takeovers

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Change
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      Kester, W. Carl. "The New Activist Investors: Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Takeovers." Nomura School of Advanced Management, Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2007. (Reunion speaker.)
      • 14 Jul 2006
      • Lecture

      A Japanese M&A Wave?

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Keywords: Japan
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      Kester, W. Carl. "A Japanese M&A Wave?" Lecture at the Symposium on Management and Innovation to Create Corporate Value, Keizai Koho Center, Tokyo, Japan, July 14, 2006. (Invited Speaker.)
      • February 2006
      • Case

      Fraikin SA

      By: W. Carl Kester, Vincent Marie Dessain and Monika Stachowiak
      Provides an example of a so-called "whole business" securitization. In early 2004, Fraikin, France's leading industrial vehicle rental company, compares several alternatives for refinancing a large bridge loan within a year. Presents three primary options: a classic... View Details
      Keywords: Debt Securities; Transportation; Renting or Rental; Transportation Industry; Service Industry; France
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      Kester, W. Carl, Vincent Marie Dessain, and Monika Stachowiak. "Fraikin SA." Harvard Business School Case 206-090, February 2006.
      • 22 Jul 2005
      • Keynote Speech

      Mergers and Acquisitions: Constructive or Destructive Force of Change?

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Change
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Mergers and Acquisitions: Constructive or Destructive Force of Change?" Nomura School of Advanced Management, Tokyo, Japan, July 22, 2005. (Reunion speaker.)
      • 2005
      • Manual

      Teaching Manual to accompany Case Problems in Finance

      By: W. Carl Kester, Richard Ruback and Peter Tufano
      Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Finance; Teaching; Books
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      Kester, W. Carl, Richard Ruback, and Peter Tufano, eds. Teaching Manual to accompany Case Problems in Finance. 12th ed. Chicago: McGraw-Hill, 2005.
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