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- 2019
- Case
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics: Can a Serial Acquisition Strategy Work for a Diagnostic Consulting Firm?
By: Jason Pananos and A.J. Wasserstein
Pananos, Jason, and A.J. Wasserstein. "Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics: Can a Serial Acquisition Strategy Work for a Diagnostic Consulting Firm?" Yale School of Management Case 19-014, 2019.
- December 2010
- Article
Acquisitions as Exaptation: The Legacy of Founding Institutions in the U.S. Commercial Banking Industry
By: Christopher Marquis and Zhi Huang
This study focuses on the imprinting of institutional environments, particularly how founding institutions impact intra-organizational capabilities and how such imprints may have different external manifestations in subsequent historical eras. We introduce the concept... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Banking; Organizations; Theory; Policy; Government and Politics; Management Practices and Processes; Strategy; Competency and Skills; United States
Marquis, Christopher, and Zhi Huang. "Acquisitions as Exaptation: The Legacy of Founding Institutions in the U.S. Commercial Banking Industry." Academy of Management Journal 53, no. 6 (December 2010): 1441–1473.
- 1994
- Book
Critical Issues in the Defense Acquisition Culture: Government and Industry Views from the Trenches
By: J. Ronald Fox
Fox, J. Ronald. Critical Issues in the Defense Acquisition Culture: Government and Industry Views from the Trenches. Washington, D.C.: Defense Systems Management College, 1994.
- 1989
- Other Unpublished Work
Congressional Testimony on Dealing with Persistent Acquisition Problems - U.S. Senate, Committee on Armed Services
By: J. Ronald Fox
- September 2009 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
Mercury Athletic: Valuing the Opportunity
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Joel L. Heilprin
In January 2007, West Coast Fashions, Inc., a large designer and marketer of branded apparel, announced a strategic reorganization that would result in the divestiture of their wholly owned footwear subsidiary, Mercury Athletic. John Liedtke, the head of business... View Details
Keywords: Mergers & Acquisitions; Sensitivity Analysis; Cost of Capital; Restructuring; Valuation; Cash Flow; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Luehrman, Timothy A., and Joel L. Heilprin. "Mercury Athletic: Valuing the Opportunity." Harvard Business School Brief Case 094-050, September 2009. (Revised June 2011.)
- 1990
- Other Unpublished Work
Congressional Testimony on Defense Acquisition Reform - U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services, Investigations Subcommittee
By: J. Ronald Fox
Keywords: National Security; Contracts; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; United States
Fox, J. Ronald. "Congressional Testimony on Defense Acquisition Reform - U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services, Investigations Subcommittee." U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1990.
- November 2014
- Case
Nestlé SA, 2014
By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In 2014, Nestlé was the largest producer of packaged foods and beverages in the world. 2013 revenues were $103.7 billion and operating profits $16.1 billion (15.5% of sales). The company owned 29 mega brands, each generating more than Euro 1 billion ($1.25 billion).... View Details
- January 2017
- Case
Medtronic: Making the Big Leap Forward (A)
By: William W. George and Monica Baraldi
In 2014, Medtronic was about to execute a $50 billion acquisition of Ireland-based Covidien. Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak was committed to building the largest medical technology company in the world while broadening its ability to fulfill its mission of “alleviating... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Medtronic; Covidien; Mission; Tax Inversion; Business Strategy; Leadership; Mergers and Acquisitions; Pharmaceutical Industry; Republic of Ireland; Europe; Minnesota; United States
George, William W., and Monica Baraldi. "Medtronic: Making the Big Leap Forward (A)." Harvard Business School Case 317-031, January 2017.
- June 2012 (Revised October 2018)
- Case
Home Nursing of North Carolina
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Ari Medoff's (HBS '11) goal was to control his own professional destiny by owning his own company. His search identified a suitable acquisition in Home Nursing of North Carolina, and he had negotiated a purchase price of $3.5 million, or 4.2x trailing EBITDA. Medoff... View Details
Keywords: Search Funds; Small Companies; Acquisitions; Negotiation; Medical Services; Negotiation Process; Valuation; Investment; Acquisition; Health Industry
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Home Nursing of North Carolina." Harvard Business School Case 212-120, June 2012. (Revised October 2018.)
- July 2010
- Case
Monmouth, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Piper and Heide Abelli
The management of Monmouth Inc. is considering whether to acquire the Robertson Tool Company and the value and form that the acquisition should take. Value can be assessed using a variety of approaches including a DCF with WACC analysis, impact on EPS and market... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Bidding; Forecasting; Stock Offerings; Mergers & Acquisitions; Margins; Stocks; Valuation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Forecasting and Prediction; Bids and Bidding; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Piper, Thomas R., and Heide Abelli. "Monmouth, Inc." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-226, July 2010.
- August 2019
- Case
Twiggle: E-Commerce with Semantic Search
By: Shane Greenstein and Danielle Golan
Four years after being founded, in 2014, by former Google executives Amir Konigsberg (CEO) and Adi Avidor (CTO), Twiggle had developed a search enhancement that plugged into an online merchant’s existing framework. The company utilized advanced structuring and... View Details
Keywords: Search Technology; Customer Acquisition; Internet and the Web; Technological Innovation; Commercialization; Growth and Development Strategy; E-commerce; Technology Industry; Israel
Greenstein, Shane, and Danielle Golan. "Twiggle: E-commerce with Semantic Search." Harvard Business School Case 620-025, August 2019.
- November 2018 (Revised January 2021)
- Case
Peak Investment Capital
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Kobbina Awuah (MBA 2014) became intrigued with the possibility of adapting Entrepreneurship through Acquisition in Ghana, where he grew up and where his family still lived. While he knew he could work for a multi-national enterprise located in Ghana, he was confident... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship In Africa; Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition; Entrepreneurship; Acquisition; Ghana
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Peak Investment Capital." Harvard Business School Case 219-061, November 2018. (Revised January 2021.)
- December 2021 (Revised May 2022)
- Case
Troverie (A)
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Lindsay N. Hyde and Olivia Graham
Six months after the August 2018 launch of Troverie, a U.S.-based online retailer of luxury watches, the average cost of acquiring a customer is much higher than originally projected, and the startup is incurring a substantial loss on each sales transaction. Could... View Details
Keywords: Startup; Luxury Goods; Customer Acquisition; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Luxury; Failure; Internet and the Web; Revenue; Fashion Industry; United States
Eisenmann, Thomas R., Lindsay N. Hyde, and Olivia Graham. "Troverie (A)." Harvard Business School Case 822-068, December 2021. (Revised May 2022.)
- June 2015
- Case
Atlantic Grupa
By: Yuhai Xuan and Mato Njavro
Xuan, Yuhai, and Mato Njavro. "Atlantic Grupa." Harvard Business School Case 215-077, June 2015.
- December 26, 2014
- Article
Mergers & Acquisitions: Before a Merger, Consider Company Cultures Along with Financials
By: David G. Fubini
Not everything can be accounted for on a spreadsheet. View Details
Keywords: Mergers & Acquisitions; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Mergers and Acquisitions; Accounting
Fubini, David G. "Mergers & Acquisitions: Before a Merger, Consider Company Cultures Along with Financials." Harvard Business Review (website) (December 26, 2014).
- April 2015 (Revised June 2016)
- Case
The Transformation of NCR
By: David Collis, Raffaella Sadun and Matthew Shaffer
During his tenure as CEO since 2005, Bill Nuti had moved NCR Corporation (originally National Cash Register) from its historical competence in hardware to become a provider of hardware and software for managing transactions across a range of industries and payments... View Details
Keywords: NCR; Hardware; Software; Acquisitions; Financial Services; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Expansion; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Transformation; Acquisition; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry
Collis, David, Raffaella Sadun, and Matthew Shaffer. "The Transformation of NCR." Harvard Business School Case 715-438, April 2015. (Revised June 2016.)
- June 2014
- Article
Acquirer-Target Social Ties and Merger Outcomes
By: Joy Ishii and Yuhai Xuan
This paper investigates the effect of social ties between acquirers and targets on merger performance. Using data on educational background and past employment, we construct a measure of the extent of cross-firm social connection between directors and senior executives... View Details
Keywords: Mergers; Acquisitions; Social Ties; Social Connections; Mergers and Acquisitions; Relationships; Outcome or Result
Ishii, Joy, and Yuhai Xuan. "Acquirer-Target Social Ties and Merger Outcomes." Journal of Financial Economics 112, no. 3 (June 2014): 344–363.
- April 2021 (Revised December 2021)
- Case
The Carlyle Group: Carving Out Atotech
On January 31, 2017, The Carlyle Group ("Carlyle") closed its $3.2 billion acquisition of Atotech, an international Specialty Chemicals and Equipment company. In Carlyle's Washington, DC headquarters, the US-based deal team—Martin Sumner, Greg Nikodem, Tanaka Maswoswe... View Details
Keywords: Oil & Gas; Deal; International Acquisition; International; Acquisition; Negotiation Deal; Transformation; Chemicals; Chemical Industry; United States; Europe; Asia; Germany
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "The Carlyle Group: Carving Out Atotech." Harvard Business School Case 321-153, April 2021. (Revised December 2021.)
- June 2023 (Revised September 2023)
- Simulation
Managing the Customer Journey Marketing Simulation: Adobe's Data-Driven Operating Model (DDOM)
By: Sunil Gupta, Rajiv Lal and Celine Chammas
Adobe started monitoring Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), one of its primary metrics, when it shifted from selling its software in a box to selling the software as a subscription-based cloud service. They wanted to know when, where, and how much to invest in marketing.... View Details