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- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
donut chain wars, details near-death takeover moments, and expounds on why a donut and a cup of coffee represent much more than a simple morning pick-me-up. READ MORE Hanna: Your book opens by setting the scene almost like an HBS case.... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- 08 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes (MBA 2017)
never know what any given day will bring. I’ve done everything from leading a hostile takeover of an ASX listed company (earning the nickname “Black Widow” – hilarious) to negotiating with Aboriginal groups in the Kimberley to... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
High Fives
Arps; Felix Rohatyn at Lazard Frères; Dick Fisher (MBA '62) at Morgan Stanley, who had a lot to do with my coming to the firm. I'd also never underestimate the influence of an Italian mother.” Best business advice ever received: “Joe Flom said something in the middle... View Details
- 17 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Being a Mom at Business School
Alice Liu (MBA 2021) is originally from Beijing, China and moved to Canada when she was 11. She went to WashU in St.Louis, and worked in investment banking at J.P. Morgan where she covered technology companies from SF and NYC offices. Alice is starting her own female... View Details
Thomas B. Pickens
Starting his career with only a small drilling, exploration and production firm, Pickens developed a knack for acquiring oil-rich properties. His luck afforded him the wealth he used to begin his famous string of attempted hostile View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
- 02 May 2023
- News
Banking’s Regular Rescuer
Photo via LinkedIn Photo via LinkedIn With this week's takeover of First Republic, the New York Times took a look at how JPMorgan Chase, led by CEO Jamie Dimon (MBA 1982), has leveraged its role as the go-to bank when other banks fail.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Wizard to the Rescue
and a hostile takeover looms. Enter four heroic student characters — Justin Thyme, Anita Richman, Dia Prentice, and Kris Matic — who set off on a journey to summon the Wizard of Hawes to the School’s rescue. The all-student song-and-dance... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Big Deal
Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975) made big news in February when his Tata Group purchased Corus, the Anglo-Dutch steel producer, the Financial Times reported (February 3, 2007). The $12 billion deal was one for the record books as the largest Indian View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 23 Apr 2016
- News
Tipping His Cap to Open Source
As COO at Delta Airlines, Jim Whitehurst (MBA 1994) helped bring the legacy carrier back from the brink of bankruptcy in 2006 while fending off a takeover bid by US Airways. That feat accomplished, he moved on to lead Red Hat, which... View Details
- 08 May 2019
- News
Lessons from the Ashes
critical opinions about the company’s management and wary of a corporate takeover, 26-year-old Warwick launched a successful takeover bid that was worth about $1.5 billion in US dollars. Just three years after Warwick’s takeover, the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
New Book Recounts Storied Class of ’49
Every HBS class has its “war stories.” In recent decades, they’ve been about takeover battles on Wall Street or crashing and burning in Silicon Valley. For the MBA Class of 1949, however, the “war stories” unfolded in places like Iwo... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton
- 20 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Acquirers
When it comes to mergers and acquisitions, private equity firms are in high-stakes competition with public companies to identify takeover targets. During some M&A waves, public companies dominate while in other periods private equity... View Details
- 22 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Hedge Fund as Activist
paper that activists appear to increase the probability that firms get acquired. Put differently, we rule out the hypothesis that they simply pick stocks that are soon going to be acquired anyway. Takeover As Motivator Our findings leave... View Details
- 04 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
Presenting…an Alternative to Company Presentations: Evercore Grabs Attention with Interactive Events
Takeda/Shire case. Together, they explored the strategic rationale behind the transaction, the regulatory nuances of the UK Takeover Code, negotiations and bid strategy, financing and the roles various people from all sides played in the... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Negotiating in 3-D: An Overarching Way to Get to Yes?
enhance one's BATNA. Sebenius cites the example of Kennecott Copper Corporation, which a number of years ago was faced with what the company felt might be an eventual government takeover of its mines in Chile. Simply continuing a narrow,... View Details
Keywords: Anita M. Harris
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Knowing the Score
network’s formidable financial might. The knowledge base required to fully understand the various takeovers and rights deals originated back in corporate finance class. Since Disney’s purchase of ESPN in 1996, management has chosen never... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Starting Now — Bruce Wasserstein (MBA 1971)
who has long been known for the Zenlike cool that comes over him in tense dealmaking negotiations when others begin to sweat. His reputation as a brilliant, aggressive takeover strategist made Wasserstein Perella a key player in most of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
An Economy Undermined
anger, and shifting ideologies. Then, in 1982, the bull market in stocks began. It changed the way companies were managed. CEOs focused on getting the stock price up. There was a takeover movement, then junk bonds, and then leveraged... View Details
- 18 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
Heinz Takeover Bid (A) No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/317127-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 317-128 Battle for the Soul of Capitalism: Unilever and the Kraft Heinz View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018
case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/819055-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 918-401 Keurig: Hostile Takeover (A) No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/918401-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman