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  • 18 Jul 2006
  • First Look

First Look: July 18, 2006

than $100 million. These transactions are large enough to require the help of a financial adviser and attract both strategic and financial bidders. The sale process described is that of a private auction, including a confidential... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jun 1997
  • News

HBS Cyberposium Brings Online Future into Focus

Future of Retailing." Participants reported success in leveraging advanced technology to reach more customers and provide better service. Tuck Rickards (MBA '91), CEO of Virtual Emporium, an online shopping company, predicted that "in the... View Details
Keywords: Meg Gardner
  • May 2008 (Revised June 2009)
  • Case

Finansbank 2006

By: C. Fritz Foley and Linnea Meyer
How do financial policy requirements and benefits of ownership concentration affect the need for and process of corporate restructuring? This case provides students with an opportunity to analyze the restructuring of a Turkish multinational business group by way of a... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Restructuring; Capital Budgeting; Agreements and Arrangements; Valuation; Turkey; Greece
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Foley, C. Fritz, and Linnea Meyer. "Finansbank 2006." Harvard Business School Case 208-108, May 2008. (Revised June 2009.)
  • April 1991 (Revised July 1991)
  • Case

RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch
Charles Hugel, the chairman of RJR Nabisco, receives a call from RJR Nabisco's CEO, Ross Johnson; Johnson plans to present an LBO plan to the board of directors at the board meeting the following week. The case details Hugel's actions as chairman, and describes the... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Situation or Environment; Bids and Bidding; Decision Making; Managerial Roles; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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Lorsch, Jay W. "RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 491-120, April 1991. (Revised July 1991.)
  • 27 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 27

firm performed extraordinarily well after a leveraged buyout in 2004 and recently executed a highly successful IPO. The company sources its goods primarily from Asia. It has strong brand recognition and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018

the industry and in China. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/909403 Harvard Business School Case 216-052 Bankruptcy at Caesars Entertainment Caesars Entertainment was a large casino operator in the United States that had been purchased in a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Jun 2004
  • Research & Ideas

The Big Money for Big Projects

capital structure, board of directors, compensation schemes, etc.—which may or may not be appropriate for any particular asset, the firm can create an entirely different governance system that is ideally suited for the asset in question. Much the same way View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services
  • 20 Aug 2012
  • Research & Ideas

The Acquirers

M&A research examined topics such as how structured credit impacted the buyout boom and bidding strategies of private equity firms, little focus had been placed on the competition between acquiring companies themselves. In earlier... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard; Financial Services
  • March 1993
  • Case

Clarion Optical Co.

By: Michael J. Roberts and Howard H. Stevenson
Focuses on two individuals' attempts to purchase Clarion Optical Co. Forces students to consider alternative proposals for financing the purchase; generate pro forma cash flows to assess the feasibility of these proposals; estimate the sources and magnitude of... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Financing and Loans; Investment Return; Cash Flow; Forecasting and Prediction
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Roberts, Michael J., and Howard H. Stevenson. "Clarion Optical Co." Harvard Business School Case 393-116, March 1993.
  • 05 Apr 2016
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Summer Internships in the JD/MBA Program

also with a team of lawyers specializing in transactional and real estate law.  To compete at this level, I realized I would need a more in-depth understanding of both sides of the equation: taxes, regulatory issues, the distinctions... View Details
  • July 1996 (Revised January 1997)
  • Case

Northwest Airlines: Brush with Bankruptcy (A)--November 1992

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Davis Dyer
Deals with Northwest's financial crisis between the fall of 1992 and the following spring. Northwest's leaders face the problem of how to meet an impending $600 million payment on the 1989 LBO loan when the airline had run out of cash. Concludes by outlining options... View Details
Keywords: Air Transportation; Restructuring; Leveraged Buyouts; Crisis Management; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financial Strategy; Financial Crisis; Air Transportation Industry; United States
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Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Davis Dyer. "Northwest Airlines: Brush with Bankruptcy (A)--November 1992." Harvard Business School Case 897-030, July 1996. (Revised January 1997.)
  • 25 Aug 2022
  • News

Full Stream Ahead

long-dated liabilities and need to deploy cash continuously, Soares says. “The appetite for ever-larger buyout transactions from those mega funds trickled into the music industry also.” Those trends collided... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment
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Mergers & Acquisitions: deal type

How can I find deals of specific types, such as spinoffs or LBOs? Capital IQ Select Screening and click Transactions In section, General Transaction Details (on the right) select features. Select from the available types,... View Details
  • March 2021 (Revised January 2022)
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Revlon: Surviving Covid-19

By: Kristin Mugford and Sarah Gulick
In October 2020, Revlon faced a crossroads. While it had been struggling with high levels of debt before COVID-19, the pandemic had caused it to go further into debt. Unlike other financial crises, many consumers had stopped buying skincare or cosmetics, and sales of... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Leveraged Buyouts; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financial Liquidity; Bonds; Corporate Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States
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Mugford, Kristin, and Sarah Gulick. "Revlon: Surviving Covid-19." Harvard Business School Case 221-084, March 2021. (Revised January 2022.)
  • 25 Mar 2014
  • First Look

First Look: March 25

Harvard Business School Case 214-027 ISS A/S: The Buyout Provides the opportunity to value a leveraged buy-out and to examine the nature and extent of a company's responsibilities to its bondholders. Here,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Feb 2023
  • Blog Post

Meet the Black Investment Club

co-founded a Southern-Africa focused VC firm, Zenga Ventures. At HBS, Akapelwa is able to share his experience both as an entrepreneur and as an investor. Over the course of his career to date, Akapelwa has participated in closed View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Venture Capital; Investment Management / Hedge Fund
  • December 2002 (Revised June 2003)
  • Case

Vignette: The Rebar Dilemma

By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Martin Smith, a new associate at an LBO firm, must respond to a problem posed by his boss, based on an historical deal that suddenly came undone. After months of negotiation, his firm's plan to buy a bankrupt competitor of one of its portfolio companies and close it... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Competition; Growth and Development Strategy; Business or Company Management
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Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Vignette: The Rebar Dilemma." Harvard Business School Case 803-091, December 2002. (Revised June 2003.)
  • December 1990 (Revised February 2000)
  • Supplement

Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners, Video

By: Michael C. Jensen and Brian Barry
Edward Burkhardt, president and CEO of Wisconsin Central, and Carl Freebback, general partner of Berkshire Partners, engage in a question and answer session with the students. View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leveraged Buyouts; Financial Condition; Financing and Loans; Corporate Finance; Rail Industry
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Jensen, Michael C., and Brian Barry. "Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 891-509, December 1990. (Revised February 2000.)
  • 03 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 3, 2009

forthcoming Abstract In this essay, we review the key features of the literature on innovation and organizational structure. We highlight the key areas where work has been undertaken, as well as the limitations of the literature to date. The Performance of Reverse... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Jan 2015
  • First Look

First Look: January 27

reducing banks' leverage reduces the risk and cost of equity but does not change the weighted average cost of capital, and thus the rates for borrowers. We confirm that the equity of better-capitalized banks has lower beta and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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