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- October 2013
- Case
Oaktree and the Restructuring of CIT Group (A)
By: Victoria Ivashina and David Scharfstein
CIT's prepackaged bankruptcy marked the first time a major financial institution was able to successfully restructure and emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, challenging conventional views that a financial firm could not survive bankruptcy proceedings as a going...
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Ivashina, Victoria, and David Scharfstein. "Oaktree and the Restructuring of CIT Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 214-035, October 2013.
- spring 2006
- Article
All's Fair in Love, War, & Bankruptcy: Corporate Governance Implications of CEO Turnover in Financial Distress
Prior discussions of management turnover during financial distress have examined bankrupt and non-bankrupt firms as distinct groupings with little overlap. Separately investigating rates of turnover in-bankruptcy and out-of-bankruptcy, without a direct comparison...
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Keywords:
CEO Turnover;
Bankruptcy;
Restructuring;
Shadow Of Bankruptcy;
Borrowing and Debt;
Credit;
Financing and Loans;
Corporate Governance;
Finance;
Theory;
Markets;
United States
Bernstein, Ethan S. "All's Fair in Love, War, & Bankruptcy: Corporate Governance Implications of CEO Turnover in Financial Distress." Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance 11, no. 2 (spring 2006): 299–325.
- November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
- Case
Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Hoechst A.G.
By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Hoechst A.G." Harvard Business School Case 385-202, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
- November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
- Case
Restructuring European Petrochemicals: BASF A.G.
By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: BASF A.G." Harvard Business School Case 385-201, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
- November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
- Case
Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Regional Data
By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Regional Data." Harvard Business School Case 385-217, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
- November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
- Case
Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Exxon Chemical
By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Exxon Chemical." Harvard Business School Case 385-205, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
- April 1988
- Case
Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Update 1988
By: Joseph L. Bower
Bower, Joseph L. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Update 1988." Harvard Business School Case 388-142, April 1988.
- July 2016 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
Alphabet Eyes New Frontiers (A)
By: Juan Alcacer, Raffaella Sadun, Olivia Hull and Kerry Herman
In October 2015, Google restructured into Alphabet, a holding company, which analysts said would facilitate innovation among its diverse subsidiaries. But when news reports surfaced revealing struggles within Alphabet companies including Nest, the smart thermostat...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Conglomerates;
Corporate Restructuring;
Google;
Corporate Strategy;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Innovation Strategy;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Research and Development;
Diversification;
Financial Reporting;
Talent and Talent Management;
Technology Industry;
Computer Industry;
California;
United States
Alcacer, Juan, Raffaella Sadun, Olivia Hull, and Kerry Herman. "Alphabet Eyes New Frontiers (A)." Harvard Business School Case 717-418, July 2016. (Revised March 2024.)
- 18 Aug 2014
- News
When a Spinoff Makes Strategic Sense
- September 1997 (Revised August 2007)
- Case
Bankruptcy and Restructuring at Marvel Entertainment Group
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Jason Auerbach
Marvel Entertainment Group is the leading comic book publisher in the United States, with superheros like Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men, and Captain America. It is also one of the leading manufacturers of sports and entertainment trading cards under the...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Borrowing and Debt;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Governance Controls;
Courts and Trials;
Planning;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Esty, Benjamin C., and Jason Auerbach. "Bankruptcy and Restructuring at Marvel Entertainment Group." Harvard Business School Case 298-059, September 1997. (Revised August 2007.)
- November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
- Case
Restructuring European Petrochemicals: British Petroleum, P.L.C.
By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: British Petroleum, P.L.C." Harvard Business School Case 385-204, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
- November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
- Case
Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Royal Dutch/Shell Group
By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Royal Dutch/Shell Group." Harvard Business School Case 385-206, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
- November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
- Case
Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Imperial Chemical Industries, P.L.C.
By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Imperial Chemical Industries, P.L.C." Harvard Business School Case 385-203, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
- January 2002 (Revised September 2002)
- Case
Corporate Renewal in America
By: Bruce R. Scott and Thomas S. Mondschean
Discusses various macroeconomic, regulatory, technological, and financial forces that led to increased corporate restructuring in the United States beginning in the mid-1980s. The U.S. financial system is often viewed as the most developed in the world and a model for...
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Keywords:
Performance Evaluation;
Corporate Governance;
Macroeconomics;
Economic Systems;
Restructuring;
Markets;
Private Sector;
Corporate Finance;
Germany;
Japan;
United States
Scott, Bruce R., and Thomas S. Mondschean. "Corporate Renewal in America." Harvard Business School Case 702-018, January 2002. (Revised September 2002.)
- November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
- Case
Restructuring European Petrochemicals: The Dow Chemical Co.
By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: The Dow Chemical Co." Harvard Business School Case 385-207, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
- February 1997
- Case
Transportation Displays, Incorporated (D): Exiting from a Successful Restructuring
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Vincent Hemmer, Eric Rahe, David Shorrock and Stephen Voorhis
Following a successful corporate turnaround and, more recently, a leveraged recapitalization, management of a highly profitable, fast--growing outdoor advertising company must consider alternative ways to harvest cash flow from the company without jeopardizing the...
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Gilson, Stuart C., Vincent Hemmer, Eric Rahe, David Shorrock, and Stephen Voorhis. "Transportation Displays, Incorporated (D): Exiting from a Successful Restructuring." Harvard Business School Case 297-085, February 1997.
- December 2018
- Case
Corporate Transformation at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
By: Joseph B. Fuller, Amy C. Edmondson, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Tonia Labruyere
When Stefan Oschmann became CEO and chairman of the executive board of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, in 2016, the company had started its transformation from a mid-tier traditional German industry player to a global modern science and technology player. The...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance With Family Ownership;
Transformation;
Change Management;
Restructuring;
Corporate Governance;
Family Ownership
Fuller, Joseph B., Amy C. Edmondson, Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Tonia Labruyere. "Corporate Transformation at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany." Harvard Business School Case 319-072, December 2018.
- August 1972 (Revised November 2002)
- Case
Prelude Corporation
Describes a company that is seeking to restructure the lobster fishing industry by applying technology and management to what has been essentially a cottage industry. The student is expected to identify and evaluate the strategy pursued by the company to date and then...
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Keywords:
Technology;
Strategy;
Leading Change;
Animal-Based Agribusiness;
Industry Growth;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Rosenblum, John W. "Prelude Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 373-052, August 1972. (Revised November 2002.)
- August 2016
- Teaching Note
Songy 2011: Restructuring to Survive (Or, Surviving to Restructure?)
By: Charles F. Wu and Alexander W. Schultz
In 2011, Songy Partners, an Atlanta based real estate developer, was facing three distressed investments within their portfolio each with distinct sets of challenges. Having weathered a myriad of issues during the Global Financial Crisis which included operational...
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- June 1991 (Revised April 1997)
- Background Note
Managing the Multibusiness Corporation
By: David J. Collis
Lays out some ideas on how to restructure a multibusiness corporation. Identifies sixteen elements of organization design, and then applies contingency theory to argue that these elements need to be aligned with the tasks the corporation uses to create value across its...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Alignment;
Corporate Strategy;
Theory;
Value Creation
Collis, David J. "Managing the Multibusiness Corporation." Harvard Business School Background Note 391-286, June 1991. (Revised April 1997.)