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- November 2014
- Case
Citywide Building Services
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Citywide Building Services." Harvard Business School Case 215-031, November 2014.
- September 2012
- Case
Castronics, LLC
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Patrick Dickinson (HBS '09) and Michael Weiner (MIT's Sloan '07) acquired Castronics, a firm that specialized in threading pipe used in the oil and natural gas industry, at the end of 2009. The partners overcame significant hurdles during the first two years of... View Details
Keywords: Small Business; Search Funds; Corporate Finance; Entrepreneurship; Financial Management; Energy Industry; Western United States
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Castronics, LLC." Harvard Business School Case 213-028, September 2012.
- July 2012 (Revised June 2018)
- Case
MC Tool
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Two partners acquired MC Tool in October 2007 for $5 million. The company was a machine shop that manufactured parts for a wide variety of applications in the energy, automotive, and industrial equipment industries. In their first year of ownership, the partners... View Details
Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Risk Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Problems and Challenges; Transformation; Production; Business Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "MC Tool." Harvard Business School Case 213-013, July 2012. (Revised June 2018.)
- July 2012
- Case
Revenue Solutions, LLC
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Ari Wasserman and Nick Esayian were both dissatisfied with their future prospects in their current careers. Wasserman, who managed an infomercial business for a direct response consumer marketing company, wanted more flexibility and ownership. Esayian was the CEO of... View Details
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Revenue Solutions, LLC." Harvard Business School Case 213-032, July 2012.
- 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.)
- September 2011 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Penn Warranty Corporation
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Penn Warranty Corporation sold warranty contracts to the used car market. During the recession in 2008/2009 Penn's sales declined by 26% Instead of growing by 11% as forecasted. Also, disruptions in financial and insurance markets created a cash shortfall. In the... View Details
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Penn Warranty Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 212-007, September 2011. (Revised from original August 2011 version.)
- March 2011 (Revised March 2017)
- Case
Red Hen Baking Company
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
In 2007, the Red Hen Baking Company was deciding whether to move from its cramped and inefficient facility to a new facility. It had been in business about 8 years, and 2006 was the first year RHB realized a profit that was over $50,000. The added annual cost of the... View Details
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Red Hen Baking Company." Harvard Business School Case 211-091, March 2011. (Revised March 2017.)
- February 2011 (Revised August 2021)
- Case
Gemini Investors
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Gemini Investors was a private equity firm focused on small and lower middle market businesses. Gemini's target investment size was between $4 million and $6 million and a typical portfolio company had revenue of between $8 million and $30 million. In early 2015,... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Investment; Investment Funds; Markets; Size; Financial Services Industry; United States
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Gemini Investors." Harvard Business School Case 211-066, February 2011. (Revised August 2021.)
- January 2011 (Revised April 2020)
- Case
Executive Compensation at Talent Partners
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Talent Partners' CEO was very successful at growing the business and establishing its leadership position. He was compensated with a mix of salary and options and he did not own any equity in the company. The options were set so that if Talent Partners achieved its... View Details
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Executive Compensation at Talent Partners." Harvard Business School Case 211-073, January 2011. (Revised April 2020.)
- December 2010 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
Triple Point Technology
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
The founding CEO of Triple Point Technology, Peter Armstrong, was considering the sale of the company. The company specialized in providing its clients with software used for transaction processing and risk management in various commodity markets. Triple Point... View Details
Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Private Equity; Financial Management; Negotiation Offer; Sales; Valuation
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Triple Point Technology." Harvard Business School Case 211-057, December 2010. (Revised January 2013.)
- September 2001 (Revised October 2001)
- Teaching Note
Tree Values TN
By: Richard S. Ruback and Kathleen Luchs
Teaching Note for (9-201-031). View Details
Keywords: Forestry Industry
- April 1972
- Article
Investor Evaluation of Accounting Information: Some Empirical Evidence
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Richard Roll
Kaplan, Robert S., and Richard Roll. "Investor Evaluation of Accounting Information: Some Empirical Evidence." Journal of Business 45 (April 1972): 225–257.
- 22 May 2020
- In Practice
Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?
they said: Hospitals will rethink payment and operating models Leemore S. Dafny: Physician organizations will expand The decline in independent physician practices will accelerate, leading to larger physician organizations and more... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 10 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 10
http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/610018-PDF-ENG J.P. Morgan Richard S. Tedlow and David RubenHarvard Business School Case 810-052 An account of J.P. Morgan's remarkable... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- June 1981
- Article
Communications Strategy for the Nation-State
By: R. S. Tedlow and John A. Quelch
Keywords: Communication
Tedlow, R. S., and John A. Quelch. "Communications Strategy for the Nation-State." Public Relations Journal 37, no. 6 (June 1981): 22–25.
- 1985
- Book
The Coming of Managerial Capitalism: A Casebook on the History of American Economic Institutions
By: A. D. Chandler Jr. and R. S. Tedlow
Chandler, A. D., Jr., and R. S. Tedlow. The Coming of Managerial Capitalism: A Casebook on the History of American Economic Institutions. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1985.
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Competition and Strategy Unit at HBS Sets Pace In Its Field
achieved more effectively through creative combinations of available technologies and smart management than through radical technological innovations. He has also published on topics such as strategic management, international trade, and global competition in high-tech... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- February 1988
- Case
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. (Condensed)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Richard S. Rosenbloom
A condensed version of Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. The principal changes are the elimination of details about the early history of the company and condensation of the final section, Outlook for the Future. View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Industry Growth; Environmental Sustainability; Business Strategy; Trends; Manufacturing Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Richard S. Rosenbloom. "Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 388-096, February 1988.
- 07 Dec 1999
- Research & Ideas
Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century
Richard Tedlow has written, "most manufacturers were unknown to the people who bought their products." 50 Heinz would not have used the words "brand creation" to describe his initiatives.... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn
- December 1974
- Supplement
Fuqua Industries (B)
Salter, Malcolm S., and Richard G. Hamermesh. "Fuqua Industries (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 375-190, December 1974.