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      • September 2002 (Revised March 2003)
      • Technical Note

      Technical Note on Equity-Linked Consideration, Part 2: Announcement Effects

      By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
      The announcement of merger or acquisition conveys new information to the capital markets. Shareholders and portfolio managers assess the news and trade on the basis of their new appraisals of value. Thus, from the actual Pstks of the two companies one can infer from... View Details
      Keywords: Announcements; Price; Acquisition; Business and Shareholder Relations
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      Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Technical Note on Equity-Linked Consideration, Part 2: Announcement Effects." Harvard Business School Technical Note 903-028, September 2002. (Revised March 2003.)
      • September 2002 (Revised December 2005)
      • Case

      DaimlerChrysler Post-Merger Integration (A)

      By: Richard F. Meyer, Michael G. Rukstad, Peter J. Coughlan and Stephan A. Jansen
      Describes the background, process, and aftermath of the merger between Daimler-Benz of Germany and Chrysler Corp. of America. Describes the economic structure and trends of the world automobile industry at the turn of the century as well as the individual histories and... View Details
      Keywords: Integration; Negotiation Process; Corporate Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Auto Industry; Germany; United States
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      Meyer, Richard F., Michael G. Rukstad, Peter J. Coughlan, and Stephan A. Jansen. "DaimlerChrysler Post-Merger Integration (A)." Harvard Business School Case 703-417, September 2002. (Revised December 2005.)
      • 2002
      • Working Paper

      Price Pressure Around Mergers

      By: Mark Mitchell, Todd Pulvino and Erik Stafford
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      Mitchell, Mark, Todd Pulvino, and Erik Stafford. "Price Pressure Around Mergers." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 03-029, September 2002.
      • August 2002 (Revised June 2003)
      • Case

      New Wachovia (A), The

      By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Jeremy Swinson
      In April 2001, First Union Corp. announced an agreement to merge with Wachovia Corp., a fellow North Carolina-based commercial bank. While the banks were preparing to consummate the merger, SunTrust Banks, Inc. of Atlanta, made a hostile offer for Wachovia, setting in... View Details
      Keywords: Voting; Mergers and Acquisitions; Conflict and Resolution; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Atlanta; North Carolina
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      Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Jeremy Swinson. "New Wachovia (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 903-033, August 2002. (Revised June 2003.)
      • August 2002 (Revised May 2003)
      • Case

      New Wachovia (B), The

      By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Jeremy Swinson
      On August 3, 2001, after a hotly contested proxy fight, Wachovia Corp.'s shareholders voted to merge with First Union Corp. The managers of the two banks then turned to face the challenges of integrating the two organizations. Their task was to implement a "merger of... View Details
      Keywords: Integration; Mergers and Acquisitions; Problems and Challenges; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; North Carolina
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      Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Jeremy Swinson. "New Wachovia (B), The." Harvard Business School Case 903-034, August 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
      • August 2002
      • Case

      eBay (C): PayPal Merger

      By: Frances X. Frei and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar
      Supplements the (A) case. View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Internet; Web Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
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      Frei, Frances X., and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar. "eBay (C): PayPal Merger." Harvard Business School Case 603-042, August 2002.
      • July 2002 (Revised December 2002)
      • Case

      Mercer Management Consulting (A)

      By: Thomas J. DeLong and Michael Echenberg
      Insurance giant Marsh & McLennan acquires management consulting firms Temple, Barker & Sloane (TBS) in 1987 and Strategic Planning Associates (SPA) in 1990 and sets out to merge the two. The merger proceeds slowly and painfully. Following the February 1990 merger,... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Model; Decision Making; Organizational Culture; Personal Development and Career; Horizontal Integration; Consulting Industry
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      DeLong, Thomas J., and Michael Echenberg. "Mercer Management Consulting (A)." Harvard Business School Case 403-009, July 2002. (Revised December 2002.)
      • 2002
      • Working Paper

      Mergers and Acquisitions: An Empirical Analysis of Synergies, Externalities and Dynamics

      By: Rachel T.A. Croson and Kathleen L. McGinn
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      Croson, Rachel T.A., Armando R. Gomes, Kathleen L. McGinn, and Markus Nöth. "Mergers and Acquisitions: An Empirical Analysis of Synergies, Externalities and Dynamics." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 02-101, June 2002.
      • April 2002
      • Article

      Limited Arbitrage in Mergers and Acquisitions

      By: Malcolm Baker and Serkan Savasoglu
      A diversified portfolio of risk arbitrage positions produces an abnormal return of 0.6-0.9% per month over the period from 1981 to 1996. We trace these profits to practical limits on risk arbitrage. In our model of risk arbitrage, arbitrageurs' risk-bearing capacity... View Details
      Keywords: Arbitrage; Market Efficiency; Mergers and Acquisitions; Profit; Risk and Uncertainty; Corporate Strategy; Capital; Banking Industry
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      Baker, Malcolm, and Serkan Savasoglu. "Limited Arbitrage in Mergers and Acquisitions." Journal of Financial Economics 64, no. 1 (April 2002): 91–116.
      • March 2002 (Revised June 2005)
      • Case

      AOL Time Warner, Inc.

      By: Stephen P. Bradley and Erin Sullivan
      AOL Time Warner, which has been billed as the "first fully integrated media and communications company of the Internet Century," raises the fundamental question of how value will be created and captured by the merger of AOL and Time Warner. This case describes just how... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Internet and the Web; Value Creation; Organizational Culture; Consolidation; Change Management; Telecommunications Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
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      Bradley, Stephen P., and Erin Sullivan. "AOL Time Warner, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 702-421, March 2002. (Revised June 2005.)
      • March 2002 (Revised January 2010)
      • Case

      BP and the Consolidation of the Oil Industry, 1998-2002

      By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and David J Hanson
      Examines the economics of the oil and gas industry with a focus on 1998 through 2001. Discusses the rationale behind using a growth in scale as a means to increase profitability and to gain competitive advantage. Also examines the classic strategic implications of... View Details
      Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Structures; Competitive Advantage; Consolidation; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Energy Industry
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      Reinhardt, Forest L., Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, and David J Hanson. "BP and the Consolidation of the Oil Industry, 1998-2002." Harvard Business School Case 702-012, March 2002. (Revised January 2010.)
      • February 2002 (Revised April 2002)
      • Case

      Chengwei Ventures and the hdt* Investment

      By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
      Bo Feng, cofounder and principal in Chengwei Ventures, one of the first sovereign venture capital firms in China, is trying to decide on the proper business model for hdt, the product of a merger between two portfolio companies. This case discusses the best way for the... View Details
      Keywords: Venture Capital; Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Relationship Management; Sovereign Finance; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Entrepreneurship; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Markets; Business Model; Financial Services Industry; China
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      Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Chengwei Ventures and the hdt* Investment." Harvard Business School Case 802-089, February 2002. (Revised April 2002.)
      • January 2002
      • Case

      Lycos (A): The Tripod Decision

      By: Giovanni M. Gavetti, Jan W. Rivkin and Elizabeth Johnson
      The Internet portal Lycos has acquired Tripod, a provider of home-page-building tools, and now must decide how to integrate the acquisition. View Details
      Keywords: Integration; Organizational Structure; Situation or Environment; Mergers and Acquisitions; Internet and the Web; Decision Choices and Conditions; Web Services Industry
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      Gavetti, Giovanni M., Jan W. Rivkin, and Elizabeth Johnson. "Lycos (A): The Tripod Decision." Harvard Business School Case 702-435, January 2002.
      • January 2002 (Revised June 2003)
      • Case

      Abelli and Saviotti at Banca Commerciale Italiana (A)

      By: Tiziana E. Casciaro, Kathleen L. McGinn and Massimiliano Belingheri
      In 1999, a powerful struggle amidst complex corporate and interpersonal networks led to the failed merger between Banca Commerciale Italiana and Unicredito Italiano--two of Italy's largest banking groups. This case analyzes the actions of Abelli and Saviotti, co-CEOs... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Networks; Banks and Banking; Business Strategy; Power and Influence; Crisis Management; Government and Politics; International Finance; Failure; Banking Industry; Italy
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      Casciaro, Tiziana E., Kathleen L. McGinn, and Massimiliano Belingheri. "Abelli and Saviotti at Banca Commerciale Italiana (A)." Harvard Business School Case 402-043, January 2002. (Revised June 2003.)
      • January 2002 (Revised July 2002)
      • Case

      Vialog Corporation

      By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Michele Lutz
      Traces the origin of Vialog Corp.--from its founding in 1996 through a roll-up of several independent teleconferencing companies in 1997 and its initial public offering (1999) and eventually to a potential merger or acquisition in June 2000. The company has grown... View Details
      Keywords: History; Business Exit or Shutdown; Internet and the Web; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Partners and Partnerships; Initial Public Offering; Business Growth and Maturation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Processes; Information Technology Industry; Europe
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      Hamermesh, Richard G., and Michele Lutz. "Vialog Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 802-008, January 2002. (Revised July 2002.)
      • January 2002 (Revised February 2002)
      • Case

      Valuing the AOL Time Warner Merger

      By: Lynda M. Applegate, Rena Miller and John N Rei
      On January 11, 2000, AOL and Time Warner announced their intention to merge, creating what AOL CEO Stephen Case and Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin called the 21st century's first fully integrated communications, media, and entertainment company. This case, prepared from... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Valuation; Situation or Environment; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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      Applegate, Lynda M., Rena Miller, and John N Rei. "Valuing the AOL Time Warner Merger." Harvard Business School Case 802-098, January 2002. (Revised February 2002.)
      • December 2001
      • Case

      Qwest Communications International Inc.

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Christopher Hackett
      Describes the evolution of Qwest from a small fiber-optic construction firm in 1996 to a global telecommunications giant in 2001. Focuses on Qwest's pivotal acquisition of "Baby Bell" US West, a regional Bell operating company many times Qwest's size. Discusses the... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Asset Pricing; Business History; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Organizational Culture; Partners and Partnerships; Vertical Integration; Telecommunications Industry
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Christopher Hackett. "Qwest Communications International Inc." Harvard Business School Case 802-133, December 2001.
      • October 2001 (Revised January 2002)
      • Case

      Auction Vignettes

      By: Guhan Subramanian and Michelle Kalka
      This case consists of a series of short vignettes illustrating several auctions: the auctions for Hillary Clinton's biography and the talents of baseball star Alex Rodriguez; eBay online auctions; the Turkish government's auction for a 51% stake in its state-run gas... View Details
      Keywords: Auctions
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      Subramanian, Guhan, and Michelle Kalka. "Auction Vignettes." Harvard Business School Case 902-070, October 2001. (Revised January 2002.)
      • October 2001 (Revised December 2001)
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      EU Takeover Directive

      By: Guhan Subramanian and Michelle Kalka
      The draft 13th Company Law Directive, originally written in the 1980s and first formally proposed in 1990, was intended to harmonize the takeover laws of the member states of the European Union (EU). From its inception, though, this bill was controversial. Nations... View Details
      Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Mergers and Acquisitions; Laws and Statutes; Policy; Problems and Challenges; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Germany; United Kingdom; European Union
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      Subramanian, Guhan, and Michelle Kalka. "EU Takeover Directive." Harvard Business School Case 902-066, October 2001. (Revised December 2001.)
      • October 2001 (Revised January 2002)
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      Philipp Justus at eBay Germany (A)

      By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas
      A week after becoming country manager of eBay's recently acquired German auction site, Philipp Justus must steer the company through a massive technical integration with eBay's Web site. Throughout the seven-month project, Justus and his team must master the challenge... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Design; Leadership; Internet and the Web; Globalized Firms and Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Managerial Roles; Management Teams; Management Practices and Processes; Auctions; Retail Industry; Information Technology Industry; Germany
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      Hill, Linda A., and Maria Farkas. "Philipp Justus at eBay Germany (A)." Harvard Business School Case 402-007, October 2001. (Revised January 2002.)
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