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  • August 2013
  • Supplement

HgCapital and the Visma Transaction (B-1): Nic Humphries

By: Paul A. Gompers, Karol Misztal and Joris Van Gool
Keywords: Private Equity; Leveraged Buyouts; Management Buyout; Deal Structuring; Negotiations; Finance; Valuation; Europe
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Gompers, Paul A., Karol Misztal, and Joris Van Gool. "HgCapital and the Visma Transaction (B-1): Nic Humphries." Harvard Business School Supplement 214-019, August 2013.
  • August 2013
  • Supplement

HgCapital and the Visma Transaction (B-2): Oystein Moan

By: Paul A. Gompers, Karol Misztal and Joris Van Gool
Keywords: Private Equity; Leveraged Buyouts; Management Buyout; Deal Structuring; Negotiations; Finance; Valuation; Europe
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Gompers, Paul A., Karol Misztal, and Joris Van Gool. "HgCapital and the Visma Transaction (B-2): Oystein Moan." Harvard Business School Supplement 214-020, August 2013.
  • November 2017
  • Teaching Note

The Carlyle Group and Axalta

By: Josh Lerner and Alexey Tuzikov
Teaching Note for HBS No. 818-040. View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Carlyle; Axalta; LBO; Leveraged Buyout
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Lerner, Josh, and Alexey Tuzikov. "The Carlyle Group and Axalta." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 818-074, November 2017.
  • March 2013 (Revised March 2014)
  • Case

Brazos Partners and the Tri-Northern Exit

By: Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and Nathaniel Burbank
Randall Fojtasek, a partner at the Dallas-based Brazos Private Equity Partners, must decide whether now is the time to sell his firm's investment in Tri-Northern Distribution. Brazos, a middle-market leveraged buyout group, created the company two years earlier through... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity Exit; LBO; Leveraged Buyout Transaction; Texas; Security; Brazos; Tri-Northern; Tri-Ed; Northern Video; Private Equity; Partners and Partnerships; Distribution; Leveraged Buyouts; Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment Funds; Financial Services Industry; Distribution Industry; Texas
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Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew, and Nathaniel Burbank. "Brazos Partners and the Tri-Northern Exit." Harvard Business School Case 813-157, March 2013. (Revised March 2014.)
  • January 2004
  • Case

Bob Holgrom and the Buyout of the Carlson Division

By: Thomas R. Piper
The head of the Carlson Division stands to benefit substantially in financial terms if a private equity firm wins the bid for the division. The division is in the early stages of a performance turnaround, with only three quarters of profit improvement and no audited... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Leveraged Buyouts; Corporate Disclosure; Ethics; Financial Reporting; Laws and Statutes; Performance Improvement
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Piper, Thomas R. "Bob Holgrom and the Buyout of the Carlson Division." Harvard Business School Case 304-083, January 2004.
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Analysts and Information Gaps: Lessons From the UAL Buyout

By: S. C. Gilson
Keywords: Information; Learning; Leveraged Buyouts
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Gilson, S. C. "Analysts and Information Gaps: Lessons From the UAL Buyout." Financial Analysts Journal 56, no. 6 (November–December 2000): 82–110.
  • January 2017 (Revised August 2017)
  • Case

Earl Gordon - Eastern Circle

By: Steven Rogers and Greg White
This case follows an African-American entrepreneur through the process of sourcing a potential acquisition, valuing a company, and securing the funding to purchase the company. This entrepreneur must decide if he should close the deal and which financing term sheet to... View Details
Keywords: Negotiations; Manufacturing; LBO; Leveraged Buyout; Entrepreneurship; Term Sheets; Deal Structuring; Financial Statements; Acquisition; Leveraged Buyouts; Business Model; Forecasting and Prediction; Cost vs Benefits; Cash Flow; Borrowing and Debt; Cost of Capital; Private Equity; Negotiation Deal; Negotiation Offer; Negotiation Process; Valuation; Value Creation; California
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Rogers, Steven, and Greg White. "Earl Gordon - Eastern Circle." Harvard Business School Case 317-061, January 2017. (Revised August 2017.)
  • October 2019 (Revised December 2019)
  • Case

BC Partners: Acuris

By: Victoria Ivashina and Terrence Shu
This case follows Nikos Stathopoulos, Managing Partner of BC Partners, as he and his team evaluate the potential sale of one of BC Partners’ portfolio companies, Acuris. Acuris was a global financial intelligence, news, and data company that had been acquired by BC... View Details
Keywords: Fund Management; Fund Raising; Leveraged Buyout; Buyout; Portfolio Management; Operations Improvement; Exit; Exit Strategy; Valuation Ratios; Finance; Private Equity; Leveraged Buyouts; Operations; Performance Improvement; Acquisition; Valuation
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Ivashina, Victoria, and Terrence Shu. "BC Partners: Acuris." Harvard Business School Case 220-041, October 2019. (Revised December 2019.)
  • May–June 1995
  • Article

Rehabilitating the Leveraged Buyout: A Look at Clayton, Dubilier and Rice

By: W. C. Kester and T. A. Luehrman
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Information
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Kester, W. C., and T. A. Luehrman. "Rehabilitating the Leveraged Buyout: A Look at Clayton, Dubilier and Rice." Harvard Business Review 73, no. 3 (May–June 1995): 119–130.
  • October 2012
  • Case

Winfield Refuse Management, Inc.: Raising Debt vs. Equity

By: W. Carl Kester and Sunru Yong
A small, publicly traded company specializing in non-hazardous waste management considers a major acquisition in the Midwestern U.S. The acquisition can provide entry into the region, help the firm compete in a competitive industry, and improve its cost position. The... View Details
Keywords: United States; Acquisitions; Capital Structure; Equity Capital; Debt Management; Expansion; Leveraged Buyouts; Financial Analysis; Administrative/Support/Waste Management/Remediation Services; Equity; Borrowing and Debt; Service Industry
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Kester, W. Carl, and Sunru Yong. "Winfield Refuse Management, Inc.: Raising Debt vs. Equity." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-530, October 2012.
  • 1992
  • Chapter

Organizational Changes and Value Creation in Leveraged Buyouts: The Case of O.M. Scott & Sons Company

By: George P. Baker and Karen H. Wruck
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Value Creation
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Baker, George P., and Karen H. Wruck. "Organizational Changes and Value Creation in Leveraged Buyouts: The Case of O.M. Scott & Sons Company." In Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Incentives, edited by William J. Bruns. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1992.
  • December 1989
  • Article

Organizational Changes and Value Creation in Leveraged Buyouts: The Case of O.M. Scott & Sons Company

By: George P. Baker and Karen Wruck
Keywords: Change; Value; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Instruments; Leveraged Buyouts
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Baker, George P., and Karen Wruck. "Organizational Changes and Value Creation in Leveraged Buyouts: The Case of O.M. Scott & Sons Company." Journal of Financial Economics 25 (December 1989).
  • February 2013 (Revised February 2013)
  • Case

Wayne Ferrari: iAutomation at a Crossroads

By: Jim Sharpe and Michael Norris
Wayne Ferrari has bridged the gap between being an independent entrepreneur and a "professional manager." After selling his business to a Private Equity (PE) firm, Ferrari takes on the role of CEO and with their support implements a roll-up strategy to attain growth... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurial Organizations; Leveraged Buyouts; Roll-up; Career Planning; Acquisitions; Pricing; Pricing Policies; Pricing Strategy; Pricing Structure; Acquisition; Entrepreneurship; Private Equity; Distribution; Integration; System; Electronics Industry; Distribution Industry; United States
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Sharpe, Jim, and Michael Norris. "Wayne Ferrari: iAutomation at a Crossroads." Harvard Business School Case 813-120, February 2013. (Revised February 2013.)
  • Forthcoming
  • Article

Weak Credit Covenants

By: Victoria Ivashina and Boris Vallée
Using novel data on 1,240 credit agreements, we investigate sources of contractual complexity in the leveraged loan market. While negative covenants are widespread, carve-out and deductible clauses that qualify them are as frequent. We propose simple and comprehensive... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Loans; Loan Contracts; Debt Covenants; Carve-out; Creditor Governance; LBO; Credit; Agreements and Arrangements; Leveraged Buyouts
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Ivashina, Victoria, and Boris Vallée. "Weak Credit Covenants." Management Science (forthcoming). (Pre-published online April 15, 2025.)
  • August 2013
  • Case

HgCapital and the Visma Transaction (A)

By: Paul A. Gompers, Karol Misztal and Joris Van Gool
This case concerns the negotiations of a deal by HgCapital, a UK-based private equity firm, to buy Visma, ASA, a Norwegian software company. Visma has received an offer from Sage Group, a strategic acquirer. HgCapital must determine if it wants to bid and how to outbid... View Details
Keywords: Management Buyout; Deal Structuring; Negotiations; Private Equity; Finance; Valuation; Leveraged Buyouts; Negotiation Deal; Negotiation; Strategy; Europe
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Gompers, Paul A., Karol Misztal, and Joris Van Gool. "HgCapital and the Visma Transaction (A)." Harvard Business School Case 214-018, August 2013.
  • May 1989 (Revised August 2006)
  • Case

RJR Nabisco

By: Richard S. Ruback
Gives students the opportunity to explore issues facing the board of directors in a leveraged buyout. RJR Nabisco is valued under different operating strategies and the source of gains in leveraged buyouts is stressed. View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Profit; Operations; Problems and Challenges; Strategy; Valuation
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Ruback, Richard S. "RJR Nabisco." Harvard Business School Case 289-056, May 1989. (Revised August 2006.)
  • July 2017
  • Supplement

Centerbridge Partners and Great Wolf Resorts (B)

By: Josh Lerner, John D. Dionne and Amram Migdal
The case examines the aftermath of the March 2015 Centerbridge Partners acquisition of Great Wolf Resorts, a North American family-oriented indoor water parks and hotel operator, from a private equity (PE) competitor, Apollo Global Management. View Details
Keywords: Private Equity Financing; Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities; CMBS; Secondary Buyouts; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Leveraged Buyouts; Business Exit or Shutdown; Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Cost; Cost of Capital; Equity; Private Equity; Financial Instruments; Debt Securities; Accommodations Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Financial Services Industry; North and Central America; United States
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Lerner, Josh, John D. Dionne, and Amram Migdal. "Centerbridge Partners and Great Wolf Resorts (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 818-024, July 2017.
  • November 1988 (Revised September 1991)
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Simmons Japan Ltd.

By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Concerns the first leveraged buyout to occur in Japan. Analytic tasks include a valuation of the company and an assessment of its debt capacity. Also provides opportunities to discuss agency costs associated with alternative capital and equity ownership structures,... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Borrowing and Debt; Capital Structure; Cost; Equity; Production; Valuation; Japan; United States
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Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Simmons Japan Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 289-001, November 1988. (Revised September 1991.)
  • November 2006 (Revised December 2011)
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HCA, Inc. (A)

By: Richard S. Ruback
Focuses on the buyout of HCA by three private equity firms: Bain Capital, KKR, and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity. It provides an opportunity to discuss a variety of issues related to leveraged buyouts including the process, the role of private equity, the... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Private Equity; Investment; Business and Shareholder Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Valuation
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Ruback, Richard S. "HCA, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 207-076, November 2006. (Revised December 2011.)
  • February 1999 (Revised June 1999)
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Investitori Associati: Exiting the Savio LBO (A)

By: Josh Lerner, Dino Cattaneo and Giampiero Mazza
Investitori Associati seeks to exit a leveraged buyout investment. Choosing the appropriate way in which to undertake their exit-an initial public offering or sale of the firm-proves problematic. View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Initial Public Offering; Business Exit or Shutdown; Leveraged Buyouts
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Lerner, Josh, Dino Cattaneo, and Giampiero Mazza. "Investitori Associati: Exiting the Savio LBO (A)." Harvard Business School Case 299-048, February 1999. (Revised June 1999.)
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