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- October 1996 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
American Cyanamid (A): Boardroom Response to a Hostile Takeover Offer
American Home Products' (AHP) $9 billion hostile takeover of American Cyanamid (Cyanamid) was the largest mergers and-acquistions transaction in 1994, and made AHP the fourth largest pharmaceutical firm in the United States. At the time of AHP's offer, Cyanamid had... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
Wruck, Karen, and Sherry P. Roper. "American Cyanamid (A): Boardroom Response to a Hostile Takeover Offer." Harvard Business School Case 897-048, October 1996. (Revised December 1997.)
- May 2017
- Supplement
Battle for the Soul of Capitalism: Unilever and the Kraft Heinz Takeover Bid (B)
By: William W. George and Amram Migdal
This (B) case describes the aftermath of Unilever’s February 2017 rejection of Kraft Heinz Company’s (KHC)/3G Capital’s (3G) unsolicited $143 billion takeover offer. In an effort to defend itself against future attempts by KHC/3G or other suitors, Unilever announced on... View Details
George, William W., and Amram Migdal. "Battle for the Soul of Capitalism: Unilever and the Kraft Heinz Takeover Bid (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 317-128, May 2017.
- November 2005 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Oracle vs. PeopleSoft (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Guhan Subramanian and David Millstone
Focuses on the hotly contested takeover battle between software rivals Oracle and PeopleSoft in 2003 and 2004. Raises novel issues of takeover law under Delaware corporate law as well as issues of fair competition under California law. A central issue is whether the... View Details
- Article
Explaining Variation in Takeover Defenses: Blame the Lawyers
By: John C. Coates
Coates, John C. "Explaining Variation in Takeover Defenses: Blame the Lawyers." California Law Review 89, no. 5 (October 2001): 1301–1422.
- September 2007
- Supplement
The MCI Takeover Battle: Verizon versus Qwest (CW)
By: Malcolm P. Baker and James Quinn
- May 2017 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
Battle for the Soul of Capitalism: Unilever and the Kraft Heinz Takeover Bid (A)
By: William W. George and Amram Migdal
This case describes Kraft Heinz Company’s (KHC) February 2017 unsolicited $143 billion takeover offer to acquire Unilever. The offer was made to Unilever CEO Paul Polman by KHC chairman Alexandre Behring, who was also co-founder and CEO of Brazilian-based 3G Capital... View Details
George, William W., and Amram Migdal. "Battle for the Soul of Capitalism: Unilever and the Kraft Heinz Takeover Bid (A)." Harvard Business School Case 317-127, May 2017. (Revised February 2024.)
- 2006
- Other Unpublished Work
Positional Limits to Competitive Allocation: Evidence from Corporate Takeovers
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan. "Positional Limits to Competitive Allocation: Evidence from Corporate Takeovers." 2006.
- December 2003 (Revised November 2004)
- Teaching Note
EU's 13th Directive on Takeover Bids, The: Unlucky for Some?
By: Huw Pill
Teaching Note to (9-703-014). View Details
- 1994
- Chapter
The Agency Costs of Free Cash Flow: Corporate Finance and Takeovers
By: Michael Jensen
Jensen, Michael. "The Agency Costs of Free Cash Flow: Corporate Finance and Takeovers." In Management Buy-Outs, edited by Mike Wright and Keith Bradley, series editor, pp. 3–9. International Library of Management. England and Vermont: Dartmouth Publishing, 1994. (Also in AER, Vol. 76, No. 2 (May, 1986); abridged in Simon Management Rev, (Win, 1986); & forthcoming in Jensen, Management Revolution: The Legacy of the Market for Corporate Control, Harvard University Press.)
- July 2000
- Article
Empirical Evidence on Structural Takeover Defenses: Where Do We Stand?
By: John C. Coates
Coates, John C. "Empirical Evidence on Structural Takeover Defenses: Where Do We Stand?" University of Miami Law Review 54, no. 4 (July 2000): 783–798.
- 20 Jul 2007
- Keynote Speech
The New Activist Investors: Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Takeovers
By: W. Carl Kester
- 2004
- Chapter
Ownership, Takeovers and EU Law: How Contestable Should EU Corporations Be?
By: John C. Coates and Eddy Wymeersch
Coates, John C., and Eddy Wymeersch. "Ownership, Takeovers and EU Law: How Contestable Should EU Corporations Be?" In Reforming Company and Takeover Law in Europe, edited by Guido Ferrarini, Klaus J. Hopt, Jaap Winter, and Eddy Wymeersch. Oxford University Press, 2004.
- April 2019 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
Turnaround at Mattel, 2017
By: Ted Berk
Just nine months into her new role as chief executive of Mattel, the world's leading toy maker, Margo Georgiadis faces a set of unexpected, inter-related decisions in the fall of 2017. Mattel's performance had been lagging for a number of years, and Georgiadis had been... View Details
Keywords: Turnarounds; Takeover; Leading Change; Financial Condition; Decision Making; Transformation
Berk, Ted. "Turnaround at Mattel, 2017." Harvard Business School Case 219-102, April 2019. (Revised December 2019.)
- January 2017 (Revised December 2017)
- Case
Merging American Airlines and US Airways (A)
By: David G. Fubini, David A. Garvin and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In February 2013, US Airways announced that it would merge with American Airlines to create the world’s largest airline. Doug Parker, the CEO of US Airways, would become CEO of the new American Airlines Group (AAL). The case describes a number of critical decisions... View Details
Keywords: Airlines; Merger; Takeover; Integration Strategy; Merger Integration; Mergers and Acquisitions; Decision Making; Governance; Management Teams; Operations; Organizational Culture; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Fubini, David G., David A. Garvin, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Merging American Airlines and US Airways (A)." Harvard Business School Case 417-054, January 2017. (Revised December 2017.)
- 2015
- Case
Between Compliance and Support: The Role of the Commonwealth in District Takeovers
By: John J-H Kim, Christine An and Geoff Marietta
Kim, John J-H, Christine An, and Geoff Marietta. "Between Compliance and Support: The Role of the Commonwealth in District Takeovers." Harvard Business Publishing Case, 2015. (Case No. PEL-073.)
- July 2015
- Exercise
An Activist Approach: Confidential Role Assignment for Castle Rock Management
By: Guhan Subramanian and Kait Szydlowski
A three party, multiple-issue negotiation exercise dealing with a potential merger between two leading department stores, called for by an activist investor hedge fund in a letter to both companies. Company management will now attempt to navigate next moves, which are... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Activist Investors; Takeover Defense; Negotiation Types; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Investment Activism; Retail Industry
Subramanian, Guhan, and Kait Szydlowski. "An Activist Approach: Confidential Role Assignment for Castle Rock Management." Harvard Business School Exercise 916-012, July 2015.
- June 2013
- Case
Hess Corporation
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kathleen Durante
On January 29, 2013, Elliott Management, a hedge fund run by Paul E. Singer, which owned 4.5% of Hess Corporation stock, put forward a slate of five independent directors it wanted elected to improve the company's performance. Elliott argued that Hess lacked focus and... View Details
Keywords: Takeover Attempt; Board; Hess; Governing and Advisory Boards; Organizational Structure; Acquisition; Financial Services Industry; Energy Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Kathleen Durante. "Hess Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 413-126, June 2013.
- 1999
- Discussion Paper
The Contestability of Corporate Control: A Critique of the Scientific Evidence on Takeover Defenses
By: John C. Coates
Coates, John C. "The Contestability of Corporate Control: A Critique of the Scientific Evidence on Takeover Defenses." Discussion Paper Series, Harvard Law School, John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business, 1999. (No. 265.)
- Article
The Contestability of Corporate Control: A Critique of the Scientific Evidence on Takeover Defenses
By: John C. Coates
Coates, John C. "The Contestability of Corporate Control: A Critique of the Scientific Evidence on Takeover Defenses." Texas Law Review 79 (2000): 271.