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  • 18 Jul 2006
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http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=206108 The Role of Private Equity Firms in Merger and Acquisition Transactions Author:William E. Fruhan Jr. Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • fourth quarter 2006
  • Article

Making the Best of M&A

By: Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions
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Lorsch, Jay W. "Making the Best of M&A." Directors & Boards 3, no. 3 (fourth quarter 2006): 6.
  • February 1994
  • Case

Merging Asea and Brown Boveri

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Dwight B. Crane
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions
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Bartlett, Christopher A., and Dwight B. Crane. "Merging Asea and Brown Boveri." Harvard Business School Case 394-146, February 1994.

    Roy L. Ash

    In 1953, Ash and his partner, Tex Thornton, bought Litton Industries, a small West Coast producer of microwave tubes. Litton embarked on an aggressive acquisition course. By 1961, the same year Ash became president of the company, Litton... View Details
    Keywords: Fabricated Goods
    • March 1988
    • Case

    Richardson-Vicks--1985 (B)

    Considers takeover defenses erected by Richardson-Vicks. The objective is to determine whether these defenses can by breached by a determined suitor, like Unilever. View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Consumer Products Industry
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    Rock, Kevin F. "Richardson-Vicks--1985 (B)." Harvard Business School Case 288-049, March 1988.
    • 20 Aug 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    The Acquirers

    debt?" The paper explores how the possibility of misvalued debt markets can both fuel merger activity and alter the balance between PE and strategic buyers. One approach was to study whether "cheap" debt led to more View Details
    Keywords: by Kim Girard; Financial Services
    • July–August 1999
    • Article

    Are You Paying Too Much for That Acquisition?

    By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Kersten Lia Lanes and Thomas C. Wilson
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions
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    Eccles, Robert G., Jr., Kersten Lia Lanes, and Thomas C. Wilson. "Are You Paying Too Much for That Acquisition?" Harvard Business Review 77, no. 4 (July–August 1999): 136–146.
    • August 1991 (Revised December 1994)
    • Supplement

    Marks and Spencer Ltd. (C)

    By: Cynthia A. Montgomery
    Describes post-acquisition activity in Brooks Brothers and Kings Supermarkets from 1988 to 1991. View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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    Montgomery, Cynthia A. "Marks and Spencer Ltd. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 792-007, August 1991. (Revised December 1994.)
    • June 1984
    • Background Note

    Techniques of Purchasing a Company

    By: Howard H. Stevenson
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions
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    Stevenson, Howard H. "Techniques of Purchasing a Company." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-189, June 1984.
    • January 2018
    • Teaching Note

    Suominen Wipes the Slate Clean

    By: Boris Groysberg, Kalle Heikkinen, Michael Norris and James Barnett
    In 2016, after successfully turning around Finnish nonwovens manufacturer Suominen, CEO Nina Kopola faces a decision on the company’s strategy moving forward. View Details
    Keywords: Nonwovens; Female Protagonist; Turnaround; Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Pulp and Paper Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Europe; United States; Finland
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    Groysberg, Boris, Kalle Heikkinen, Michael Norris, and James Barnett. "Suominen Wipes the Slate Clean." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 418-053, January 2018.
    • 20 Jul 2007
    • Keynote Speech

    The New Activist Investors: Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Takeovers

    By: W. Carl Kester
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Change
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    Kester, W. Carl. "The New Activist Investors: Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Takeovers." Nomura School of Advanced Management, Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2007. (Reunion speaker.)
    • June 2016
    • Case

    Suominen Wipes the Slate Clean

    By: Boris Groysberg, Kalle Heikkinen and Michael Norris
    In 2016, after successfully turning around Finnish nonwovens manufacturer Suominen, CEO Nina Kopola faces a decision on the company’s strategy moving forward. View Details
    Keywords: Nonwovens; Female Protagonist; Turnaround; Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Pulp and Paper Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Europe; United States; Finland
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    Groysberg, Boris, Kalle Heikkinen, and Michael Norris. "Suominen Wipes the Slate Clean." Harvard Business School Case 416-047, June 2016.
    • November 2000
    • Article

    A Buy-Side Model of M&A Lockups: Theory and Evidence

    By: Guhan Subramanian and John C. Coates
    Keywords: Theory; Mergers and Acquisitions
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    Subramanian, Guhan, and John C. Coates. "A Buy-Side Model of M&A Lockups: Theory and Evidence." Stanford Law Review 53, no. 2 (November 2000): 307–396. (Selected by academics as one of the 'top ten' articles in corporate/securities law for 2001, out of 300 articles published in that year.)
    • September 2000
    • Case

    MCI-WorldCom Combination, The (B)

    By: Paul M. Healy and Jacob Cohen
    Supplements the (A) case. View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Accounting; Telecommunications Industry
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    Healy, Paul M., and Jacob Cohen. "MCI-WorldCom Combination, The (B)." Harvard Business School Case 101-028, September 2000.
    • November 2010
    • Article

    A New Era for Raiders

    By: Guhan Subramanian
    The article presents information on corporate methods of preventing hostile takeovers by corporate raiders, such as the poison pill strategy. It is noted that some of these techniques have become less popular and effective. An argument is presented that Section 203 of... View Details
    Keywords: Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; United States
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    Subramanian, Guhan. "A New Era for Raiders." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 11 (November 2010): 34.
    • March 2001
    • Article

    Not All M&As Are Alike--and That Matters

    By: Joseph L. Bower
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions
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    Bower, Joseph L. "Not All M&As Are Alike--and That Matters." Harvard Business Review 79, no. 3 (March 2001): 92–101.
    • June 2015
    • Teaching Note

    Atlantic Grupa

    By: Yuhai Xuan and Mato Njavro
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions
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    Xuan, Yuhai, and Mato Njavro. "Atlantic Grupa." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 215-078, June 2015.
    • September 2006
    • Teaching Note

    The MCI Takeover Battle: Verizon versus Qwest (TN)

    By: Malcolm P. Baker
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Telecommunications Industry
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    Baker, Malcolm P. "The MCI Takeover Battle: Verizon versus Qwest (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 207-031, September 2006.
    • 2004
    • Chapter

    When We Study M&A, What Do We Learn?

    By: J. L. Bower
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions
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    Bower, J. L. "When We Study M&A, What Do We Learn?" In Mergers and Acquisitions: Creating Integrative Knowledge, edited by Amy Pablo and Mansour Javidan. U.K.: Blackwell Publishing, 2004.
    • 01 Jan 2009
    • News

    Robert F. Greenhill, MBA 1962

    achievement possibilities are limitless.” One of Wall Street’s preeminent investment bankers, Bob Greenhill has helped shape some of the world’s most successful corporations. Greenhill earned a reputation as a man of action during his 31 years at Morgan Stanley, where... View Details
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