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  • 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
  • 18 Jul 2006
  • First Look

First Look: July 18, 2006

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.)
  • July–August 1999
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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.
  • October 2007 (Revised December 2008)
  • Background Note

Evaluating M&A Deals: How Poison Pills Work

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
The poison pill defense against hostile takeovers was invented in 1982 by Martin Lipton, of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz. Pills are considered the most effective of all the normal defenses against a hostile bidder. Describes the two basic types of poison pills... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Deal; Mergers and Acquisitions
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Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Evaluating M&A Deals: How Poison Pills Work." Harvard Business School Background Note 208-061, October 2007. (Revised December 2008.)
  • January 2005 (Revised April 2006)
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Four Deals

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
Describes four disguised deals with different characteristics from the perspective of the acquirer. Asks students to compare, contrast, and rank the opportunities. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Negotiation Deal
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Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Four Deals." Harvard Business School Case 905-058, January 2005. (Revised April 2006.)
  • 18 Jan 2018
  • News

Making a Mark in Multicultural Marketing

the first in her extended family to attend college. Before starting Mirror Digital, she worked in the media and technology group at Morgan Stanley, executing corporate finance and merger and acquisition... View Details
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 21 Apr 2014
  • News

A lifetime of quiet leadership

which operated in a way that had never been done on Wall Street: Whitehead’s team proactively sought business and also became involved in facilitating mergers and acquisitions and IPOs. This spirit of... View Details
  • September 2004
  • Supplement

Allianz-Dresdner Merger, The: An Interview with Dr. Holger Hatje

By: Joseph L. Bower
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Services Industry
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Bower, Joseph L. "Allianz-Dresdner Merger, The: An Interview with Dr. Holger Hatje." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 305-704, September 2004.
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