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James R. Moffett
In 1981, Moffett orchestrated one of the largest and most profitable mergers in Wall Street history – the merger of his oil exploration company, McMoRan Oil and Gas Company, with Freeport Minerals... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
A wave of mergers is sweeping the country, activity that recalls the 1980s, the 1960s, and even, some say, the empire-building of a century ago. In the following article, nine HBS professors comment on the current M&As; phenomenon and how... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 18 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 18, 2006
debt needed to fund the transaction. Covers issues such as identifying and attracting bidders; dealing with the concerns of the managers of the selling company; negotiating issues in a definitive merger agreement; and post-sale issues.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
Hugh L. McColl, Jr.
tripled. In 1998, McColl oversaw the merger of NationsBank and the Bank of America which resulted in the creation of the second largest bank in the United States. McColl presided over the merger of the... View Details
Keywords: Finance
Joseph D. Williams
Williams entered Warner-Lambert through a merger with Parke-Davis, where he was President and CEO. When elected president of Warner-Lambert, and later as chairman and CEO, he invested heavily in research. This investment helped... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
Willard F. Rockwell, Jr.
Having worked in many of the company's subsidiaries since graduating from college, Rockwell Jr. assumed leadership from his father in 1967 and expanded the company across the globe through a series of mergers and acquisitions. View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- 22 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Hedge Fund as Activist
higher price per share. (source: Figure 1 of our paper) Our hypothesis was that rather than effecting significant operational change, hedge funds create value by putting firms "in play" as potential merger or acquisition... View Details
Edward J. Noble
Noble founded the entity that eventually became Life Savers Incorporated and grew it from a failing mint producer into a global business, with sales of $20 million in the mid-1950s. Noble also founded the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and shepherded it to a View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
John J. McCloy
McCloy orchestrated the merger between Chase and Manhattan, forming the second largest commercial bank in the United States. Educated as a lawyer, McCloy was very active and successful in a variety of fields. He pursued private law,... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Long-Term Interest: Bill Crozier, a Banker Pegged to the Customer
union of the two banks with an eye to the horizon. "Some years ago, BayBanks might have been seen as big enough to represent the northeastern United States adequately," Crozier explains. "But then so many large mergers started coming... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 20 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Acquirers
When it comes to mergers and acquisitions, private equity firms are in high-stakes competition with public companies to identify takeover targets. During some M&A waves, public companies dominate while in other periods private equity... View Details
George W. Merck
Merck played a pivotal role in the development of Merck & Company as a pharmaceutical research powerhouse. He created the firm’s first research division in 1933 and orchestrated the 1953 merger with Sharp and Dohme. During his tenure,... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
BOOK: Creating Value through Corporate Restructuring
downsizing at the Scott Paper Company under "Chainsaw" Al Dunlap and the merger of Chase Manhattan Bank with Chemical Bank. Based on interviews with CEOs, managers, investors, bankers, management consultants, and attorneys, the cases look... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
Henry Wendt
strategy did not provide a rapid growth spurt for SmithKline, it did lead to the successful merger of SmithKline with UK-based Beecham Company. The creation of SmithKline Beecham (SKB), engineered by Wendt and Beecham’s chief, created the... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
Sumner M. Redstone
culture through its ownership of MTV, VH-1 and Nickelodeon. In 1994, he successfully completed a $10 billion merger with Paramount Communications and acquired Blockbuster Entertainment. Since 1994 the company has increased from 7,000... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
John S. Reed
of the first to proliferate ATMs) and through shrewd cost management, Reed posted stellar financial returns which set the stage for the firm's eventual merger with The Travelers Group. View Details
Keywords: Finance
C. Donald Dallas
Dallas grew Revere Copper & Brass, a merger of six brass and copper companies, into a $100 million annual business. Dallas, keen on communication, wrote a monthly letter, which was sent to the homes of all Revere employees. Following... View Details
Keywords: Metals
James S. McDonnell
McDonnell built one of the most successful government-contracted industrial space and aircraft production businesses in the U.S. His company produced the Phantom jet fighters, the Mercury Space Capsule, and the Gemini spacecraft. In 1967, he orchestrated the View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Matthew Reardon
investors, innovative companies at all stages of growth, and higher education institutions. Matt has extensive experience in early and late stage venture financings, growth equity and leveraged recapitalizations, mergers and acquisitions,... View Details
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 had completed 25 View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods