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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
Benjamin Ha
development and business development. Ben started his career as a financial analyst at Wasserstein Perella in New York, and participated in ten merger and acquisition transactions worth over $10 billion. Ben earned a B.S. in economics and... View Details
- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
Green and Black's, and Coca Cola purchasing a significant interest in HonestTea.) As the authors write, "Making a virtuous mouse and rich elephant merger work is a delicate, but potentially high-value undertaking in terms of... View Details
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Introduction - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
Railroads Finance Management Business Analysts Mass Distribution Mergers & Syndicates Research Links Introduction More than 240,000 miles of railroad track laid down in the United States from the mid-to-late 1800s connected vast regions... View Details
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Site Credits - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
Railroads Finance Management Business Analysts Mass Distribution Mergers & Syndicates Research Links Railroads & the Transformation of Capitalism Credits: Curator: Melissa Banta HBS Faculty Advisors: Walter A. Friedman, Research Fellow... View Details
- February 2007 (Revised April 2010)
- Teaching Note
Furman Selz LLC (TN) (A) and (B): A Tale of Two Acquisitions
By: Boris Groysberg and Geoff Eckman Marietta
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions
- 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
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)
Describes post-acquisition activity in Brooks Brothers and Kings Supermarkets from 1988 to 1991. View Details
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
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions
Stevenson, Howard H. "Techniques of Purchasing a Company." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-189, June 1984.
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Spangler, Former UNC President, Candidate for Board of Overseers
merger of the Bank of North Carolina with the North Carolina National Bank Corporation—now NationsBank, one of the largest financial institutions in the United States. A longtime friend of HBS, Spangler received the School's Alumni... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 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
- 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
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
Steve Cagnetta
of focus include entity structuring, founder issues, equity and debt financings, licensing agreements, commercial contracts, employment matters, mergers and acquisitions and other matters that inevitably come up during the life cycle of a... View Details
Leonard D. Schaeffer
one of Business Week’s top 50 performers. It has also been named the “most admired health care company” by Fortune from 1998 to 2003. By 2004, Schaeffer had built Wellpoint into a $19 billion operation and oversaw its merger with Anthem... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
- November 2010
- Article
A New Era for Raiders
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
Subramanian, Guhan. "A New Era for Raiders." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 11 (November 2010): 34.
George M. Humphrey
Through a number of successful mergers and acquisitions, Humphrey dramatically expanded and diversified M. A. Hanna’s production. By the end of his tenure, the company had assets of more than $120 million, three-quarters of which was... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
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Industries: financial analytical data and tools
Data on public and private companies, investment firms, capital transactions, and people. Print resources: Mergerstat Review Check Harvard availability
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Lucio A. Noto
Noto first concentrated on consolidating and improving efficiency in Mobil's oil, gas and chemical businesses, including trimming bureaucracy at the corporate level. Noto also revamped Mobil's retail gasoline business, being one of the first companies to install such... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy