Merger - Publications - Faculty & Research

August 2017 (Revised November 2019)
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Capitol Digital

The case describes the acquisition of Capitol Digital, which specialized in litigation support and digital forensics, including due diligence findings and first year operational plans. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Planning

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November 1997
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Comptronics Associates, Inc.

By: David F. Hawkins and Norman Bartczak

The acquirer wants the acquired company to be accounted for as a pooling of interests. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Accounting

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Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog

particularly post-merger integration, are among the most difficult of leadership challenges business managers face in their careers. Even seasoned merger experts make catastrophic (and career-sabotaging) mistakes while leading through... View Details

01 Jun 2007
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Steve Schwarzman

companies with annual revenues exceeding $85 billion. Under Schwarzman’s leadership, the firm has diversified into hedge funds, real estate, corporate debt, restructurings, and mergers and acquisitions. In late March, Blackstone surprised... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

fourth quarter 2006
Article

Making the Best of M&A

By: Jay W. Lorsch

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions

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February 1994
Case

Merging Asea and Brown Boveri

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Dwight B. Crane

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions

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2005
Chapter

Concepts Fondamentaux de la Finance et Fusions et Acquisitions

By: Marc L Bertoneche

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance

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01 Oct 1999
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Historic Gift from HBS to New Radcliffe Institute

Harvard Business School has contributed a six-figure gift to the new Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, which will be established as an integral part of Harvard University as a result of Radcliffe College's merger with the... View Details

18 Jul 2018
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Ensuring HBS Remains a Dynamic Community

expressing my opinions and making presentations,” Lien explains. After HBS, Lien returned to Morgan Stanley, rising to executive director of mergers and acquisitions. She then moved to San Francisco, eventually leaving investment banking... View Details

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Media Metamorphosis: Advertising in the Technology Age

arise primarily from the wave of mergers and acquisitions that continue to alter the balance of power among media firms. The Walt Disney Company, for instance, in addition to owning the American Broadcasting Company and ESPN through the... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs; Advertising

May 1982
Article

Assessing Competition in the Market for Corporate Acquisitions

By: R. S. Ruback

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Competition; Markets

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July 2002
Article

How Serial Acquirers Turn No-Growth Into Growth

By: David F. Hawkins

Keywords: Growth and Development; Mergers and Acquisitions

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Profile

Daniel Sheyner

As Daniel Sheyner (MBA 2014) tells it, most private equity firms have a very specific target in mind when recruiting: "The best athletes." The highest-ranked investment banking and consulting analysts; the elite. "Goldman Sachs, KKR, Blackstone—they want... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Investment Management / Hedge Fund

10 Sep 2020
News

The Business of Access

her business know-how—revenue generation and growth in the private sector—and apply it to nonprofits rooted in social services. She was brought aboard to assist San Mateo–based Shelter Network implement a merger with another homelessness... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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Remembering Dick Spangler

of North Carolina (now Bank of America), where he served as chair during the 1980s and played a key role in the firm’s merger with the North Carolina National Bank Corporation. With a lifelong passion for education, Spangler also oversaw... View Details

01 Apr 2000
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HBS Global Conference Set for Berlin in June

moderate discussions among prominent business leaders from around the world. The topics to be considered -- such as "The Future of the European Welfare State," "Entrepreneurship in Europe," "Corporate Governance: Converging toward a Global Standard?," and "Making... View Details

03 Jun 2002
What Do You Think?

Are We Entering an Era of European Management Leadership?

Fourth, rely more heavily on operational improvements and the contributions of employees rather than mergers and acquisitions to build value. This philosophy seems to be gaining some credence in the U.S. as well, with recent research on... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Leadership Collaborative | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

to learn from each other on cross-sector topics such as board development, transition planning, mergers and collaborations, impact measurement, and DEI in practice Connection with HBS Faculty on current research, cases, and other... View Details

March 1978 (Revised June 1983)
Case

Kennecott Copper Corp.

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Involves a $550 million cash tender offer by Kennecott Copper Corp. for all of the outstanding common shares of the Carborundum Corp. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Cash; Mining Industry

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February 2016 (Revised January 2017)
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Bidding for Finansbank

By: David Scharfstein and Esel Çekin

Because of the deepening Greek crisis, in October 2015, National Bank of Greece (NBG) was required to sell one of its most valuable assets, Finansbank, the eighth largest Turkish bank. There were three potential buyers: Garanti Bank, Turkey's second largest private... View Details