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- November 2020
- Supplement
Integrating Beam Suntory (B)
By: David G. Fubini, Rawi Abdelal and David Lane
Supplements (A) case: The spring 2014 acquisition of U.S. alcoholic spirits maker Beam Inc. by Japan’s Suntory Holdings vaulted Suntory from 15th to third-largest international spirits company in the world. Yet Suntory had borrowed nearly the entire $16 billion... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Communication; Borrowing and Debt; Globalization; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Retention; Leadership; Supply Chain; Organizational Structure; Ownership; Relationships; Conflict and Resolution; Integration; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry; Japan; United States; Chicago
Fubini, David G., Rawi Abdelal, and David Lane. "Integrating Beam Suntory (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 421-004, November 2020.
- January 2007
- Supplement
Sonoco Products Company (C)
By: Boris Groysberg, David A. Thomas and David Lane
Groysberg, Boris, David A. Thomas, and David Lane. "Sonoco Products Company (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 407-063, January 2007.
- March 2007
- Supplement
Sonoco Products Co.: Interview with Cindy Hartley, video
By: Boris Groysberg, David A. Thomas and David Lane
Groysberg, Boris, David A. Thomas, and David Lane. "Sonoco Products Co.: Interview with Cindy Hartley, video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 407-704, March 2007.
- March 2020
- Case
SRS and the Defense Innovation Unit: Rethinking Procurement
By: Paul A. Gompers and David Lane
SRS and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) follows the process by which SRS, a lean maker of remotely-operated submersible vehicles, navigates the DIU’s acquisition process. Set up in 2015 to speed the U.S. military’s access to promising commercial technologies, the DIU... View Details
Keywords: Procurement; Defense Innovation Unit; Business Startups; Acquisition; Technological Innovation; Investment; Commercialization; United States
Gompers, Paul A., and David Lane. "SRS and the Defense Innovation Unit: Rethinking Procurement." Harvard Business School Case 220-047, March 2020.
- March 2015
- Supplement
MELF and Business Culture in the Twin Cities (C)
By: Clayton S. Rose and David Lane
Leaders of the many Fortune 500 firms headquartered in Minneapolis-St. Paul have a long history of engaging collectively, and with educational, political and social leaders, to deal with important community issues. Focusing on the participation of leading CEOs in the... View Details
Rose, Clayton S., and David Lane. "MELF and Business Culture in the Twin Cities (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 315-080, March 2015.
- February 2011 (Revised February 2011)
- Supplement
The Auction for Burger King (A) (CW)
By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane
The courseware contains information on comparable firms and transactions as well as a forecasting model using the case data. View Details
- February 2011 (Revised November 2011)
- Supplement
Berkshire Partners: Bidding for Carter's (CW)
By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane
Supplemental data on comparable companies to Burger King including both public companies and similar transactions. View Details
- January 2011 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
Matrix Capital Management (A)
By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane
Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale... View Details
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Asset Management; Cash Flow; Stock Shares; Financial Markets; Investment Funds; Measurement and Metrics; Mathematical Methods; Strategy; Valuation; Financial Services Industry
Baker, Malcolm P., and David Lane. "Matrix Capital Management (A)." Harvard Business School Case 211-017, January 2011. (Revised January 2015.)
- April 2008 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
By: Robert G. Eccles and David Lane
As CEO of leading executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles for the past 18 months, Kevin Kelly was pleased with his accomplishments so far but concerned about threats he perceived to Heidrick's position at the highest levels of the executive search business. In... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Recruitment; Disruptive Innovation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Employment Industry; Service Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and David Lane. "Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 408-066, April 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
- March 2008 (Revised February 2009)
- Case
Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc.
By: Robert G. Eccles and David Lane
This brief document presents the schedule of events for Russell Reynolds Associates 2007 New Associates Program, an opportunity for recent hires to spend time with each other and the firm's senior leadership while learning subtleties of the search process amid bonding... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Learning; Recruitment; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Programs; Consulting Industry; Service Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and David Lane. "Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 408-067, March 2008. (Revised February 2009.)
- April 2006 (Revised October 2006)
- Case
Chrysanthemum and Dragon: JAFCO Asia in China
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and David Lane
In the autumn of 2002, JAFCO Asia, a subsidiary of JAFCO Co., Ltd., became the first foreign private equity firm to open an office in Beijing's Haidian Science Park. JAFCO was the only Japanese private equity firm operating in China. As such, Managing Director Vincent... View Details
Keywords: History; International Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Government Relations; Expansion; Market Entry and Exit; Performance Effectiveness; Foreign Direct Investment; Business Strategy; Financial Services Industry; China; Beijing; Japan
Abdelal, Rawi E., and David Lane. "Chrysanthemum and Dragon: JAFCO Asia in China." Harvard Business School Case 706-012, April 2006. (Revised October 2006.)
- February 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Background Note
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Details and Evaluation
By: Susan L. Kulp and David Lane
Presents details related to Sarbanes-Oxley, with special emphasis on Section 404. View Details
Kulp, Susan L., and David Lane. "The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Details and Evaluation." Harvard Business School Background Note 106-040, February 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- August 2003 (Revised September 2003)
- Case
Merchant Card Services, Inc. (C)
By: Constance E. Bagley and David Lane
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Bagley, Constance E., and David Lane. "Merchant Card Services, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 804-039, August 2003. (Revised September 2003.)
- July 2003 (Revised September 2003)
- Case
Merchant Card Services, Inc. (B)
By: Constance E. Bagley and David Lane
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Bagley, Constance E., and David Lane. "Merchant Card Services, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 804-014, July 2003. (Revised September 2003.)
- March 2003
- Case
Compaq's Struggle
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and David Lane
In 1997, Compaq Computer was locked in price competition with industry leader Dell. Although Compaq sought to escape difficulty by acquiring Digital Equipment Corp. ,a maker of more lucrative servers and minicomputers, in 1998 the simultaneous effort to remain a... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Exit or Shutdown; Asset Pricing; Alliances; Competitive Strategy; Computer Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and David Lane. "Compaq's Struggle." Harvard Business School Case 903-021, March 2003.
- January 2022 (Revised December 2022)
- Case
TotalEnergies’ Investment in Hyzon Motors
By: Vikram S. Gandhi and David Lane
In November 2021, Girish Nadkarni, the head of TotalEnergies’ corporate venture capital arm (TEV) was considering whether, and on what terms, to exit an investment in Hyzon Motors, a start-up supplier of hydrogen-powered trucks. TEV had invested $4 million in Hyzon,... View Details
Keywords: Business Units; Communication Intention and Meaning; Renewable Energy; Venture Capital; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Design; Standards; Commercialization; Investment Portfolio; Market Transactions; Energy Industry; Financial Services Industry; Transportation Industry; Europe; New York (city, NY)
Gandhi, Vikram S., and David Lane. "TotalEnergies’ Investment in Hyzon Motors." Harvard Business School Case 822-019, January 2022. (Revised December 2022.)
- December 2023 (Revised May 2024)
- Case
Building Resiliency in McDonald's Supply Chain
By: David E. Bell, Damien McLoughlin and David Lane
Considers McDonald’s efforts to build resilience into its global supply chain so that the company and its suppliers can better navigate the increasing pressures and pace of climate change and regulatory change, including a focus on supplying sustainable beef, while the... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Supply Chain Management; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Growth Management; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Europe; South America
Bell, David E., Damien McLoughlin, and David Lane. "Building Resiliency in McDonald's Supply Chain." Harvard Business School Case 524-001, December 2023. (Revised May 2024.)
- January 2007 (Revised June 2010)
- Teaching Note
Sonoco Products Company (TN) (A), (B), and (C), and Sonoco Products Company (A) (Abridged)
By: Boris Groysberg, David A. Thomas and David Lane
- January 2020 (Revised July 2020)
- Case
Chemours (A)
By: David G. Fubini and David Lane
The July 2015 spin-off of DuPont’s performance chemicals division as the independent company Chemours burdened new CEO Mark Vergnano and his team with perilous challenges. Despite market-leading offerings in several areas, the company faced a glutted market for its... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Chemicals; Leading Change; Crisis Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Chemical Industry; United States
Fubini, David G., and David Lane. "Chemours (A)." Harvard Business School Case 420-001, January 2020. (Revised July 2020.)
- July 2021
- Teaching Plan
Scale and Scope at Drake Real Estate Partners
By: Christina R. Wing and David Lane
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 621-065. View Details