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- 1994
- Chapter
The Agency Costs of Free Cash Flow: Corporate Finance and Takeovers
By: Michael Jensen
Jensen, Michael. "The Agency Costs of Free Cash Flow: Corporate Finance and Takeovers." In Management Buy-Outs, edited by Mike Wright and Keith Bradley, series editor, pp. 3–9. International Library of Management. England and Vermont: Dartmouth Publishing, 1994. (Also in AER, Vol. 76, No. 2 (May, 1986); abridged in Simon Management Rev, (Win, 1986); & forthcoming in Jensen, Management Revolution: The Legacy of the Market for Corporate Control, Harvard University Press.)
- 12 Nov 2020
- News
What We Can Learn About Unity from Hostile Takeovers
- July 2000
- Article
Empirical Evidence on Structural Takeover Defenses: Where Do We Stand?
By: John C. Coates
Coates, John C. "Empirical Evidence on Structural Takeover Defenses: Where Do We Stand?" University of Miami Law Review 54, no. 4 (July 2000): 783–798.
- 20 Jul 2007
- Keynote Speech
The New Activist Investors: Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Takeovers
By: W. Carl Kester
- 2004
- Chapter
Ownership, Takeovers and EU Law: How Contestable Should EU Corporations Be?
By: John C. Coates and Eddy Wymeersch
Coates, John C., and Eddy Wymeersch. "Ownership, Takeovers and EU Law: How Contestable Should EU Corporations Be?" In Reforming Company and Takeover Law in Europe, edited by Guido Ferrarini, Klaus J. Hopt, Jaap Winter, and Eddy Wymeersch. Oxford University Press, 2004.
- April 2019 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
Turnaround at Mattel, 2017
By: Ted Berk
Just nine months into her new role as chief executive of Mattel, the world's leading toy maker, Margo Georgiadis faces a set of unexpected, inter-related decisions in the fall of 2017. Mattel's performance had been lagging for a number of years, and Georgiadis had been... View Details
Keywords: Turnarounds; Takeover; Leading Change; Financial Condition; Decision Making; Transformation
Berk, Ted. "Turnaround at Mattel, 2017." Harvard Business School Case 219-102, April 2019. (Revised December 2019.)
- 2015
- Case
Between Compliance and Support: The Role of the Commonwealth in District Takeovers
By: John J-H Kim, Christine An and Geoff Marietta
Kim, John J-H, Christine An, and Geoff Marietta. "Between Compliance and Support: The Role of the Commonwealth in District Takeovers." Harvard Business Publishing Case, 2015. (Case No. PEL-073.)
- 15 Jul 2015
- News
Micron Technology Is Said to Be Takeover Target of Chinese Company
- July 2015
- Exercise
An Activist Approach: Confidential Role Assignment for Castle Rock Management
By: Guhan Subramanian and Kait Szydlowski
A three party, multiple-issue negotiation exercise dealing with a potential merger between two leading department stores, called for by an activist investor hedge fund in a letter to both companies. Company management will now attempt to navigate next moves, which are... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Activist Investors; Takeover Defense; Negotiation Types; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Investment Activism; Retail Industry
Subramanian, Guhan, and Kait Szydlowski. "An Activist Approach: Confidential Role Assignment for Castle Rock Management." Harvard Business School Exercise 916-012, July 2015.
- January 2017 (Revised December 2017)
- Case
Merging American Airlines and US Airways (A)
By: David G. Fubini, David A. Garvin and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In February 2013, US Airways announced that it would merge with American Airlines to create the world’s largest airline. Doug Parker, the CEO of US Airways, would become CEO of the new American Airlines Group (AAL). The case describes a number of critical decisions... View Details
Keywords: Airlines; Merger; Takeover; Integration Strategy; Merger Integration; Mergers and Acquisitions; Decision Making; Governance; Management Teams; Operations; Organizational Culture; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Fubini, David G., David A. Garvin, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Merging American Airlines and US Airways (A)." Harvard Business School Case 417-054, January 2017. (Revised December 2017.)
- Article
The Contestability of Corporate Control: A Critique of the Scientific Evidence on Takeover Defenses
By: John C. Coates
Coates, John C. "The Contestability of Corporate Control: A Critique of the Scientific Evidence on Takeover Defenses." Texas Law Review 79 (2000): 271.
- July 2015
- Exercise
An Activist Approach: Confidential Role Assignment for Remingtons Housewares
By: Guhan Subramanian and Kait Szydlowski
A three party, multiple-issue negotiation exercise dealing with a potential merger between two leading department stores, called for by an activist investor hedge fund in a letter to both companies. Company management will now attempt to navigate next moves, which are... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Activist Investors; Takeover Defense; Negotiation Types; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Investment Activism; Retail Industry
Subramanian, Guhan, and Kait Szydlowski. "An Activist Approach: Confidential Role Assignment for Remingtons Housewares." Harvard Business School Exercise 916-014, July 2015.
- July 2015
- Exercise
An Activist Approach: Confidential Role Assignment for Fultons Department Stores
By: Guhan Subramanian and Kait Szydlowski
A three party, multiple-issue negotiation exercise dealing with a potential merger between two leading department stores, called for by an activist investor hedge fund in a letter to both companies. Company management will now attempt to navigate next moves, which are... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Activist Investors; Takeover Defense; Negotiation Types; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Investment Activism; Retail Industry
Subramanian, Guhan, and Kait Szydlowski. "An Activist Approach: Confidential Role Assignment for Fultons Department Stores." Harvard Business School Exercise 916-013, July 2015.
- July 2015
- Exercise
An Activist Approach: Castle Rock-Fultons-Remingtons
By: Guhan Subramanian and Kait Szydlowski
A three party, multiple-issue negotiation exercise dealing with a potential merger between two leading department stores, called for by an activist investor hedge fund in a letter to both companies. Company management will now attempt to navigate next moves, which are... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Activist Investors; Takeover Defense; Negotiation Types; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Investment Activism; Retail Industry
Subramanian, Guhan, and Kait Szydlowski. "An Activist Approach: Castle Rock-Fultons-Remingtons." Harvard Business School Exercise 916-011, July 2015.
- December 2000
- Article
Takeover Defenses in the Shadow of the Pill: A Critique of the Scientific Evidence
By: John C. Coates
Coates, John C. "Takeover Defenses in the Shadow of the Pill: A Critique of the Scientific Evidence." Texas Law Review 79, no. 2 (December 2000): 271–382.
- 27 Sep 1991 - 28 Sep 1991
- Lecture
Takeover Bids and the Relative Prices of Shares that Differ in their Voting Rights
By: W. Carl Kester
Keywords: Stock Shares
Kester, W. Carl. "Takeover Bids and the Relative Prices of Shares that Differ in their Voting Rights." Lecture at the Workshop on Corporate Control and Corporate Restructuring, Center for Economic Policy Research, Stockholm, Sweden, September 27–28, 1991. (Jointly sponsored by the European Science Foundation.
Discussant.)
- 1999
- Discussion Paper
The Contestability of Corporate Control: A Critique of the Scientific Evidence on Takeover Defenses
By: John C. Coates
Coates, John C. "The Contestability of Corporate Control: A Critique of the Scientific Evidence on Takeover Defenses." Discussion Paper Series, Harvard Law School, John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business, 1999. (No. 265.)