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- November 1992 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
BW/IP International, Inc.
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Andrew D. Regan
Less than a year after completing a leveraged buyout of their own company, the managers of BW/IP International were presented with an attractive acquisition candidate. To buy the target company, however, BW/IP would have to borrow more money and take on more... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Leadership Style; Valuation; Resource Allocation; Capital; Public Ownership
Luehrman, Timothy A., and Andrew D. Regan. "BW/IP International, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 293-058, November 1992. (Revised May 1993.)
- February 2022 (Revised April 2022)
- Case
CVS Health: Prescription for Transformation
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Tuna Cem Hayirli
In 2021, new CEO Karen Lynch (named the most powerful woman in business) considered the next transformation phase for CVS Health (a Fortune 5 corporate giant. The 2018 acquisition of Aetna insurance brought her to the company as part of its long evolution from a... View Details
Keywords: COVID; Caregiving; Healthcare; Access; Change; Retail; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Transformation; Health Industry; Retail Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Tuna Cem Hayirli. "CVS Health: Prescription for Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 322-091, February 2022. (Revised April 2022.)
- 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.
- 23 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 23, 2007
banking and would result in the 10th-largest bank in the world. Discusses the main sources of value creation from international expansion and acquisitions in the commercial... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Article
Governments as Owners: State-Owned Multinational Companies
By: Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, Andrew Inkpen, Aldo Musacchio and Kannan Ramaswamy
The globalization of state-owned multinational companies (SOMNCs) has become an important phenomenon in international business (IB), yet it has received scant attention in the literature. We explain how the analysis of SOMNCs can help advance the literature by... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Corporation; State-owned Enterprises; State Capitalism; FDI; Internationalization; Government And Business; National Oil Companies; State Ownership; Multinational Firms and Management; Business Subsidiaries; Acquisition; Pharmaceutical Industry; Energy Industry; China; India; Europe
Cuervo-Cazurra, Alvaro, Andrew Inkpen, Aldo Musacchio, and Kannan Ramaswamy. "Governments as Owners: State-Owned Multinational Companies." Special Issue on Governments as Owners: Globalizing State-Owned Enterprises edited by Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, Andrew Inkpen, Aldo Musacchio and Kannan Ramaswamy. Journal of International Business Studies 45, no. 8 (October–November 2014): 919–942.
- July 2016
- Case
The EC Rains on Oracle/Sun (A)
By: Lena G. Goldberg
Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun was on a fast track until the EC's antitrust concerns about open-source MySQL ignited a transatlantic war of words delaying the deal. Sun's performance suffered and its customers were approached by competitors while regulatory... View Details
Keywords: Law; Antitrust; EC Regulation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Multinational Firms and Management; Laws and Statutes; Monopoly; Business and Government Relations
Goldberg, Lena G. "The EC Rains on Oracle/Sun (A)." Harvard Business School Case 317-009, July 2016.
- September 1989 (Revised April 1990)
- Case
Banc One Corp.--1989
Banc One Corp., an innovative and financially successful super-regional bank holding company, has a track record of upgrading performance of acquisitions while retaining previous management--doing better with the same people. In June 1989 Banc One made its first... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Banks and Banking; Private Ownership; Human Resources; Mergers and Acquisitions; Performance Evaluation; Management Teams; Banking Industry; United States
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Banc One Corp.--1989." Harvard Business School Case 390-029, September 1989. (Revised April 1990.)
- April 1971 (Revised February 1984)
- Case
Gould, Inc.: Graphics Division
Describes the decision of a battery manufacturer to diversify into the computer field through acquisition and the development of a new product. Among the issues to be discussed are the company product fit, phases in new product introduction, product positioning, and... View Details
Keywords: Diversification; Market Entry and Exit; Acquisition; Product Development; Computer Industry; Battery Industry
Sorenson, Ralph Z., and Ulrich E. Wiechmann. "Gould, Inc.: Graphics Division." Harvard Business School Case 571-071, April 1971. (Revised February 1984.)
- February 1994
- Case
Kathryn McNeil (A)
Charles Foley, vice president of the computer retailing firm Sayer MicroWorld, must decide whether or not to fire his employee, Kathryn McNeil, a 37-year-old product manager who has been unable to work as many hours as her colleagues due to her status as a single... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Employees; Work-Life Balance; Resignation and Termination; Mergers and Acquisitions; Retail Industry
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Kathryn McNeil (A)." Harvard Business School Case 394-111, February 1994.
- October 2001 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
Auction Vignettes
By: Guhan Subramanian and Michelle Kalka
This case consists of a series of short vignettes illustrating several auctions: the auctions for Hillary Clinton's biography and the talents of baseball star Alex Rodriguez; eBay online auctions; the Turkish government's auction for a 51% stake in its state-run gas... View Details
Keywords: Auctions
Subramanian, Guhan, and Michelle Kalka. "Auction Vignettes." Harvard Business School Case 902-070, October 2001. (Revised January 2002.)
- December 1973 (Revised November 1993)
- Case
Cooper Industries, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Piper
The executive president of a major industrial company must decide 1) whether to acquire a small hand tool company and, if so, 2) the value and form that the acquisition package should take. View Details
Piper, Thomas R. "Cooper Industries, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 274-116, December 1973. (Revised November 1993.)
- March 2008 (Revised October 2009)
- Case
Crossing Borders: MTC's Journey through Africa
By: Tarun Khanna and Ayesha Khan
This is the story of MTC, a Kuwaiti telecom company that has grown from a sleepy, state monopoly to become one of the fastest growing telecom companies in the world, with the largest regional footprint across the Middle East and Africa. The CEO of the company, Dr. Saad... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Telecommunications Industry; Africa; Kuwait
Khanna, Tarun, and Ayesha Khan. "Crossing Borders: MTC's Journey through Africa." Harvard Business School Case 708-477, March 2008. (Revised October 2009.)
- 20 Jul 2013
- News
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- June 1999 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Snapple
By: John A. Deighton
Tells the story of Snapple's rise and fall, and poses the question "Can it recover?" Many soft-drink brands flourished in the 1980s serving New York's Yuppies, but only Snapple made the big time. It went from local to national success and was poised to go international... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Industry Growth; Failure; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry
Deighton, John A. "Snapple." Harvard Business School Case 599-126, June 1999. (Revised December 2003.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- October 2018 (Revised August 2019)
- Case
Beth Israel Deaconess: Consolidating to Strengthen, or to Stave Off, Competition?
By: Leemore Dafny
In July 2017, CEO Kevin Tabb of Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center announced his plan to consolidate 11 Massachusetts hospitals under a common management structure. These hospitals collectively generated $5 billion in patient revenue and 25% of... View Details
Keywords: Beth Israel Deaconess; Lahey; Partners; Health Care; Hospitals; Payers; Providers; Anti-trust; Health Care Regulation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care and Treatment; Market Design; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Negotiation; Consolidation; Competition; Health Industry; Massachusetts; Boston
Dafny, Leemore. "Beth Israel Deaconess: Consolidating to Strengthen, or to Stave Off, Competition?" Harvard Business School Case 319-026, October 2018. (Revised August 2019.)
- July 1993
- Case
Air Miles Canada
By: Thomas O. Jones, Leonard A. Schlesinger and Roger H. Hallowell
Air Miles Canada both increases customer loyalty by rewarding shopping frequency at specified merchants, and enables its sponsors to develop a new, more complex understanding of their customers' (and potential customers') shopping habits, thus making future customer... View Details
Keywords: Programs; Customer Relationship Management; Information Management; Air Transportation Industry; Canada
Jones, Thomas O., Leonard A. Schlesinger, and Roger H. Hallowell. "Air Miles Canada." Harvard Business School Case 694-008, July 1993.
- October 1999
- Case
Argentina's YFP Sociedad Anonima (E): A New Era
By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
In June 1999, Spain's former state-owned oil giant Repsol, acquired 97% of YPF, despite opposition from YPF management. The case describes the status of the two companies at the time of the acquisition and highlights concerns expressed by industry analysts on the deal. View Details
Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; State Ownership; Acquisition; Decisions; Profit; Privatization; Corporate Strategy; Mining Industry; Energy Industry; Argentina; Spain
Yoshino, Michael Y., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "Argentina's YFP Sociedad Anonima (E): A New Era." Harvard Business School Case 300-028, October 1999.
- January 1983 (Revised February 1988)
- Case
Hospital Corp. of America (A)
By: W. Carl Kester
HCAs ratio of debt to total capital is approaching 70%, jeopardizing its single-A bond rating. Students must determine an appropriate target debt ratio for HCA in light of its growth objectives, its acquisition strategy and its changing regulatory environment. View Details
Keywords: Situation or Environment; Capital Structure; Health Care and Treatment; Borrowing and Debt; Health Industry; Tennessee
Kester, W. Carl. "Hospital Corp. of America (A)." Harvard Business School Case 283-053, January 1983. (Revised February 1988.)
- September 1994 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Hamilton Test Systems, Inc.
By: William A. Sahlman and Norman Klein
The protagonists must decide whether to invest in an auto emissions testing company as the first investment in the leveraged buyout fund they recently formed. Issues of how to raise the needed equity capital and how to structure the acquisition are emphasized. View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Leveraged Buyouts; Environmental Sustainability; Investment; Service Industry; Auto Industry
Sahlman, William A., and Norman Klein. "Hamilton Test Systems, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 295-017, September 1994. (Revised May 2010.)
- February 2005 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard (A)
By: Rohit Deshpande and Seth Schulman
Since its controversial merger with Compaq, Hewlett-Packard had been under pressure by analysts and some stockholders to divest itself of its low-margin PC business. For CEO Carly Fiorina and others on HP's management team, however, PCs seemed integral to the company's... View Details
Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Customer Focus and Relationships; Mergers and Acquisitions; Information Infrastructure; Business Strategy; Price; Computer Industry
Deshpande, Rohit, and Seth Schulman. "Hewlett-Packard (A)." Harvard Business School Case 505-065, February 2005. (Revised November 2006.)