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- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Starting Now — Bruce Wasserstein (MBA 1971)
$13-billion acquisition of Kraft Inc. and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company's $25-billion purchase of RJR Nabisco. Wasserstein's success has come as a surprise to no one. The son of a well-to-do ribbon manufacturer, as a child he was... View Details
- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
to managers and stimulating reflection among scholars, a new working paper by HBS professors James E. Austin and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard looks at how and why such acquisitions occur and how to manage the new combinations most... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
and acquisitions are back - with a vengeance - in the 1990s. Across the global business landscape, some $1 trillion in M&A; deals were completed last year. That figure includes one hundred transactions of $1 billion or more in the United... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 06 Dec 2017
- News
Puzzle Master
Photo via Black Enterprise Photo via Black Enterprise When kitchen goods and home furnishings retailer Williams-Sonoma announced its acquisition of Outward, Inc.—a leading 3-D imaging and augmented reality platform—the $112 million deal... View Details
Hamish Maxwell
Maxwell presided over the major diversification of Philip Morris through the acquisitions of Kraft and General Foods. In so doing, Maxwell created the largest consumer goods company in the world and significantly lessened Philip Morris’... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
J. Larry Nichols
Nichols and his father formed Devon Energy in 1971 to tap into the expanding need for new oil and energy sources. Through a series of acquisitions and investments, the business grew to be the fourth largest pure oil and gas producer in... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
- Fast Answer
Bankruptcy asset sales
Results. LSEG Workspace: Click on the Search Tools tab and select M&A. In the Quick Filters section, type Acquisition Techniques into the Add Filters text box, and select Bankruptcy Acquisition from the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Hope for Reform Dims
led to Merrill’s acquisition by Bank of America,” he recalled. Three weeks after the deal closed on January 1, 2009, Thain was forced to resign as controversy swirled around the generous terms of the $50 billion deal and $3.6 billion in... View Details
- September 1981 (Revised November 1983)
- Case
El Paso - PNW Merger (B)
Vietor, Richard H.K. "El Paso - PNW Merger (B)." Harvard Business School Case 382-041, September 1981. (Revised November 1983.)
- fourth quarter 2006
- Article
Making the Best of M&A
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions
Lorsch, Jay W. "Making the Best of M&A." Directors & Boards 3, no. 3 (fourth quarter 2006): 6.
- July 1989
- Supplement
Merger Negotiations Between Farmland, Cenex, and Land O'Lakes (C)
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Merger Negotiations Between Farmland, Cenex, and Land O'Lakes (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 590-005, July 1989.
- February 1994
- Case
Merging Asea and Brown Boveri
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Dwight B. Crane. "Merging Asea and Brown Boveri." Harvard Business School Case 394-146, February 1994.
- 02 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dubious Logic of Global Megamergers
purchase low-priced PCs from Acer to resell under the IBM brand. In many cases, alliances are easier to bring about than acquisitions because they encounter less resistance within companies, from the government, and from other interested... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Fariborz Ghadar
- January 2018
- Teaching Note
Suominen Wipes the Slate Clean
By: Boris Groysberg, Kalle Heikkinen, Michael Norris and James Barnett
In 2016, after successfully turning around Finnish nonwovens manufacturer Suominen, CEO Nina Kopola faces a decision on the company’s strategy moving forward. View Details
- 20 Jul 2007
- Keynote Speech
The New Activist Investors: Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Takeovers
By: W. Carl Kester
- 18 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 18, 2006
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=206108 The Role of Private Equity Firms in Merger and Acquisition Transactions Author:William E. Fruhan Jr. Harvard Business School Note 206-101 Explores the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Two Kinds of Green
private equity firm AEA Investors, which expanded Burt’s into stores like CVS, Walgreens, and Target. Burt’s subsequent acquisition by Clorox raised eyebrows. After all, Clorox is best known for making household bleach. “We did not want... View Details
Charles G. Mortimer
Mortimer presided over an intensive period of growth and investment at General Foods. He dramatically expanded the company’s production capabilities and pursued acquisitions to balance the company’s product offerings. During his tenure,... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
William F. Laporte
Laporte grew revenues, earnings, earnings per share and dividends every year of his CEO tenure with return on equity averaging 30% from 1971 to 1981. Laporte built American Home Products through debt-free strategic acquisitions and... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare