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- May 2013
- Case
Launching Krispy Natural: Cracking the Product Management Code
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Heather Beckham
Pemberton Products is a U.S. market leader in the cookie and bakery snacks segment of the sweet snack market. Looking to expand into the salty snack market, the company acquires Krispy Inc., a maker of salty snack crackers located in the southeastern U.S. To compete... View Details
Keywords: Analytics and Data Science; Competition; Organizational Culture; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Expansion; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Acquisition; Food and Beverage Industry; Ohio; United States
Cespedes, Frank V., and Heather Beckham. "Launching Krispy Natural: Cracking the Product Management Code." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-574, May 2013.
- 13 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm
CEO Dan Vasella made counterintuitive moves by expanding Novartis's generic drug, vaccines, and consumer health businesses in spending heavily on acquisitions to offer alternatives to patented drugs. Meanwhile, he focused Novartis's... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 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
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
- 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
- January 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Supplement
Endo Pharmaceuticals (B): Merger Decision
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Brian DeLacey
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Brian DeLacey. "Endo Pharmaceuticals (B): Merger Decision." Harvard Business School Supplement 806-065, January 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
- September 2004
- Supplement
Allianz-Dresdner Merger, The: An Interview with Dr. Holger Hatje
By: Joseph L. Bower
Bower, Joseph L. "Allianz-Dresdner Merger, The: An Interview with Dr. Holger Hatje." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 305-704, September 2004.
- 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
- 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
David W. Mitchell
Mitchell orchestrated the acquisition of Tiffany’s & Company – expanding Avon to a $3 billion+ operation with over 1 million direct sales representatives. Mitchell produced exceptional financial returns while expanding Avon’s global... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
- November 1997
- Case
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
Hawkins, David F., and Norman Bartczak. "Comptronics Associates, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 198-058, November 1997.
- July 1989
- Case
Merger Negotiations Between Farmland, Cenex, and Land O'Lakes (A)
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Merger Negotiations Between Farmland, Cenex, and Land O'Lakes (A)." Harvard Business School Case 590-003, July 1989.
C. William Pollard
Pollard led ServiceMaster’s dramatic growth and diversification through the acquisitions of Terminix, TruGreen/ChemLawn, Merry Maids, and American Home Shield. During his tenure, Pollard continued ServiceMaster’s 22 consecutive years of... View Details
Keywords: Services
Francis C. Rooney, Jr.
During his 23-year tenure as CEO, Rooney led Melville’s dramatic expansion as a focused retail industry conglomerate. His acquisition of CVS in 1969 became the primary profitability producer for the corporation. Under his leadership,... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Innovation: Crowdfunding College Costs
model has evolved since its launch. "We used to charge a transaction fee, but moved away from that for strategic reasons," Cordero says. "Now it's simply about customer acquisition and building a community." (Still, GradSave is currently... View Details