Publications

acquisitions including the Oster Manufacturing Company. While he served as CEO, Sunbeam introduced many of its well-known products including electric shavers, blenders, knife sharpeners, and electric heaters. View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

Charles M. Pigott

Pigott was instrumental in leading the growth of his family’s business, Pacific Car & Foundry. Sales of heavy trucks under the Peterbilt and Kenworth names increased from $320 million to $4.3 billion. Part of that growth was generated through a series of View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

January 2006 (Revised May 2007)
Supplement

Endo Pharmaceuticals (B): Merger Decision

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Brian DeLacey

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Pharmaceutical Industry

September 2004
Supplement

Allianz-Dresdner Merger, The: An Interview with Dr. Holger Hatje

By: Joseph L. Bower

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Services Industry

Previously, Rudina was a Senior Manager in the Corporate Development Group at Microsoft Corporation. In this role, she led a number of successful acquisitions including iView Multimedia, Massive Interactive, Bungie Studios restructuring... View Details

Keywords: Software/App;#75;#Venture Capital

Francisco A. Lorenzo

Lorenzo took over the fledgling Texas International Airways in 1972 and through major acquisitions including Continental Airlines, he built it into one of the country’s largest airline carriers. Lorenzo was skillful at managing government... View Details

Keywords: Transportation

Jack M. Eckerd

acquisitions and by riding on the coattails of the supermarket expansion in the South, Eckerd doubled the size of his business every two years between 1959 and 1975. View Details

Keywords: Retail

November 1988
Case

Martin Marietta: The Bendix Takeover

By: Jay W. Lorsch

Keywords: Acquisition

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

Keywords: Nonwovens; Female Protagonist; Turnaround; Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Pulp and Paper Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Europe; United States; Finland

20 Jul 2007
Keynote Speech

The New Activist Investors: Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Takeovers

By: W. Carl Kester

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Change

Karatz has led KB Home during a period of immense growth. When he took over the CEO position, the company was selling and delivering 4,000 prefabricated homes a year. By 2003, the company was producing and selling over 27,000 homes. Karatz grew the business through... View Details

Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

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

September 1981 (Revised October 1984)
Case

El Paso - PNW Merger (C)

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry

March 2001
Article

Not All M&As Are Alike--and That Matters

By: Joseph L. Bower

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions

June 2015
Teaching Note

Atlantic Grupa

By: Yuhai Xuan and Mato Njavro

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions

August 2012 (Revised December 2012)
Case

Telecommunications Regulation and Coordinated Competition in Romania

By: Arthur Daemmrich, Alex Radu and Ana Sarbu

Leaders of the Romanian telecommunications agency must decide about a proposed international merger and how to structure bandwidth auctions critical to the telecoms market. The case is designed to teach about regulatory choices from the perspective of a regulatory... View Details

Keywords: Regulation; Auction Policy; European Union; Government Policy; Cell Phone Industry; Mergers and Acquisitions; Telecommunications Industry; Romania

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