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- April 2025
- Supplement
Customer Acquisition and the Cash Flow Trap Supplement
By: E. Ofek, Barak Libai and Eitan Muller
- February 2015 (Revised April 2018)
- Supplement
Dalian Wanda Group: The AMC Entertainment Acquisition (B)
By: Willy Shih
When Dalian Wanda Group of China announced its plan to acquire the AMC Entertainment theatrical exhibition chain in the United States, many people in the U.S were mystified. Unlike China where theatrical exhibition was experiencing rapid growth, the U.S. market was... View Details
Keywords: AMC Entertainment; Wanda Group; Wang Jianlin; Theater Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Foreign Direct Investment; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Expansion; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; China; United States
Shih, Willy. "Dalian Wanda Group: The AMC Entertainment Acquisition (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 615-034, February 2015. (Revised April 2018.)
- 29 Nov 2022
- Cold Call Podcast
How Will Gamers and Investors Respond to Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard?
- 1988
- Other Unpublished Work
Congressional Testimony on Defense Acquisition Policy - U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Acquisition Policy
By: J. Ronald Fox
- February 2024
- Case
Oak Street Health: From Start-up to Strategic Acquisition
By: Leemore S. Dafny and Thomas H. Lee
Oak Street Health opened its first primary care center for seniors in underserved communities in 2013. By 2022 the company had 169 centers and a market valuation exceeding $10 billion. Oak Street created value by accepting risk-adjusted, capitated payments for Medicare... View Details
Dafny, Leemore S., and Thomas H. Lee. "Oak Street Health: From Start-up to Strategic Acquisition." Harvard Business School Case 324-053, February 2024.
- August 1999 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Cisco Systems, Inc.: Acquisition Integration for Manufacturing (B)
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Christian G. Kasper
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Wheelwright, Steven C., and Christian G. Kasper. "Cisco Systems, Inc.: Acquisition Integration for Manufacturing (B)." Harvard Business School Case 600-016, August 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
- 2011
- Working Paper
The Impact of Horizontal Mergers and Acquisitions in Price Competition Models
The question of what impact mergers and acquisitions have on key equilibrium performance measures is fundamental to our understanding of competitive dynamics in an oligopolistic industry. We address these questions in the context of price competition models with... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Cost; Price; Profit; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Performance Efficiency; Mathematical Methods; Competition
Federgruen, Awi, and Margaret P. Pierson. "The Impact of Horizontal Mergers and Acquisitions in Price Competition Models." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-031, October 2011.
- 2008
- Working Paper
Structural Closure and Exposure: Market Reactions to Announcements of Acquisitions and Divestitures
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and Nitin Nohria
This paper develops an exchange-network perspective on corporate diversification and proposes two measures of corporate scope: structural closure and structural exposure. Structural closure focuses on exchanges of goods and services inside the firm... View Details
- 2006
- Other Paper
State Activism and the Hidden Incentives behind Bank Acquisitions
By: Christopher Marquis and Doug Guthrie
Marquis, Christopher, and Doug Guthrie. "State Activism and the Hidden Incentives behind Bank Acquisitions."
- December 2015
- Case
KKR, Ringier Digital, and the Acquisition of Scout24 Switzerland
By: Josh Lerner and Nathaniel Burbank
Lerner, Josh, and Nathaniel Burbank. "KKR, Ringier Digital, and the Acquisition of Scout24 Switzerland." Harvard Business School Case 816-059, December 2015.
- September 2015 (Revised February 2023)
- Case
Emdeon's Acquisition of Change Healthcare: Innovating Transparency Solutions for Health Care Consumers
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Jeet Guram and Aanchal Raj
Case describes acquisition of Change Healthcare, which provides health care cost and quality information, by Emdeon, a health information exchange, and discusses health care transparency. Emdeon is a billion-dollar company that has grown through acquisitions; at its... View Details
- 2005
- Chapter
Concepts Fondamentaux de la Finance et Fusions et Acquisitions
By: Marc L Bertoneche
Bertoneche, Marc L. "Concepts Fondamentaux de la Finance et Fusions et Acquisitions." Chap. 9 in MBA: L'essentiel du Management par les meilleurs professeurs, edited by Marc L Bertoneche. France, 2005, French ed.
- Research Summary
2. Acquisitions of Industrial Units and the Evolution of Operational Performance across the Firm
Abstract: Manufacturing firms frequently expand their production capacity through the acquisition of industrial units. How are the existing units in the acquirer company affected by the acquisition of another facility? I argue that two important... View Details
- December 2017
- Teaching Note
KKR, Ringier Digital, and the Acquisition of Scout24 Switzerland
By: Josh Lerner
Teaching Note for HBS No. 816-059. View Details
- June 1998 (Revised May 2001)
- Teaching Note
Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corporation, The (A and B) TN
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Mathew M Millett
Teaching Note for (9-298-006) and (9-298-095). View Details
- February 2019 (Revised March 2021)
- Supplement
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (D-1): Credit Agreement—Borrower Perspective
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (D-1): Credit Agreement—Borrower Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 919-027, February 2019. (Revised March 2021.)
- February 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Supplement
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (C-1): Stockholders' Agreements—Majority Perspective
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (C-1): Stockholders' Agreements—Majority Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 919-025, February 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- October 2004
- Teaching Note
Keane's Acquisition of Metro Information Services (A) and (B) TN
By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez
Teaching Note to (9-103-042) and (9-105-026). View Details
- 1974
- Book
The Acquisition of Technology from Multinational Corporations by Developing Countries
By: Walter A. Chudson and L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Information Technology; Multinational Firms and Management; Developing Countries and Economies
Chudson, Walter A., and L. T. Wells Jr. The Acquisition of Technology from Multinational Corporations by Developing Countries. Series ST/ESA/12. New York: United Nations, Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, 1974. (Sales No. E.74.II.A.7.)
- 2023
- Working Paper
Firm Visibility and Acquisition Likelihood: Evidence from Seeking Alpha Coverage
By: Pu Gu, Benjamin Yost and Yuan Zou
This study investigates whether social media coverage influences a firm’s likelihood of being acquired. Specifically, we hypothesize that coverage of a firm on the Seeking Alpha platform raises its visibility to potential acquirers and M&A advisers (i.e., investment... View Details
Gu, Pu, Benjamin Yost, and Yuan Zou. "Firm Visibility and Acquisition Likelihood: Evidence from Seeking Alpha Coverage." Working Paper, July 2023.