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17 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 17, 2008

RCA's Sarnoff Lab, and the Rockwell Science Center, and as it built its capabilities and ventured into new application areas, it discovered a "killer app" for optical communications which led to its acquisition at the height of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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March 1978 (Revised June 1983)
Case

Kennecott Copper Corp.

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Involves a $550 million cash tender offer by Kennecott Copper Corp. for all of the outstanding common shares of the Carborundum Corp. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Cash; Mining Industry

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November 2010
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The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Inc.: To Acquire or Not to Acquire? TN

By: Juan Alcacer and David J. Collis

Teaching Note for 709462 and 709489. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Decision Making; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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1979
Book

Diversification through Acquisition: Strategies for Creating Economic Value

By: Malcolm S. Salter and Wolf A. Weinhold

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Strategy; Value; Diversification

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December 1999 (Revised April 2000)
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Franco Bernabe: Reflections on Telecom Italia (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty

In November 1998, Franco Bernabe left ENI to become CEO of Telecom Italia, Italy's primary telecommunications provider. Three months later, Roberto Colaninno, CEO of Olivetti SpA, an Italian computer and telecom company one fifth the size of Telecom Italia, launched a... View Details

Keywords: Management Teams; Mergers and Acquisitions; Planning; Telecommunications Industry; Italy

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September 1981 (Revised November 1983)
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El Paso - PNW Merger (A)

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry

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March 1988
Case

Richardson-Vicks--1985 (B)

Considers takeover defenses erected by Richardson-Vicks. The objective is to determine whether these defenses can by breached by a determined suitor, like Unilever. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Consumer Products Industry

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Conzen built Schering Corporation into a global health care organization through the acquisitions of Plough, Incorporated and Scholl, Incorporated. Through his leadership, Schering-Plough increased their earnings by 30% and doubled the... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare

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Grupo Argos S.A.

Empowering Executives to Lead Collaboratively div class="shim15"/> "It became clear that we couldn't rely solely on capital or acquisition to be successful. We needed to invest in human capital and talent to grow organically." Jorge Mario... View Details

2010
Supplement

Berkshire Partners: Bidding for Carter's, Spreadsheet Supplement

By: Malcolm Baker and James Quinn

Keywords: Auctions; Valuation; Leveraged Buyouts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry; Massachusetts

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Under Roll’s tenure, Kellogg continued its 20 consecutive years of growth in revenues and earnings. Through strategic acquisitions of Salada and Fearn, international expansion, and new product introductions (most notably Eggo Frozen... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

16 Dec 2019
News

Jeff Shell to Become CEO of NBCUniversal

this point, stretching from early strategic planning posts at Disney to becoming CEO of Gemstar-TV Guide. At NBCUniversal, the article notes, he worked in London as head of international operations after its acquisition by Comcast and... View Details

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information

2015
Working Paper

Initial Offer Precision and M&A Outcomes

By: Petri Hukkanen and Matti Keloharju

Building on recent research in social psychology, this paper analyzes the link between the precision of initial cash offers and M&A outcomes. About one-half of the offers are made at the precision of $1 or $5 per share, and an additional one-third at the precision of... View Details

Keywords: Price; Mergers and Acquisitions; Negotiation Offer

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