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  • Career Coach

Adam Bronfin

Adam spent five years in real estate private equity prior to HBS. In his previous role, he gained experience across many different verticals within the industry, including development / construction, private equity, structured finance / credit investing, View Details
  • 18 Mar 2008
  • First Look

First Look: March 18, 2008

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-083.pdf Bridge Building in Venture Capital-Backed Acquisitions Authors:Paul A. Gompers and Yuhai Xuan Abstract We compare three potential mechanisms for alleviating the asymmetric information between the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

    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

        Armand Hammer

        Hammer expanded Occidental Oil from a tiny, near-bankrupt California oil firm into one of the “Big Oil” companies - turning it into a conglomerate, beginning with the acquisition of an oil concession from Libya. Hammer was also... View Details
        Keywords: Utilities & Energy

          Stuart K. Hensley

          Through strategic acquisitions including Parke-Davis, American Optical Company, and Vister, Hensley significantly expanded Warner-Lambert’s business lines and international presence. Under his leadership, revenues and earnings more than... View Details
          Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
          • 13 Feb 2007
          • First Look

          First Look: February 13, 2007

          MaterialsFurman Selz LLC (A): A Tale of Two Acquisitions Harvard Business School Case 905-066 Profiles a firm that was reacquired by two companies with different degrees of success. Highlights integration challenges present in View Details
          Keywords: Martha Lagace

            Fred R. Lazarus, Jr.

            Through acquisitions and organic growth, Lazarus, Jr. created the largest department store operation in the United States (including Filene’s, Bloomingdale’s, and Bullocks). Lazarus targeted the middle class through attractive store... View Details
            Keywords: Retail
            • Fast Answer

            International land development resources

            Where can I find information on land development? Land Matrix:  Information about large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in low- and middle-income countries.  Explore the geographic information systems (GIS) map and search... View Details
            • May 2017
            • Case

            Cambridge Franchise Partners

            By: Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
            Two partners commence a rollup in the quick-service restaurant segment. They focus on operating improvements and spinning-off real estate. View Details
            Keywords: Real Estate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Operations; Performance Improvement; Property; Management
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            • January 2017
            • Case

            T. Rowe Price and the Dell Inc. MBO (A)

            By: Lena G. Goldberg
            T. Rowe Price’s mutual funds, separate accounts, institutional investors, and retirement accounts were, in the aggregate, Dell Inc.’s third largest shareholder in 2013 when Dell announced a management-led buyout, or MBO, structured as a merger. In considering whether... View Details
            Keywords: Fiduciary Duties; Management Buy-out; Mergers and Acquisitions; Valuation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Financial Services Industry; Computer Industry; Delaware
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            • September 2004
            • Article

            Rethinking Mergers and Acquisitions: How to Involve R&D in Company Growth

            By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
            Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Research and Development; Growth and Development; Business Ventures
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            • 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
            • 28 Oct 2014
            • First Look

            First Look: October 28

            Worldwide the most future-focused agency in the industry by becoming a leader in digital innovation. The case explores the tensions within the company as David Jones attempts to change the company to compete in an industry undergoing digital transformation. The case... View Details
            Keywords: Carmen Nobel
            • May 11, 2017
            • Article

            Good Riddance to Big Insurance Mergers

            By: Leemore S. Dafny
            Federal judges issued preliminary injunctions halting mergers of four of the five largest U.S. health insurers. These decisions provide more precedent to support challenges of mergers between competitors in health care markets—whether payers or providers. View Details
            Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; Insurance Industry
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            • November 1994 (Revised March 2001)
            • Case

            Security Plus, Inc.

            By: David F. Hawkins and Norman Bartczak
            A company acquires an alarm system company and converts its customers from operating to sale-type leases. View Details
            Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Leasing; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Industry
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            • January 1978
            • Article

            Pooling vs. Purchase: The Effects of Accounting for Mergers on Stock Prices

            By: Robert S. Kaplan, Hai Hong and Gershon Mandelker
            Keywords: Accounting; Mergers and Acquisitions; Stocks; Price
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              Wilton D. Cole

              Cole radically transformed the publishing company by selling the struggling magazine division in 1956, which, at the time, represented over 50% of the firm’s revenues. Through a series of targeted acquisitions and internal investment,... View Details
              Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

                Marjorie M. Post

                Under Marjorie’s leadership, Postum Cereal was expanded through acquisitions, which enabled her to take the company public. The company was eventually reorganized to form the General Foods Corporation, which remains one of the largest food conglomerates in the United... View Details
                Keywords: Food & Tobacco
                • 07 Dec 2015
                • News

                Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans

                and executive I am today.” His success there also positioned him well to pursue his dream of helping to transform postsecondary education in Africa. With the acquisition of two Cavendish Universities (Uganda, Zambia) and a significant... View Details