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  • 11 Jun 2014
  • Research & Ideas

In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet

to watch sports on the Web, having been weaned on the medium. In April, Causeway purchased a non-controlling stake in Street League Skateboarding, founded by professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek in 2010, which features 25 challengers... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Sports; Financial Services
  • June 1991 (Revised December 1997)
  • Case

Takeover of the Norton Co., The

By: Thomas R. Piper
After a decade of mediocre performance, the Norton Co. enters 1990 with the prospect of increased sales in the next few years. Yet Norton is pursuing slow growth industries, and a lower than expected earnings announcement at the beginning of 1990 has depressed earnings... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Goals and Objectives; Forecasting and Prediction; Performance Evaluation; Revenue; Bids and Bidding; Business Processes; Ownership Stake
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Piper, Thomas R. "Takeover of the Norton Co., The ." Harvard Business School Case 291-002, June 1991. (Revised December 1997.)
  • February 2004
  • Case

Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (C)-The Struggle for Control

By: Mihir A. Desai, Alberto Moel and Kathleen Luchs
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Fairness; Financial Institutions; Corporate Governance; Rights; Ownership Stake
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Desai, Mihir A., Alberto Moel, and Kathleen Luchs. "Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (C)-The Struggle for Control." Harvard Business School Case 204-122, February 2004.
  • February 2004
  • Case

Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (B3)-Zelezny Negotiates

By: Mihir A. Desai, Alberto Moel and Kathleen Luchs
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Fairness; Financial Institutions; Corporate Governance; Rights; Ownership Stake
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Desai, Mihir A., Alberto Moel, and Kathleen Luchs. "Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (B3)-Zelezny Negotiates." Harvard Business School Case 204-121, February 2004.
  • February 2004
  • Case

Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (B2)-SBS Negotiates

By: Mihir A. Desai, Alberto Moel and Kathleen Luchs
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Fairness; Financial Institutions; Corporate Governance; Rights; Ownership Stake
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Desai, Mihir A., Alberto Moel, and Kathleen Luchs. "Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (B2)-SBS Negotiates." Harvard Business School Case 204-120, February 2004.
  • 17 Nov 2015
  • Lessons from the Classroom

How Activist Investors Became Respectable

influence that activist investors such as Icahn are gaining on Wall Street.) Carl Icahn made news last month when he announced he had accumulated a large ownership stake in American International Group (AIG)... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Fuller; Financial Services; Banking
  • 10 Jul 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities

founders. 23 However, in the case of the agent-led focused firms, the entrepreneurs' ownership stakes had been diluted by issuing new equity to fund expansion. Owner-managed focused firms also financed their... View Details
Keywords: by Thomas R. Eisenmann; Media & Broadcasting; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 30 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds

need to get shareholders more engaged? What shape should the separation of management and ownership take in the twenty-first century?” “We are now in a situation where index investors are the major shareholders in most of the large- and... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
  • 11 Oct 2006
  • Research & Ideas

The Success of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts

years, the buyout team sells its stakes in these firms. "This exit can be accomplished through a sale to a strategic buyer, such as a corporation, or to another private equity group. But in many of the most successful investments,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Banking; Financial Services
  • 29 Apr 2008
  • First Look

First Look: April 29, 2008

Germany's most influential political news magazine. In the 1970s, its founder Rudolf Augstein gave a 50% ownership stake to his employees and sold another 25% to rival publisher Gruner+Jahr, but retained... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • April 1991 (Revised October 1993)
  • Case

Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (A)

By: David J. Collis
Describes the pet food industry in the mid-eighties prior to the breakout of a major competitive battle as manufacturers fight for share. Illustrates how when there are benefits to play in multiple markets, competitors will take action in one market to preserve their... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Markets; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Ownership Stake; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry
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Collis, David J. "Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (A)." Harvard Business School Case 391-189, April 1991. (Revised October 1993.)
  • October 2013 (Revised September 2014)
  • Case

The TELUS Share Conversion Proposal

By: Lucy White, Benjamin C. Esty and Lisa Mazzanti
On February 21, 2013, TELUS announced a proposal to convert the firm's non-voting shares into voting shares on a one-to-one basis, thereby eliminating the firm's dual class structure. Shareholders were scheduled to vote on the proposal at the firm's annual general... View Details
Keywords: Proxy Contest; Proxy Battle; Proxy Advisor; ISS; Glass Lewis & Co.; Hedge Fund; Short Selling; Share Lending; Telecommunications; Voting Rights; Empty Voting; Equity Decoupling; Share Unification; Dual Class Shares; Canada; Exchange Ratio; Shareholder Activism; Shareholder Votes; Investment Activism; Public Equity; Capital Structure; Investment Return; Corporate Governance; Corporate Finance; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Valuation; Telecommunications Industry; Canada; British Columbia; United States; New York (city, NY)
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White, Lucy, Benjamin C. Esty, and Lisa Mazzanti. "The TELUS Share Conversion Proposal." Harvard Business School Case 214-001, October 2013. (Revised September 2014.)
  • November 2010 (Revised November 2017)
  • Case

Washout: The Founders' Tale and the Investors' Tale

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Chad M. Carr
The competing narratives of the founders of Alantec, Inc. and the venture capitalists who funded the company are explored in the context of Kalashian v. Advent VI Ltd. a California Superior Court case. The founders of the company, which produced switches for computer... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Venture Capital; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Lawsuits and Litigation; Managerial Roles; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Technology Industry
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Goldberg, Lena G., and Chad M. Carr. "Washout: The Founders' Tale and the Investors' Tale." Harvard Business School Case 311-078, November 2010. (Revised November 2017.)
  • 02 May 2008
  • What Do You Think?

What is the Future of State Capitalism?

respondents. Shann Turnbull points out that "National governments can deal with globalisation as they can determine the rules of ownership and control applicable in their jurisdictions." Nevertheless, he proposes the creation of... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • March 2009 (Revised April 2009)
  • Case

AFSCME vs. Mozilo...and "Say on Pay" for All! (A) (Abridged)

By: Fabrizio Ferri and James Weber
Richard Ferlauto, director of pensions and benefits policy at the AFSCME, the largest public sector workers union in the U.S., was responsible for protecting the pensions of its members. Because pensions were invested for decades, Ferlauto wanted the companies in which... View Details
Keywords: Voting; Investment; Investment Activism; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; United States
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Ferri, Fabrizio, and James Weber. AFSCME vs. Mozilo...and "Say on Pay" for All! (A) (Abridged). Harvard Business School Case 309-101, March 2009. (Revised April 2009.)
  • 17 Jun 2008
  • First Look

First Look: June 17, 2008

ownership concentration affect the need for and process of corporate restructuring? This case provides students with an opportunity to analyze the restructuring of a Turkish multinational business group by way of a merger. Finansbank AŞ... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Jan 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018

companies offer a direct stake in the company's performance through stock, a share in profits, or both. Companies with employee stock ownership plans report significantly higher sales growth and higher... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • June 2020
  • Teaching Plan

Chief

By: Katherine B. Coffman, Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Kathleen L. McGinn, Julia Kelley, Amy Klopfenstein and Katherine Chen
Teaching Plan serves as a supplement to the case for “Chief: Role for Carolyn Childers” (920-019), “Chief: Role for Lindsay Kaplan” (920-020), and “Scaling at Chief” (920-021). View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Negotiation Tactics; Negotiation Participants; Agreements and Arrangements; Business Ventures; Business Startups; Business Model; Business Growth and Maturation; Demographics; Gender; Ownership; Ownership Stake; Strategy; Business Strategy; Expansion; Competition; Finance; Capital; Venture Capital; Service Industry; Technology Industry; North and Central America; United States; New York (city, NY); New York (state, US)
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Coffman, Katherine B., Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Kathleen L. McGinn, Julia Kelley, Amy Klopfenstein, and Katherine Chen. "Chief." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 920-033, June 2020.
  • 20 Oct 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Users Love Ello, But What’s the Business Model?

altruists. The first outside investor put in $435,000 and took a seat on the board. That is a very small stake, and perhaps their idea of a return is just the publicity. But the small stake will burn out by December if growth is anything... View Details
Keywords: Re: John A. Deighton & Sunil Gupta; Publishing; Financial Services
  • 19 Jan 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Activist Board Members Increase Firm’s Market Value

write in their report. Firms in which historically activist institutions held significant ownership stakes lost considerable value on the announcement: a drop in 55 basis points for a 10 percentage point... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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