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Crown Cork & Seal/CarnaudMetalbox

By: William E. Fruhan Jr. and William DeWitt
  • Format:Print
  • | Language:Spanish
  • | Pages:23
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Abstract

A U.S. packaging firm acquires a French packaging firm with the objective of creating the largest global packaging firm in the world.

Keywords

Acquisition; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Service Industry; France; United States

Citation

Fruhan, William E., Jr., and William DeWitt. "Crown Cork & Seal/CarnaudMetalbox." Harvard Business School Case 296-019, April 1996. (Revised September 2003.)
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