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Horace C. Wright
acquisitions including the Oster Manufacturing Company. While he served as CEO, Sunbeam introduced many of its well-known products including electric shavers, blenders, knife sharpeners, and electric heaters.
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Fabricated Goods
Charles M. Pigott
Pigott was instrumental in leading the growth of his family’s business, Pacific Car & Foundry. Sales of heavy trucks under the Peterbilt and Kenworth names increased from $320 million to $4.3 billion. Part of that growth was generated through a series of View Details
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Automotive & Aerospace
Francisco A. Lorenzo
Lorenzo took over the fledgling Texas International Airways in 1972 and through major acquisitions including Continental Airlines, he built it into one of the country’s largest airline carriers. Lorenzo was skillful at managing government...
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Transportation
Jack M. Eckerd
acquisitions and by riding on the coattails of the supermarket expansion in the South, Eckerd doubled the size of his business every two years between 1959 and 1975.
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Retail
- January 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Supplement
Endo Pharmaceuticals (B): Merger Decision
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Brian DeLacey
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Brian DeLacey. "Endo Pharmaceuticals (B): Merger Decision." Harvard Business School Supplement 806-065, January 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
- September 2004
- Supplement
Allianz-Dresdner Merger, The: An Interview with Dr. Holger Hatje
By: Joseph L. Bower
Bower, Joseph L. "Allianz-Dresdner Merger, The: An Interview with Dr. Holger Hatje." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 305-704, September 2004.
- December 2011
- Article
Egalitarianism and International Investment
By: Jordan I. Siegel, Amir N. Licht and Shalom H. Schwartz
This study identifies the effect of a key cultural dimension—egalitarianism—on a set of international investment outcomes. Egalitarianism expresses a society's cultural orientation with respect to intolerance for abuses of market and political power. We show...
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Egalitarianism;
International Investment;
Culture;
Cultural Distance;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Informal Institutions;
Social Institutions;
Cross-listing;
Investment;
Equality and Inequality;
Mergers and Acquisitions
Siegel, Jordan I., Amir N. Licht, and Shalom H. Schwartz. "Egalitarianism and International Investment." Journal of Financial Economics 102, no. 3 (December 2011). (This study identifies the effect of a key cultural dimension - egalitarianism - on a set of international investment outcomes. Egalitarianism expresses a society's cultural orientation with respect to intolerance for abuses of market and political power. We show egalitarianism to be based on exogenous factors including social fractionalization, religion, and war experience. Controlling for a large set of competing explanations, we find a robust influence of egalitarianism distance on cross-border investment flows of equity, debt, and mergers and acquisitions. An informal cultural institution largely determined a century or more ago, egalitarianism influences international investment via an associated set of consistent policy choices made in recent years. But even after controlling for these associated policy choices, egalitarianism continues to exercise a direct effect on cross-border investment flows, likely through its direct influence on managers' daily business conduct.)
- 2009
- Simulation
Finance Simulation: M&A in Wine Country (Facilitator's Guide)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman, W. Carl Kester and Heide Diener Abelli
- May 2000 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
Telecom Italia Takeover (A)
By: Michael D. Watkins, James K. Sebenius and Ann Leamon
After two months at the helm of Telecom Italia, Franco Bernabe is confronted by a hostile takeover bid from a much smaller rival. He has a few days in which to maneuver. The case describes the background of Italian telecoms and of the bid itself. Also presents the...
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Negotiation Process;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Leadership Style;
Telecommunications Industry;
Italy
Watkins, Michael D., James K. Sebenius, and Ann Leamon. "Telecom Italia Takeover (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-363, May 2000. (Revised August 2001.)
Bruce E. Karatz
Karatz has led KB Home during a period of immense growth. When he took over the CEO position, the company was selling and delivering 4,000 prefabricated homes a year. By 2003, the company was producing and selling over 27,000 homes. Karatz grew the business through...
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Construction & Real Estate
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Condo Mania
Resorts Worldwide, in part by building on his acquisition of the Sheraton and Westin chains. He left Starwood in 2005; when the real-estate bubble burst, he saw new opportunities. Now, all across overbuilt America, “we are going to be...
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- December 1998
- Supplement
Vermeer Technologies: Making Transitions
By: Ashish Nanda
After being acquired by Microsoft, Vermeer Technologies executives discuss the process of integrating their team into Microsoft.
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Nanda, Ashish. "Vermeer Technologies: Making Transitions." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 899-508, December 1998.
- March 2020
- Article
The Politics of M&A Antitrust
By: Mihir N. Mehta, Suraj Srinivasan and Wanli Zhao
Antitrust regulators play a critical role in protecting market competition. We examine whether firms can use the political process to opportunistically influence antitrust reviews of corporate merger transactions. We exploit the fact that in some mergers, acquirers...
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Political Economy;
Antitrust;
FTC;
DOJ;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Government and Politics;
Power and Influence
Mehta, Mihir N., Suraj Srinivasan, and Wanli Zhao. "The Politics of M&A Antitrust." Journal of Accounting Research 58, no. 1 (March 2020): 5–53. (Previously circulated under title "Political Influence and Merger Antitrust Reviews.")
- February 1993
- Article
Bank Mergers: Integration and Profitability
By: Dwight B. Crane and J. C. Linder
Crane, Dwight B., and J. C. Linder. "Bank Mergers: Integration and Profitability." Journal of Financial Services Research 7, no. 1 (February 1993): 35–55.
- September 1981 (Revised October 1984)
- Case
El Paso - PNW Merger (C)
Vietor, Richard H.K. "El Paso - PNW Merger (C)." Harvard Business School Case 382-042, September 1981. (Revised October 1984.)
- March 2001
- Article
Not All M&As Are Alike--and That Matters
By: Joseph L. Bower
Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions
Bower, Joseph L. "Not All M&As Are Alike--and That Matters." Harvard Business Review 79, no. 3 (March 2001): 92–101.
- June 2015
- Teaching Note
Atlantic Grupa
By: Yuhai Xuan and Mato Njavro
Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions
- August 2012 (Revised December 2012)
- Case
Telecommunications Regulation and Coordinated Competition in Romania
By: Arthur Daemmrich, Alex Radu and Ana Sarbu
Leaders of the Romanian telecommunications agency must decide about a proposed international merger and how to structure bandwidth auctions critical to the telecoms market. The case is designed to teach about regulatory choices from the perspective of a regulatory...
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Keywords:
Regulation;
Auction Policy;
European Union;
Government Policy;
Cell Phone Industry;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Telecommunications Industry;
Romania
Daemmrich, Arthur, Alex Radu, and Ana Sarbu. "Telecommunications Regulation and Coordinated Competition in Romania." Harvard Business School Case 713-016, August 2012. (Revised December 2012.)
- October 2009
- Article
Mergers That Stick
Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "Mergers That Stick." Harvard Business Review 87, no. 10 (October 2009).
- September 2006
- Teaching Note
The MCI Takeover Battle: Verizon versus Qwest (TN)
By: Malcolm P. Baker