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Finance Reading: Corporate Governance, Teaching Note
Coates, John; Srinivasan, SurajTeaching Note HBS-5210-EFinanceTeaching note for 5209.Starting at €0.00
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Southeastern Asset Management Challenges Buyout at Dell
Healy, Paul M.; Srinivasan, Suraj; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-114015-EFinanceIn late 2012, Michael Dell wants to take Dell Inc., the company he founded, private. Mr. Dell believes that the successful company's transformation from a personal computer (PC) manufacturer to an enterprise solutions and services provider (ESS) is dependent on going private without the short-term results scrutiny public companies face. He and a private equity firm, Silver Lake Partners, have made an offer for the company, which Dell Inc.'s board...Starting at €8.20
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Finance Reading: Corporate Governance, Debrief Slides
Coates, John; Srinivasan, SurajCase HBS-5212-EFinanceSlides for 5209.Starting at €8.20
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Blue Harbour's Activism at Babcock & Wilcox
Srinivasan, Suraj; Pitcher, QuinnCase HBS-118045-EFinanceExploring Blue Harbour Group's investment in Babcock & Wilcox and its transformation into BWX Technologies.Starting at €8.20
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Blue Harbour's Activism at Babcock & Wilcox (B)
Srinivasan, Suraj; Pitcher, QuinnCase HBS-118046-EFinanceFollow-up case detailing the changes at BWX Technologies after hedge fund Blue Harbour Group's investment.Starting at €5.74
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Whole Foods and JANA Partners
Srinivasan, Suraj; Pitcher, QuinnCase HBS-118076-EFinanceIn 2017, JANA Partners decided to launch an activist campaign at struggling supermarket chain Whole Foods Market. The company had struggled for the past several years, and JANA thought the presence of new directors could help turn around its operations, while Whole Foods resisted, adding new directors and announcing ambitious new financial targets. Facing continued pressure from JANA despite the new changes, Whole Foods accepted an acquisition of...Starting at €8.20
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Sachem Head's Activism at Autodesk
Srinivasan, Suraj; Pitcher, QuinnCase HBS-118086-EFinanceIn 2015, activist hedge fund Sachem Head Capital, led by founder Scott Ferguson, launched an activist campaign at (computer aided design) CAD software maker Autodesk. The activist campaign, waged mainly in private, was over Autodesk's lacklustre financial performance, with Ferguson thinking that Autodesk's performance could improve with better cost management. Facing a proxy contest, Autodesk added Ferguson and two others to its board in exchange...Starting at €8.20