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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
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Project Titan at Northrop Grumman
Foley, C. Fritz; Sharer, Kevin W.Case HBS-215001-EFinanceIn March of 2011, Northrop Grumman divested shipbuilding assets through the spin-off of Huntington Ingalls Industries. This case reviews many of the key questions faced by Northrop's CEO, CFO, and top management team during this process, including questions concerning whether to sell or spin-off the assets; how to handle customers, employees, and investors during the restructuring; and how to reorganize a diversified business to increase the perf...Starting at €8.20