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Should Marathon Petroleum Split Up
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Reference: IVEY-9B20N036-E
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Year: 2019
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Number of pages: 16
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Geographic Setting: United States
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Publication Date: Oct 15, 2020
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Fecha de edición: Oct 15, 2020
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Source: Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Type of Document: Case
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Industry Setting: Manufacturing;
Description
On September 25, 2019, an activist investment management company, which was sometimes referred to as the biggest activist hedge fund in the world, publicly released a detailed report advocating for Marathon Petroleum Corporation to be split into three sep
Learning Objective
The case is suitable for both undergraduate- and graduate-level courses on mergers and acquisitions, intermediate corporate finance, or finance capstone. Ideally, before discussing this case, students should have covered valuation with multiples, and have