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Cording, Margaret
Albany International/Geschmay Group Merger
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Moscoso, Ana; Cording, Margaret
BP-0428 | Published August 28, 2001 | 22 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Albany International, a New-York-based paper machine clothing (PMC) manufacturer, has overpaid to acquire Geschmay Group. Its paper manufacturer customers have been consolidating quickly, forcing PMC ... Read More
PSINet: Building an Internet Super Carrier (A)
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Cording, Margaret; Moscoso, Ana
BP-0433 | Published March 23, 2001 | 28 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
PSI Net, one of the world's leading internet companies, is contemplating the acquisition of Metamor Worldwide, an IT consulting firm of equal size. PSI has grown at breakneck speed via 71 acquisitions... Read More
Two Big Banks' Broken Back Office
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Cording, Margaret
BP-0432 | Published March 12, 2001 | 7 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Six months into the merger of two global money-center banks, Megan Richards, the new bank's foreign exchange sales manager, is trying to retain her client base in light of the bank's inability to deli... Read More
Kellogg-Worthington Merger
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Franco, Luis; Cording, Margaret
BP-0426 | Published February 06, 2001 | 24 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The ready-to-eat cereal industry had been flat for five years, and Kellogg's share had been shrinking. Now it had acquired Worthington and a new management team was in place. A new vice president must... Read More
Note on the Accelerated Transition
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Franco, Luis; Cording, Margaret
BP-0427 | Published February 06, 2001 | 17 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note describes Pricewaterhouse Coopers' Accelerated Transition approach to integrating mergers. Steps include value driver analysis, communication, stakeholder support, execution, organizational ... Read More