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Titan Products, Inc.: Acquisition of Franz Schuler GMBH (A)

Bourgeois, L. J. III; Watson, Dan

BP-0546 | Published February 16, 2010 | 11 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

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This case allows two integration teams of different companies to construct a joint postacquisition integration plan. Some of the issues addressed in this role-play case include: (1) organization of Schuler, (2) staffing of management positions, (3) joint-distribution channels, (4) resolution of culture conflicts, (5) focus of strategic and operational decisions, and (6) performance metrics for assessing the success of the acquisition.

To construct a joint postacquisition integration plan.