Justin Brodie-Smith

Competing Visions of Stork: The Role of Active Investors

By  Philippe Haspeslagh,  Justin Brodie-Smith
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The case discusses a conflict over strategy between the Management and Supervisory Board of Stork, a Dutch diversified company active in Aerospace, Food Systems, Technical Services and Prints, and two hedge funds, Centaurus and Paulson, which since 2004 have build a sizeable stake in the company.

    Published 01 Sep 2007

    Reference 5452

    Topic Strategy

    Region Europe

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    Competing Visions of Stork: The Role of Active Investors

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    The case discusses a conflict over strategy between the Management and Supervisory Board of Stork, a Dutch diversified company active in Aerospace, Food Systems, Technical Services and Prints, and two hedge funds, Centaurus and Paulson, which since 2004 have build a sizeable stake in the company.
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      VNU's Strategy Derailed by Active Investors

      By  Philippe Haspeslagh,  Sylvie Bergeron,  Justin Brodie-Smith
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      The case focuses on the Nielsen Company, formerly known as VNU, facing investor opposition to its acquisition of IMS Health for euro 5.8 billion. It first describes the history of VNU and strategy of its CEO Robert van den Bergh as it redeploys its assets between 2000 and 2005 towards Marketing Information, and away from print media.

        Published 01 Apr 2007

        Reference 5433

        Topic Strategy

        Region Europe

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        VNU's Strategy Derailed by Active Investors

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        The case focuses on the Nielsen Company, formerly known as VNU, facing investor opposition to its acquisition of IMS Health for euro 5.8 billion. It first describes the history of VNU and strategy of its CEO Robert van den Bergh as it redeploys its assets between 2000 and 2005 towards Marketing Information, and away from print media.
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