Summary
In mid 1993, Louis Robert, a recent INSEAD graduate with significant consulting experience but limited financial resources, begins the search for a company to acquire. The case describes the search process and focuses on one opportunity, the Carter-Presser Company.
Teaching objectives
The case is designed to expose students to the problems of deal search and opportunity recognition phases of the entrepreneurial process.
Keywords
- Structure
- Financing
- Holding
- Leverage
- Entrepreneurship
