Most companies around the world are family-controlled and/or closely held. The need to value these companies routinely arises in practice for a variety of reaso...
byRaphael Amit,Belen Villalonga
Kohler Co., best known for its plumbing fixtures, is a large, private family firm. As part of a recapitalization aimed at preserving family ownership of Kohler ...
byRaphael Amit,Belen Villalonga
The Khemka family of India--founders, managers, and majority owners of Russia-based SUN Brewing--faces a difficult decision in 1998. Following the ruble's massi...
byRaphael Amit,Belen Villalonga
In July 2004, Shiv, Nand, and Uday Khemka are discussing their holdings in SUN Interbrew, a leading Russian beer producer that is part of the family's global po...
byChris Hartman,Belen Villalonga
The Sulzberger family owns 20% of the New York Times Co. (NYT) but controls 70% of the board through a dual-class share structure. At the company's April 2006 a...
byBelen Villalonga,Dwight Crane
David Jacobs founded a high-end ski apparel company in 1978. He successfully built and grew the company, establishing a major international brand that appealed ...
byStuart Gilson,Belen Villalonga
In 2002, a massive accounting fraud and corporate looting scandal involving the founding Rigas family made Adelphia the 11th largest bankruptcy case in history,...
byRaphael Amit,Chris Hartman,Belen Villalonga
Ayala Corporation is the oldest conglomerate in the Philippines and has been controlled by the Zobel de Ayala family for seven generations. Over the past 25 yea...
byMihir Desai,Belen Villalonga,Mark Veblen
Helps students understand the principles underlying competition and antitrust policy in the context of the proposed GE-Honeywell merger. The U.S. Department of ...