Mergers and Acquisitions

Kevin Boeh is an experienced investment banker and management consultant, with over 100 successful strategic advisory, public and private corporate finance, and M&A clients. He has raised over $5B (US) on Wall Street, and completed over $5B (US) in M&A transactions. He has deep functional expertise in corporate, M&A, and partnering strategies, deal negotiation, and execution.  Mr. Boeh formerly served as Vice President, Group Head at investment bank Robertson Stephens, and as the Head of the Strategic Development Group.  Previously Mr. Boeh was with the consulting practices of both A.T. Kearney and Accenture.  Mr. Boeh has completed extensive international work with clients in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, United Kingdom, and Australia.  He has been a frequent keynote speaker at conferences and events.  Mr. Boeh serves on the boards of directors of two private companies and runs a merchant banking fund.  He received an M.B.A., Finance and Strategy from UCLA – The Anderson School, and an undergraduate degree in Economics from The Colorado College.  Mr. Boeh is currently a doctoral candidate at the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario.   Paul W. Beamish holds the Canada Research Chair in International Business at the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. He is the author or co-author of over 50 books and 100 refereed articles, and is the recipient of numerous best research awards. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of International Business Studies from 1993-97 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of International Business, and Asia Pacific Foundation. At Ivey, he has taught on a variety of programs, including the Executive MBA offered at its campus in Hong Kong and the MSc program, with its major in International Business. From 1999-2004 he served as Associate Dean Research. He worked for Procter and Gamble and Wilfrid Laurier University before joining Ivey’s faculty in 1987. Beamish also has responsibility for Ivey Publishing, the distributor of Ivey’s case collection. He has authored over 100 case studies, which have appeared in case journals, and in over 125 books. Over 2.5 million copies of his cases have been studied worldwide.

• INTRODUCTION TO THE IVEY CASEBOOK SERIESPREFACEACKNOWLEDGEMENTSINTRODUCTIONChapter 1: M&A Responsibilities, Roles, Duties, GovernanceHusky Energy IncorporatedConagra, Inc.A Guide for Directors: How Directors Can Navigate the Potential Problems of M&AsChapter 2: M&A Strategy Formulation – Motivations and JustificationsHewlett-Packard in 2001Newell Company: The Rubbermaid OpportunityMapQuest, Inc.CIBC-Barclays: Should Their Caribbean Operations be Merged?Chapter 3: M&A Valuation and EvaluationEmpire Company Limited: The Oshawa Group Limited ProposalGillette Company′s Acquisition of Duracell International Inc. – Cost of CapitalFirstCaribbean: The Proposed MergerChapter 4: M&A Approach & StructuringBluewater Foods CorporationMerger of Nova Corporation and Transcanada Pipelines Ltd.Accounting for Acquisitions at JDS Uniphase CorporationChapter 5: M&A ExecutionCNCP Telecommunications BuyoutAccura/Flexco AcquisitionNational IR: Catalyst Investments Acquisition of MontreauxChapter 6: M&A – Closing the DealCemex: The Southdown OfferBC Sugar Refinery, LimitedAntitrust: A Threat to Mergers and Acquisitions?Chapter 7: M&A Integration and Value RealizationInformation Systems at FirstCaribbean: Choosing a Standard Operating EnvironmentFirstCaribbean International Bank: The Marketing and Branding Challenges of a Start-UpHarmonization of Compensation and Benefits for FirstCaribbean International BankChapter 8: M&A Avoidance and AlternativesBlue Jay Energy and Chemical CorporationIPC Corporation, SingaporeATS Inc.Chapter 9: After the Merger: Recoveries and ExitsDaimlerchrysler: Post-Merger NewsGillette′s Energy Drain (A): The Acquisition of DuracellCall-Net Enterprises Inc. (A)Chapter 10: Cross-Border M&ABombardier Transportation and the Adtranz AcquisitionVincor and the New World of WineABOUT THE EDITORSAPPENDIX: Additional Cases Available from Ivey Publishing