IMD-3-1680 © 2006
Killing, Peter; Keys, Tracey
Crompton Greaves is an Indian business that has actually never ever made an acquisition. In the A case; it is proposing to purchase Pauwels; a Belgian business with plants in 5 nations; that is on the brink of bankruptcy.
If so; how should they manage the combination of the 2 business? The acquisition was made. Knowing goal: A close appearance at an acquisition of a "industrialized world" business by an establishing world gamer.
Subjects: Acquisition; Cross-cultural acquisition; Integration; Emerging markets
Settings: India - Europe; Power transformers; Medium; 2005