HIGH NOON AT UNIVERSAL PIPE: SELL OUT OR RISK EVERYTHING Case Solution And Analysis, HBR Case Study Solution & Analysis of Harvard Case Studies

HIGH NOON AT UNIVERSAL PIPE: SELL OUT OR RISK EVERYTHING Case Solution

The newly assigned CEO of the company, Butler, is very critical regarding the future of himself and those who work for the company since the economy is not doing well and he is aware that the bankruptcy suit of the owners of the company and the acquisition of the organization by the private equity firms might be devastating for them both in terms of their employment and careers.

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The comprehensive analysis of the case study along with the study of the nature of problems and issues that the CEO of the organization is facing clearly illustrates that there are three possible solutions for the problem that the organization is facing.

The primary problem for the senior management of the company is that the parent organization and the owners of the company are seriously considering and have decided to file for bankruptcy of the organization and to sell the company before the end of the year (two months to be precise). This has been a major shock and surprise to the new CEO of the company as the organization was starting to turn around and showing signs of positivity.

There are three possible options for the owners of the company through which the possible sale of the organization could be pursued before the end of the year. The first possible alternative after the filing of the bankruptcy suit is to sell the organization to the equity firms, the second alternative for achieving this strategy of the owners of the company is by selling the organization directly to the competitors of the company and the third option for the strategy is that the CEO of the company himself buys the organization.

I have been hired by the CEO of the company, Mr. Butler, to consult for the possible approach and decision that he should take in terms of the decision that the owners and shareholders of the organization are about to make. In my observation and analysis of the situation at hand, the CEO of the company should opt for the third alternative and decide to buy the company himself.

This is due to the fact because either if the competitors acquire the organization or even if it is acquired by the private equity firms, then the organization is bound to die a slow and poisoning death leaving all the employees of the company and the CEO of the organization work less and future less. Given the morals and justice that the CEO of the company has always stood for being the person he is it is the right thing to be done and stand for...............

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