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Case
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Reference no. 9-898-156
Subject category: Entrepreneurship
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1998
Version: 19 October 1998
Length: 7 pages
Data source: Field research

Abstract

Presents the background and some details on a possible acquisition opportunity - a manufacturer of ballpoint paint pens for the hobby and crafts industry. Forces students to peel the layers of this initially unattractive opportunity to find potential sources of value. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
Location:
Size:
50 employees, USD7 million revenues
Other setting(s):
1997

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Abstract

Presents the background and some details on a possible acquisition opportunity - a manufacturer of ballpoint paint pens for the hobby and crafts industry. Forces students to peel the layers of this initially unattractive opportunity to find potential sources of value. A rewritten version of an earlier case.

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Location:
Size:
50 employees, USD7 million revenues
Other setting(s):
1997

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