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Abstract
What happens when small iconic socially oriented businesses are acquired by large corporations? Such mergers create significant opportunities for creating both business value and substantially expanded social value, but they also pose unusually difficult challenges because the merging entities are often strikingly different in philosophy and operating styles as well as in scale. This article examines three examples - Ben and Jerry''s acquisition by Unilever, Stonyfield Farm by Groupe Danone, and Tom''s of Maine by Colgate - to ascertain what is distinctive about the merger process and to analyze the elements critical to success. The article offers suggestions on how other companies considering similar arrangements might best manage the process of courtship, developing agreements, and executing effectively within the newly merged entities. May be used with: (CMR412) ''Of Mice and Elephants''; (CMR413) ''Can You Buy CSR?''
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Abstract
What happens when small iconic socially oriented businesses are acquired by large corporations? Such mergers create significant opportunities for creating both business value and substantially expanded social value, but they also pose unusually difficult challenges because the merging entities are often strikingly different in philosophy and operating styles as well as in scale. This article examines three examples - Ben and Jerry''s acquisition by Unilever, Stonyfield Farm by Groupe Danone, and Tom''s of Maine by Colgate - to ascertain what is distinctive about the merger process and to analyze the elements critical to success. The article offers suggestions on how other companies considering similar arrangements might best manage the process of courtship, developing agreements, and executing effectively within the newly merged entities. May be used with: (CMR412) ''Of Mice and Elephants''; (CMR413) ''Can You Buy CSR?''