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Scott Group (B): The next stage in the entrepreneurial journey

By Joachim Schwass and Donna Everatt

3 pages

May 2005

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Reference: IMD-3-1460

Disagreements between the venture capital fund that had purchased Scott USA and senior managers who remained loyal to the company founder and previous Chairman, Tom Stendahl continue. The fund divests various divisions of the company, including Scott brand. A management buy-out ensues, with Stendahl and 25 of his senior managers having an equity stake in the company. Within three years, all debt was repaid and the company had risen from near ruin to become a formidable adversary in the fiercely competitive global sporting goods industry. Stendahl remained as a strategic advisor to the company and shares some key lessons.

Keywords

Entrepreneurial Finance, Venture Capital, Human Resource Management, Sports Equipment

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Europe, Switzerland
2004

Type

Field Research

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English

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Scott Group (B): The next stage in the entrepreneurial journey
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Scott Group (B): The next stage in the entrepreneurial journey
Scott USA (A): The entrepreneurial journey

Scott Group (B): The next stage in the entrepreneurial journey

By Joachim Schwass and Donna Everatt
Case reference: IMD-3-1460 ©2005

Summary

Disagreements between the venture capital fund that had purchased Scott USA and senior managers who remained loyal to the company founder and previ...

Reference IMD-3-1460

Available Languages English

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Scott USA (A): The entrepreneurial journey

By Joachim Schwass and Donna Everatt
Case reference: IMD-3-1459 ©2005

Summary

The case tracks the professional and personal experiences the founder and Chairman, Tom Stendahl during almost two decades of the growth of Scott S...

Reference IMD-3-1459

Industry Travel and Leisure, Sports

Available Languages English

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