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Argos Soditic - the Kermel proposal

Guy Semmens, a partner in Argos Soditic, has to decide whether to take the lead in the MBO of Kermel, a niche player in the specialty fiber market.

Case study ● Finance - Private Equity
By Professor Benoit F. Leleux and Henri Bourgeois
17 pages
Kermel's MBO - April 2002

Venkatesh Tulluri, director of Rhodia's technical fibers division, announced that he wanted to engineer a spin-off and management buyout of Kermel.

Case study ● Finance - Private Equity
By Professor Benoit F. Leleux and Henri Bourgeois
17 pages
Carlyle Group And the AZ-EM buyout (A)

There was now a great chance of an exclusive deal for Carlyle to acquire AZ Electronic Materials (AZ-EM).

Case study ● Strategy - Private Equity
By Professor Benoit F. Leleux, Professor Balaji S. Chakravarthy and Jonathan Lachowitz
16 pages
Carlyle Group and the AZ-EM buyout (A2): Due diligence

Private equity managers are asked to make some of the most complex and gutsy investment decisions.

Case study ● Strategy - Private Equity
By Professor Benoit F. Leleux, Professor Balaji S. Chakravarthy and Jonathan Lachowitz
9 pages
OndadeMar: Catching the next wave...

Was OndadeMar acquisition the right wave to ride first?

Case study ● Strategy - Private Equity
By Professor Benoit F. Leleux and Bryony Jansen van Tuyll
18 pages
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