RJR Nabisco

The case study of the RJR Nabisco looks at many factors that went into one of the most complex leveraged buyouts in history. Several players were involved in the bidding of the company itself: KKR, First Boston, Forstmann Little, and Management Group. The main factor of the successful acquisition of RJR is dependent on the quality of the bidding team. Looking at KKR, their strategy was to recruit every significant player so that the other bidding groups would not be able to retain them. They retained

battle began for control of the corporate giant, RJR Nabisco. RJR Nabisco (RJR) was established in 1985 with the merger of Nabisco Brands, an American food manufacturer and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (Bozman, 1987). RJR Nabisco was acquired by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), an American multinational private equity firm, which was the largest leveraged buyout to date at that time. How did this leveraged buyout come about? RJR Nabisco was a conglomerate with divisions in two very different

This case study is based on R.J Reynolds (RJR) 1985 financing of the $4.9 billion acquisition of Nabisco Brands Inc. To finance the acquisition, RJR proposed the issue of a preferred stock of $1.2 billion with twelve years US domestic notes of the same amount. To analyze the case there are two major components. First requirement is to examine the financing alternatives available to the company in order to assess their suitability. Secondly, identify other financing alternatives that may be suitable

IBM 's historic turnaround told by Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., the chairman and CEO of IBM from April 1993 until March 2002. This book touches on Gerstner’s life before joining IBM, highlighting his years in McKinsey & Company, American Express and RJR Nabisco, but is primarily centered on his IBM experience particularly relating to the turnaround strategies he implemented which took IBM from less than $18 per share in 1993 to $78 per share in 2003 (Reuters, 2014). Gerstner’s tenure in IBM is boasted

Texas pacific Group (TPG) should sell J. Crew and recover its original investment. TPG should take into account its time, money, and resources spent in this leveraged buyout. Private equity firms typically buy low and sell high, are known for long term investments, and have a majority stake in an organization. J. Crew was doing well up to 1998, due to TPG’s restructuring of J. Crew, which included utilizing its resources to oversee turnarounds. According to the BCG Growth-Share Matrix, J. Crew is

Mr. Gregory James Aziz is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of National Steel Car, located in Hamilton, Ontario. The company is second to none, when it comes to engineering and producing railroad freight cars. Greg Aziz went to Ridley College and afterwards enrolled into the University of Western Ontario, where he graduated with a degree in Economics. After his stint in school, Gregory J. Aziz began to work at his family’s wholesale food business, Affiliated Foods. Placed

Given the oligopolistic nature of the US tobacco product industry, the remaining firms are forced to compete through aggressive marketing and advertising strategies that are subsidized by their high economic profits. A 1976 report for Phillip Morris (now Altria) described the nature of tobacco product pricing as “some sparring among potential price leaders, after which the rest of the industry accepts the resulting price structure” (IARC, 2014). This report offered that a “relative absence of price

History of Nabisco Incorporated Nabisco Food Groups has been one of the widely known names in the food industry. Nabisco is among the world’s largest manufacturers of cookies and crackers. Nabisco Brands was formed in 1981 through a merger of Nabisco and Standard Brands. In 1985 R.J. Reynolds Industries acquired Nabisco brands in one of the largest takeovers in business history. In earlier years the company was called N.B.C. In 1941 the company took on the name Nabisco, but it was in

Mayora Indah, PT Arnott's Indonesia and PT Nabisco Foods produce wafer, cookies and crackers. There are few producing biscuits in tin but they have large market shares especially on certain occasions like Idul Fitri, Idul Adha and Christmas and new year when many people give, send or exchange gifts. The country has more than 200 producers of biscuits--medium and large producers. Among the large producers are PT Khong Guan Biscuit, PT Mayora Indah, PT Nabisco Foods, PT Arnott's Indonesia, and

INTEGRATED COMPANY ANALYSIS Andy Fleming • Laura Hausfeld • Brett Hoerz • Anna Lyman • Eduardo Saenz DECEMBER 15, 2010 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY COMPANY OVERVIEW COMPETITOR OVERVIEW GLOBAL GROWTH STRATEGY - “HITTING OUR SWEET SPOT” OREO IN INDIA: MARKETING ANALYSIS TARGET SEGMENT POSITIONING MARKETING MIX (PRODUCT, PLACEMENT, PROMOTION, PRICING) COMPETITOR ANALYSIS 3 3-4 4 4-5 5 6 6-8 8 8 8-9 9 9-11 11 12 13 14 14-15 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30-31