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Biographical Profile (View
Curriculum Vitae)
Robert F. Bruner is
Dean and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration at the
Darden Graduate
School of Business Administration, University of Virginia. His areas of
teaching, research, and writing are corporate finance, mergers and
acquisitions, investing in emerging markets, innovation, and technology
transfer. His latest book, Applied Mergers and Acquisitions, was published
in 2004 by John Wiley and Sons. He teaches the course, “Mergers and
Acquisitions” in Darden’s MBA program, and is the faculty director of
Darden’s executive education program, “Mergers and Acquisitions.” He has
been recognized in the United States and Europe for his teaching and casewriting.
BusinessWeek magazine cited him as one of the “masters of the
MBA classroom.” He is the author or co-author of over 400 case studies and
notes, and of Case Studies in Finance: Managing for Corporate Value Creation
now in its fourth edition. His research has been published in journals such
as Financial Management, Journal of Accounting and Economics,
Journal of
Applied Corporate Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of
Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and Journal of Money, Credit, and
Banking. Industrial corporations, financial institutions, and government
agencies have retained him for counsel and training. He has been on the
faculty of the Darden School since 1982, and has been a visiting professor
at various schools in Europe and Latin America, including INSEAD, and IESE.
Formerly he was a loan officer and investment analyst for First Chicago
Corporation. He holds the B.A. degree from Yale University and the M.B.A.
and D.B.A. degrees from Harvard University. He has served The Darden School,
professional groups, and community organizations in various positions of
leadership. Copies of his papers and essays may be obtained from his
web site
and/or from his
author summary page on the SSRN website. He may be reached via email at brunerr@virginia.edu.
Overview of Courses Taught by Robert F. Bruner in 2004
To view a pdf of the syllabus of these courses, please click on the
title:
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Mergers and
Acquisitions (MBA). This MBA elective course was taught in
January-March and aims to give an introduction to details of
strategy, deal design, valuation, and integration.
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Mergers and
Acquisitions (Executive Education). This executive education
seminar was offered in May and offers a condensed introduction to
the drivers of success in M&A transactions.
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Seminar on
technology transfer. This special seminar initiated the Batten
Seminar Series for MBA students. It offered a series of practitioner
presentations and field visits to explore the difficulties with
which innovations reach the marketplace.
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Consulting: Examples of
Engagements
1. Planning for post-merger integration. Assisted in the development of a
manual to guide operating managers in planning the integration of operations
following a merger. My written materials and participation in meetings
provided key concepts and frameworks for organizing the integration effort.
Client is a Fortune 100 competitor in the energy sector of the U.S.
2. Assessment of default risk under alternative capital structures. Employed
Monte Carlo simulation and other measures of default risk to gauge the
likelihood of financial default and bankruptcy by a major transportation
equipment manufacturer. Client is an agency of the U.S. government.
3. Expert testimony on portfolio diversification. Prepared to testify on
norms and best practices in asset management on the question of adequacy of
diversification strategy. The case was settled out of court before
depositions began. Client was a leading mid-Atlantic law firm.
4. Training in corporate finance and valuation. Retained by leading banks
and professional services firms to give in-house seminars for audiences
ranging from associates to senior partners. Teaching approaches range across
lectures, leadership of case discussions, and management of
“action-learning” simulations.
5. Keynote speaker. Retained to give major presentations at public
conferences and private meetings.
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