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news from the desk of
robert f. bruner
12.20.2005
“Krispy Kreme Donuts, Inc.”
(2005) by Robert F. Bruner and Sean Carr is published by Darden
Business Publishing.
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12.20.2005
“The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company: Capital Structure, Valuation, and Cost
of Capital” by Robert F. Bruner and Sean Carr is published by Darden
Business Publishing.
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11.17.2005
“Warren E. Buffett 2005” by
Robert F. Bruner and Sean Carr is published by Darden Business
Publishing.
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11.15.05
UVA President Casteen announces the appointment of Robert F.
Bruner to a 5-year term as dean of the Darden School.
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11.1.2005
“DuPont’s Patent Donations”
by Robert F. Bruner, Paul Simko, David E. Martin, and Mark Goldstein
is published by Darden Business Publishing.
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11.1.2005
“General Electric’s
Acquisition of Amersham plc” by Robert F. Bruner, Paul Simko, David
E. Martin, and Mark Goldstein is published by Darden Business
Publishing.
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11.1.2005
“Genmore Pharmaceuticals’
Acquisition of Vascorex Corporation” by Robert F. Bruner, Paul Simko,
David E. Martin, and Mark Goldstein is published by Darden Business
Publishing.
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9.30.2005
Darden published a new case study by Robert Bruner, Sean Carr, and
Laurie Hodrick, "The War of the Handbags: The Takeover Battle for
Gucci Group N.V." To see an abstract and to obtain a sample copy of
this case
click here.
9.26.2005
Dean Bruner presents a statement on recent incidents of racial
harassment. To see a copy of this statement
please click here.
9.23.2005
"Strategic Mergers Pay, Darden Dean Says." Bruner gives a lecture to
the Law School Alumni Business Advisory Council
here.
9.23.2005
Dean Bruner gave the opening remarks at Darden's 50th Anniversary
Convocation. These remarks offered a brief history of the school and
observations about its future. To see a copy of these remarks,
please click here.
8.1.2005
UVa President Casteen announces the
appointment of Robert F. Bruner as Dean of The Darden School.
Read more from UVa Top News Daily.
6.29.2005
Bruner, Robert F., "'Do you
Expect Me to Pander to the Students?' The Cold Reality of Warmth in
Teaching"
Read more about the paper.
5.4.2005
Bruner participates in Web cast to
Institutional Shareholders Services on the subject, “M&A Deals Gone
Bad.” Click
here for a replay of the web cast.
4.25.2005
John Wiley and Sons publishes Deals from Hell by Robert F.
Bruner. Click here to
see a synopsis of the book.
2.8.2005
Bruner received Honorable
Mention for Applied Mergers and Acquisitions, in the
Business, Management, and Accounting Division of the 2004
Professional/ Scholarly Publishing Division Annual Awards
Competition, Association of American Publishers. This award
competition recognizes excellence and innovation in professional and
scholarly publishing.
1.28.2005
“M&A Guide to Rules of the
Road: Securities Law, Issuance Process, Disclosure, and Insider
Trading” was published.
Click
here to see an abstract and sample copy of the case.
12.15.2004
“Where M&A Pays and Where
it Strays: A Survey of the Evidence,” was published in the
Journal of Applied Corporate Finance.
Click
here to see an abstract and sample copy of the text.
11.30.2004
A three-case series, “The
Merger of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq,”
by Robert Bruner and Anna D. Buchanan was published.
Click
here to see an abstract and sample copy of the (A) case, dealing
with strategy and valuation issues.
Click
here to see an abstract and sample copy of the (B) case dealing
with deal design aspects. To see an abstract and sample copy of the
(C) case that discusses the outcome of the control contest,
click
here.
10.29.2004
“Brazilian Beer Merger
Negotiations: Companhia Cervejaria Brahma, S.A.”
(2003) by Robert
F. Bruner published by Darden Business Publishing.
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abstract and sample copy of the case.
10.8.2004
“Writing Case Studies That
Make a Difference,” was presented at the Financial Management
Association meeting in New Orleans, LA.
Click here for a PDF of the presentation.
8.15.2004
“A Little
Learning is a Dangerous Thing,” by Robert F. Bruner published in Batten
Briefings.
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8.6.2004
Bruner concludes
term as Executive Director of Batten Institute. He will teach
“Mergers and Acquisitions” at Darden and will be Visiting Scholar at
Columbia University in 2004-2005 year.
Click here for text of
announcement.
7.28.2004
“The Boeing 7E7”
by Robert F. Bruner and James Tompkins published by Darden Business
Publishing.
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case.
5.30.2004
“The Merger of
Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank Corporation (A): The
Proposed Merger” (UVA-F-1421),
“The Merger of Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank Corporation
(B): Integration Planning” (UVA-F-1422), and
“The Merger of Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank Corporation
(C): Post-Merger Experience” (UVA-F-1423)
by Robert F. Bruner published by Darden Business Publishing.
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abstract and sample copy of the case.
5.15.2004
“Comment on ‘Oil
and Wasser’” by Robert F. Bruner published in Harvard Business Review.
Click here for text of commentary.
“Think Globally, Act Locally,” by Robert F. Bruner published in Batten
Briefings.
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3.19.2004
John Wiley and
Sons publishes Applied Mergers and Acquisitions.
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information about the book.
3.15.2004
“All M&A is
Local,” by Robert F. Bruner published in Batten Briefings.
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text of column.
1.30.2004
Annual Report
2003 of the Batten Institute by Robert F. Bruner released.
Click here for text of the report.
“Writing a Great Case 101” by Robert F. Bruner and Stephen Foerster,
published in FEN Educator.
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the report.
1.20.2004
“Merger of
Equals?” by Robert F. Bruner printed in the Wall Street Journal.
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Journal account is required to view.
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