News Archive
6/30/06
"The
fine art of tech mergers" by Steve Hamm
Business Week Online
6/27/06
"Blizzard of deals heralds new era of megamergers" by Dennis Berman
Wall Street Journal
6/27/06
"New mega-merger a three bagger" by Lauren Rae Silva
TheStreet.com
6/21/06
"Mittal
CEO sees no future in steel futures" by Simon Constable
TheStreet.com
6/14/06
"Boutique banks pinched" by Lauren Rae Silva
TheStreet.com
6/7/06
2006 European Case Award
Winner
The Boeing
777
www.ecch.com
5/28/06
"It’s
pruning season in the business world as companies shed divisions" by Tom
Shean
Virginian Pilot
5/26/06
"The
Enron verdicts” by David Sarasohn
Portland Oregonian
5/19/06
"Fly, be free" by Lou Whiteman
TheDeal.com
5/16/06
"Darden
launches an executive MBA" by Della Bradshaw
Financial Times
5/15/06
"A study of Enron before the fall" by Justin Ewers (Magazine
interview)
US News & World Report
5/8/06
"A study of Enron before the fall" by Justin Ewers (Complete
online interview)
US News & World Report
4/16/06
"The
$527bn basket cases"
The Business (UK)
4/6/06
"The M&A Conundrum"
Business Today
4/4/06
"Dave Thayser: Corporate finance partner, Ernst & Young"
MoneyWeb
Undictated (Power Hour on radio)
4/3/06
"University graduate programs receive top national rankings"
Cavalier Daily
4/3/06
"Big question: Will one firm end up on top"
Star Ledger
4/2/06
"Face-to-face; cutting a cool deal"
Economic Times
3/12/06
"Less ambitious matches turn into dismal ashes"
Business Line
3/8/06
"Darden’s
China Strategy – An Interview with Dean Bruner" by Dan Shi and Mo Yang (JPG)
2/26/2006
"Joining hands; Robert F. Bruner recalls how HP and Compaq made a strategic
merger deal"
Economic Times
2/23/2006
"Merge Right" by Rob Garver
TCMnet.com
2/19/2006
"Darden goes on tour to capture eastern dynamism" by Roel Landing
Financial Times
Darden Dean Robert Bruner featured
2/15/2006
"Merge right. Numbers don"t drive deals. People do." By Rob Garver
CFO Magazine
Darden Dean Robert Bruner quoted widely in cover story
2/10/2006
"All urge, no splurge" by Aresh Shirali
Business Standard (India)
Darden Dean Robert Bruner’s book, Deals from Hell, is reviewed
2/7/2006
Bloomberg Radio
Darden Dean Robert Bruner interviewed about Time/Warner-Icahn
2/6/2006
"In a hot M&A market, the buzzword is buyer beware" by Robert F. Bruner
Virginia Business Magazine
Darden Dean Robert Bruner’s op-ed piece
2/1/2006
"An expert"s view on Mittal"s bid for Arcelor" by Aresh Shiral
Rediff India Abroad
Darden Dean Robert Bruner quoted
1/11/2006
"Drilling down on breaking up" by Lauren Silva
The Street.com
Darden Dean Robert Bruner quoted
1/5/2006
“U.S. biz schools look at desi tie-ups" by Neelima Mahajan
Times of India
Darden Dean Robert Bruner and Darden featured
12/21/2005
"Globalisation will propel Indian business M&As: US expert" by Vishnu Makhijani
Indo-Asian News Service
Darden Dean Robert Bruner and Darden profiled
12/20/2005
“Krispy eme Donuts, Inc.” (2005) by Robert F. Bruner and Sean Carr
is published by Darden Business Publishing.
Click here to see an abstract and sample copy of the case.
“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. Click here to see an abstract and sample copy of the case.
12/6/2005
"Darden School dean pushing MBA Business" by Bob Rayner
Red Orbit.com
Darden Dean Robert Bruner featured
12/5/2005
"U.S. B-school seeks tie-ups" by R. Chandrakanth
Hindu Education Plus
Darden Dean Robert Bruner featured
12/4/2005
"Darden School dean pushing MBA Business" by Bob Rayner
Richmond Times Dispatch
Darden Dean Robert Bruner featured – MBA for Execs pumped
12/2/2005
"A formula one race car driver cannot ride bicyle well" by Yong Tang
People’s Daily (China)
Interview with Darden Dean Robert Bruner
“Leading US Scholar says China"s growth, stability, "astonishing" by Yang Qingchuan
Xinhua News Agency (China)
Darden Dean Robert Bruner quoted
12/1/2005
"Good news/bad news: The Cendant split" by Helen Shaw
CFO Magazine
Darden Dean Robert Bruner quoted
11/30/2005
"Degree of separation / 'i mean to push
Darden up the ranks,' says new dean" by Will Goldsmith
C’ville Weekly
Darden dean Robert Bruner quoted
11/17/2005
"Casteen names Bruner Darden School dean"
Cavalier Daily
“Warren E. Buffett 2005” by
Robert F. Bruner and Sean Carr is published by Darden Business
Publishing.
Click here to see an abstract and sample copy of the case.
11/16/2005
"Darden signs Bruner as school"s new dean" by Sarah Barry
Daily Progress
"Forte Foundation and PINK Magazine select next 20 female CEOs"
Forbes.com
Darden Dean Robert F. Bruner quoted
11/15/2005
"International mergers expert, long-term faculty member"
University of Virginia News
UVA President taps Dean Robert F. Bruner to lead Darden School’
UVA President Casteen announces the appointment of Robert F. Bruner to a 5-year term as dean of the Darden School. more
11/9/2005
CNBC Street Signs (Ron Insana)
Darden dean Robert F. Bruner featured as management expert
11/8/2005
CNBC Closing Bell (Maria Bartiromo)
Darden dean Robert F. Bruner featured as management expert
CNBC Street Signs (Ron Insana)
Darden dean Robert F. Bruner featured as management expert
11/2/2005
"Return of the big mergers" by Tom Taulli
Motley Fool
Darden Dean Robert Bruner quoted
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.
Click here to see an abstract and sample copy of the case.
“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.
Click here to see an abstract and sample copy of the case.
“Genmore Pharmaceuticals’
Acquisition of Vascorex Corporation” by Robert F. Bruner, Paul Simko,
David E. Martin, and Mark Goldstein is published by Darden Business
Publishing.
Click here to see an abstract and sample copy of the case.
"Corporate earnout: When selling your company, an earnout
agreement can seem like an attractive option--but things could get ugly if
you're not careful" by Chris Penttila
Entrepreneur Magazine
Darden dean Robert Bruner quoted
10/30/2005
"Cendant split may not help stock price" by Ari Levy
Daily Record (Morris County, NJ)
Darden dean Robert Bruner quoted
10/27/2005
"Cendant, Primedia find spinoff plans may not help: taking stock" by Ari Levy
Bloomberg News
Darden Dean Robert Bruner quoted
10/16/2005
"SBC"s growth drive not without its hazards" by Leon Lazaroff
Chicago Tribune
Darden dean Robert Bruner quoted
10/14/2005
"When equal doesn"t really mean equal" by Dick Barron
News & Record (Greensboro, NC)
Darden dean Robert Bruner quoted
10/13/2005
"M&A is hot even though stocks are not" by James Kelleher
Boston Globe
Darden dean Robert Bruner quoted
"M&A is hot even though stocks are not" by James Kelleher
New York Times
Darden dean Robert Bruner quoted
"M&A is hot even though stocks are not" by James Kelleher
Reuters
Darden dean Robert Bruner quoted
10/10/2005
"A whole new world" by Candice Zacharias
Economic Times (India)
Interview with Darden dean Robert Bruner
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.
9/25/2005
"Acquisitions Might Extend Winning Streak" by Edgar Ortega
Bloomberg News
Darden dean Robert Bruner quoted
"Amid new mergers, investors and managers puzzle over results" by Tom Shean
Virginian Pilot
Darden Dean Robert Bruner quoted
9/23/2005
"Strategic Mergers Pay, Darden Dean Says." Bruner gives a lecture to
the Law School Alumni Business Advisory Council
here.
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.
9/22/2005
"Putnam fund gets behind takeover bids" by Edgar Ortega
The Northwest Herald (IL)
Darden Dean Robert Bruner quoted
9/14/2005
"Getting in, moving up" by Nancy Hendricks
Washington Post
Darden dean Robert Bruner quoted
9/4/2005
"Putnam"s Mullin Bets on Takeovers to Extend Record Beating S&P" by Edgar Ortega
Washington Post
Darden Dean Robert Bruner quoted
9/1/2005
"Putnam's Mullin Bets on Takeovers to Extend Record Beating S&P" by Edgar Ortega
Bloomberg News
Darden Dean Robert Bruner quoted
"Secrets of the MBA masters" by Kate O'Sullivan
CFO Magazine
Darden Dean Robert Bruner quoted and his latest book referenced
8/29/2005
"Providian debate shows dealmaking art, not science" by Jim Kelleher
Reuters
Darden Dean Robert Bruner quoted
8/28/2005
Business of Success talk radio
Darden Dean Robert Bruner discussed his new book,
Deals From Hell
8/24/2005
"Hellish M&As And How To Redeem Them" By Harvey Schachter
Toronto Globe and Mail
Dean Robert Bruner’s book,
Deals from Hell, is reviewed
8/5/2005
Discussed current negotiations among GM, Delphi, and the UAW.
Bloomberg News radio
Dean Robert Bruner interviewed
"New Dean at Darden" by Francesca DiMeglio
Business Week
Profiles Dean Robert Bruner
8/4/2005
"BIG BOARD SEAT SELLS FOR A RECORD $3 MILLION" by Jenny Anderson
The New York Times
Dean Robert Bruner quoted
8/3/2005
"Darden chooses Bruner as new dean" by John McClenahan
Industry Week Magazine
"Bruner named Darden dean" – Associated Press
Daily Press (Hampton Roads)
New Darden dean named by Melanie Mayhew
Daily Progress
"Bruner named dean of Darden School" – Associated Press
Richmond Times Dispatch
"U.Va. names business school faculty member as new dean" by Tom Shean
Virginian Pilot
New dean named at Darden
WAVY TV (Portsmouth, VA)
Bruner named Darden dean - AP
WJZ TV (Baltimore, MD)
Bruner named dean of Darden School - AP
WRIC TV (Richmond)
8/1/2005
"For cash-strapped Cloudveil, it was a very hard offer to refuse" – by Lynn Donaldson
Inc. Magazine
Dean Robert Bruner quoted
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.
6/22/2005
"Drama Kings"
Economist.com
Darden Professor Robert Bruner’s new book reviewed
6/13/2005
"The truth about mergers" by Yvette Kantrow
The Deal.com
Professor Robert Bruner quoted
6/9/2005
Report on Business Television (Canadian TV)
Professor Robert Bruner talks about mergers and acquisitions and his book, Deals from Hell
6/5/2005
"What are mergers good for?" – by Gretchen Morgenson
New York Times Magazine
Professor Robert Bruner quoted extensively – his book mentioned
"The metamorphosis" by Chris Nolter
The Deal.com
Professor Bob Bruner quoted
5/26/2005
"If only they had never met" by Dennis Berman
Wall Street Journal
Review of Professor Robert Bruner’s book, Deals from Hell
5/24/2005
"Mergers horror II: the rhetoric" by Dennis Berman
Wall Street Journal
Article quotes Professor Robert Bruner
5/20/2005
Bloomberg Radio
Professor Robert Bruner on live radio show; mentions Darden and his book
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.
3/21/2005
Chicago Tribune
Bob Bruner quoted
2/10/2005
New Jersey Star Ledger
Bob Bruner quoted, his book mentioned
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.
Click here to see an
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.
9/1/2004
Enron's Crimes, Darden's Profit
Virginia Business Magazine
Professor Robert Bruner quoted
8/15/2004
“A Little
Learning is a Dangerous Thing,” by Robert F. Bruner published in Batten
Briefings.
Click here for text of column.
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.
Click here to see an abstract and sample copy of the
case.
7/11/2004
Virginian Pilot touts Darden's Enron case
Professor Robert Bruner quoted
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.
Click here to see an
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.
Click here for text of column.
3/19/2004
John Wiley and
Sons publishes Applied Mergers and Acquisitions.
Click here for more
information about the book.
3/15/2004
“All M&A is
Local,” by Robert F. Bruner published in Batten Briefings.
Click here for
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.
Click here for text of
the report.
1/20/2004
“Merger of
Equals?” by Robert F. Bruner printed in the Wall Street Journal.
Click here for text of column. Please note that a Wall Street
Journal account is required to view.