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• Case | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 1997 version)

  Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (A)

  H. Kent Bowen and Barbara Feinberg

  Jim Sharpe, 11 years after receiving his MBA from Harvard and working for others, has finally become his own boss and 100% owner of manufacturer of aluminum extrusions. After 10 months of an unfunded search, he acquires the business in an LBO and prepares to face his employees on the first day.

  Keywords: crisis management; Acquisitions; Search Funds; entrepreneurial management; entrepreneurs; entrepreneurship; turnarounds; bank loan; leveraged buyouts; manufacturing; metals processing; entrepreneurial finance; Labor unions; Experience and Expertise; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career;

  Citation:

  Bowen, H. Kent, and Barbara Feinberg. "Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 697-078, December 2012. (Revised from original February 1997 version.)

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 2002 version)

  Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (Abridged)

  H. Kent Bowen

  Jim Sharpe, 10 years after receiving his MBA from Harvard and working for others, has finally become his own boss and 100% owner of manufacturer of aluminum extrusions. After 10 months of an unfunded search, he acquires the business in an LBO and prepares to face his employees on the first day.

  Keywords: Search Funds; search; entrepreneurial management; entrepreneurship; operations strategy; Acquisitions; work/family balance; work-life balance; Unions; union; turnarounds; funding model; LBO; bank debt; Bank loans; Equity Investment; career management; negotiation; Business Model; Change Management; Entrepreneurship; Borrowing and Debt; Banks and Banking; Personal Development and Career; Manufacturing Industry; United States;

  Citation:

  Bowen, H. Kent. "Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 603-084, December 2012. (Revised from original December 2002 version.)

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 1997 version)

  Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (B)

  H. Kent Bowen and Barbara Feinberg

  Jim Sharpe, 11 years after receiving his MBA from Harvard and working for others, has finally become his own boss and 100% owner of manufacturer of aluminum extrusions. After 10 months of an unfunded search, he acquires the business in an LBO and prepares to face his employees on the first day.

  Keywords: Technology; Entrepreneurship; Business Ventures; Business or Company Management; Competency and Skills; Management Teams; Risk and Uncertainty; Manufacturing Industry; United States;

  Citation:

  Bowen, H. Kent, and Barbara Feinberg. "Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 697-079, December 2012. (Revised from original February 1997 version.)

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