Case | HBS Case Collection | 2010 (Revised from original 1981 version)

Quabbin Cablevision Company

by Henry B. Reiling

Abstract

Several entrepreneurs are considering the purchase of an existing cable TV business with the financial assistance of several investors. They must decide whether to establish the company as a partnership or a corporation, and how to capitalize the company for an optimal blend of tax and other business considerations. Adapted from a case by P.J. Barack.

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Organization; Television Entertainment; Entrepreneurship; Capital Structure; Taxation; Telecommunications Industry; Massachusetts;

Citation:

Reiling, Henry B. "Quabbin Cablevision Company." Harvard Business School Case 282-003, August 2010. (Revised from original October 1981 version.)