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Finnigan Corporation

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Barbara Feinberg
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Abstract

Finnigan Corp., headquartered in San Jose, CA, was the world's leading producer of mass spectrometers, holding a 45% market share of instruments used for chemical analysis in pharmaceutical product development, environmental testing, genetic testing, and other sophisticated applications. At the end of 1989, after a year of setbacks and financial disappointments, the board of directors of Finnigan voted to seek a buyer for the company.

Keywords

Business Exit or Shutdown; Financial Crisis; Machinery and Machining; Technology Industry; San Jose

Citation

Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Barbara Feinberg. "Finnigan Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 902-045, August 2001.

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