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Ocean & Oil Holdings and the Leveraged Buyout of Agip Nigeria (A)

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Abstract

In 2001, a Nigerian holding company was deciding how much to pay for a major Nigerian oil marketing firm. Explores the challenges facing a fast-growing, leveraged buyout firm operating in a global economy but constrained by imperfect local financial and legal institutions.

Keywords

Leveraged Buyouts; Emerging Markets; Nigeria

Citation

Hecht, Peter A., and Onche Ugbabe. "Ocean & Oil Holdings and the Leveraged Buyout of Agip Nigeria (A)." Harvard Business School Case 205-043, March 2005. (Revised April 2005.)
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