Citation:
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Castronics, LLC." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-711, December 2018. View Details|
Case HBS Case Collection September 2012 Castronics, LLC |
Abstract
Patrick Dickinson (HBS '09) and Michael Weiner (MIT's Sloan '07) acquired Castronics, a firm that specialized in threading pipe used in the oil and natural gas industry, at the end of 2009. The partners overcame significant hurdles during the first two years of ownership, which included the loss of nearly half of their workforce, the threatened entry of a formidable competitor into their market, and limited production capacity. In spite of these challenges and many other day-to-day obstacles, by the summer of 2011, the company successfully tripled production and EBITDA and the partners were deciding whether or not to sell the company.
Keywords: small business; Search Funds; corporate finance; Entrepreneurship; Financial Management; Energy Industry; Western United States;
Citation:
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Castronics, LLC." Harvard Business School Case 213-028, September 2012.
