Publications
Publications
- February 1994 (Revised May 1995)
- HBS Case Collection
Metallgesellschaft AG
By: David F. Hawkins and Guy J. Weyns
Abstract
Metallgesellschaft AG is a commodity and engineering conglomerate based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Metallgesellschaft Corp., a New York based subsidiary of the group, has made oil trading and hedging errors that could drive the group into insolvency. The impact of hedge accounting rules on the quality of the information available to top management is examined.
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Citation
Hawkins, David F., and Guy J. Weyns. "Metallgesellschaft AG." Harvard Business School Case 194-097, February 1994. (Revised May 1995.)