March 2014
Case
HBS Case Collection

Transforming Tommy Hilfiger (A)

By: Raffaella Sadun, Hanoch Feit, Vaibhav Gujral and Gerard Zouein

Format:Print
| Language:English
| Pages:17

Abstract

At the end of 2005, Tommy Hilfiger is taken private by Apax Partners after years of disappointing performance and strategic impasse. Students are asked to evaluate alternative strategic options for the company, and to propose a concrete turnaround plan for the first 100 days after the acquisition.

Keywords

Turnaround; Private Equity; Private Ownership; Diversification; Acquisition; Retail Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States; Europe

Citation

Sadun, Raffaella, Hanoch Feit, Vaibhav Gujral, and Gerard Zouein. "Transforming Tommy Hilfiger (A)." Harvard Business School Case 714-451, March 2014.