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Board Director Dilemmas—Back the SPAC?

By: Suraj Srinivasan, David G. Fubini and Amram Migdal
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Abstract

This case focuses on a board director of a diversified holding company. The firm’s longtime CEO had always exhibited a cautious, methodical approach to growth. Now, the CEO is raising the idea of joining with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to spin off part of the business as a separate company. This strategy shift—a spinoff, use of a SPAC, and accumulation of cash for larger acquisitions—was a dramatic shift for the company, and the board director must consider how to respond.

Keywords

Board Director; Strategy; Change Management; Decision Making

Citation

Srinivasan, Suraj, David G. Fubini, and Amram Migdal. "Board Director Dilemmas—Back the SPAC?" Harvard Business School Case 121-042, February 2021. (Revised April 2021.)
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Suraj Srinivasan

Accounting and Management
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David G. Fubini

Organizational Behavior
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