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  • September 1994 (Revised May 2010)
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Hamilton Test Systems, Inc.

By: William A. Sahlman and Norman Klein
  • Format:Print
  • | Pages:18
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Abstract

The protagonists must decide whether to invest in an auto emissions testing company as the first investment in the leveraged buyout fund they recently formed. Issues of how to raise the needed equity capital and how to structure the acquisition are emphasized.

Keywords

Venture Capital; Leveraged Buyouts; Environmental Sustainability; Investment; Service Industry; Auto Industry

Citation

Sahlman, William A., and Norman Klein. "Hamilton Test Systems, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 295-017, September 1994. (Revised May 2010.)

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William A. Sahlman

Entrepreneurial Management
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