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Posts under Category: merger & acquisition
Advanced Medical Optics Buys IntraLase for $808 Million
Case Type: merger and acquisition (M&A).
Consulting Firm: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Advisory first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: hospital & medical.
Case Interview Question #00598: Our client Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (AMO, NYSE: EYE) is a global medical supply company and one of the leading manufacturers of eye surgery equipment. AMO is based in Santa Ana, California, and employs approximately 4,200 worldwide. The company… Read the rest
Sinopec to Buy Argentinean Oil Company in Indonesia
Case Type: merger & acquisition (M&A).
Consulting Firm: Schlumberger Business Consulting (SBC) first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Oil, Gas & Petroleum Industry.
Case Interview Question #00505: Sinopec Limited (China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation Limited, NYSE: SNP) is one of the major petroleum companies in China, headquartered in the Chaoyang District of Beijing. As a state-owned company, Sinopec’s business includes oil and gas exploration,… Read the rest
Hormel Foods to Sell Spam Luncheon Meat Division
Case Type: business turnaround; merger and acquisition (M&A).
Consulting Firm: Bain & Company second round job interview.
Industry Coverage: food and beverage.
Case Interview Question #00502: Our client Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) is a $8 billion food processing company based in Austin, Minnesota, United States that produces mainly raw meat. Hormel sells food under many brands, including the Chi-Chi’s, Dinty Moore, Farmer… Read the rest
PPG Industries to Buy Dutch Coatings Producer SigmaKalon
Case Type: mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
Consulting Firm: Simon Kucher & Partners (SKP) final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Chemical Industry.
Case Interview Questions #00479: Your client PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) is a major chemical producer and a global supplier of paints, coatings, optical products, specialty materials, glass and fiber glass. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. PPG operates in more than 60… Read the rest
General Mills to Shift Focus Towards Health Food Products
Case Type: improve profitability; merger and acquisition (M&A).
Consulting Firm: ZS Associates 2nd round job interview.
Industry Coverage: food and beverage.
Case Interview Question #00448: Our client General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) is an American Fortune 500 corporation headquartered in the Minneapolis suburb of Golden Valley, Minnesota. The company is primarily concerned with food products and consumer packaged goods (CPG). It sells yogurt,… Read the rest