HP's Compaq Acquisition (A)


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Case Details:

Case Code : BSTA020
Case Length : 08 Pages
Period : 2000 - 2005
Organization : Hewlett-Packard (HP), Compaq
Pub Date : 2005
Teaching Note :Not Available
Countries : USA
Industry : Information Technology

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Compaq

Rod Canion, Jim Harris and Bill Murto who started Compaq in 1982 wanted to create a new kind of computer - portable and IBM-compatible. Their 'luggable' computer quickly became popular among customers. Compaq was the first company to include an Intel chip in a personal computer...

The HP-Compaq Merger

It was around this time that the two companies began to seriously consider a merger. In April 2001, McKinsey, a top strategy-consulting firm, hired by HP, concluded that while HP was strong in Unix-based servers and consumer PCs, it was weak in the NT server market and storage devices...

The Road Ahead

As the merger was announced, Hewlett, who got into a proxy fight, asked shareholders not to vote for the deal. He opened a web site 'Vote No HP Compaq Merger' explaining the risks involved in the merger...

Exhibits

Exhibit 1: HP - Segment Information
Exhibit 2: HP - Financial Highlights

  

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