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Cumberland Entertainment (A): Expanding with Private Equity?

Leland, Abigail;Zott, Christoph

Product #:IN-S652
Supplier:INSEAD
Discipline:Entrepreneurship
Details:Case (PDF) • 27 pages • 2004-12-01

Subjects:

EntrepreneurshipPrivate equityFinancing
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Cumberland Entertainment, a niche music producer, was looking for capital to finance its planned expansion. CEO, Tom Smith, entered into negotiations with private equity firms, and struck an agreement that turned out to be incomplete. As a result, serious problems arose between financial investors and management. The case series describes how the parties dealt with these problems as their relationship evolved.

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