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Anatomy of a Deal in Progress

Scenarios for Kaman Corporation's Future

October 25, 2005
Robert A. Cornog and Thomas P. Gale
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The future of the third largest power transmission distributor (also the largest independent distributor of musical instruments and accessories) in the U.S. is in flux, as an outside investor made a run this summer to obtain control of the publicly traded company. But management at Kaman Corporation is fighting back, with an alternate plan to retain control. Here's a perspective on a few of the many possible outcomes of the recent events surrounding the fate of the company.


 


Donald Trump, Martha Stewart, Gordon Gekko… Kaman Corporation? It has all the makings for a new reality show: A group of family members hold the voting control of a distribution conglomerate in Connecticut and seek to cash out. After the family reached an agreement with corporate ...
Distribution & Manufacturing M&A Kaman

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