BHP, an Australian mining company, threatens to go to mine potash industry through a hostile takeover of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. To complicate matters the fact that the Canadian potash industry is working as a legal cartel, in which the provincial government has an interest. This case gives students an opportunity to assess the strategy BHP in terms of value creation and value capture, as it relates to their existing investments in the sector, as well as the risks and benefits of alternatives to the BHP strategy "Hide
by Thomas N Hubbard Michael J. Moore Source: Kellogg School Management 13 pages. Publication Date: January 5, 2012. Prod. #: KEL647-PDF-ENG
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