Describes the cable and wireless auction of America (CWA), a subsidiary of the bankrupt British telecommunications company Cable and Wireless. While the initial "screen" rate estimated assets of $ 125 million, after a long day and night trades between eight teams, the best rate was in the high $ 60 million range. Sell-side team of bankers from Blackstone Group and Greenhill, and lawyers from Wachtell Lipton and Kirkland & Ellis, forced to regroup and rethink their options trading revival. These events are described in detail, while providing information to students on the history of the CWA, the nature of the auction section 363, and bidders who have been involved in the process.
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by Guhan Subramanian, Elliot Sherman Source: HBS 11 pages. Publication Date: July 5, 2007. Prod. #: 908004-PDF-ENG
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