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James Ellert

Professor Emeritus of Finance and Strategy

EDUCATION

Political Science and Economics at the University of Toronto

Economics at the University of Western Ontario

PhD

Finance and Economics at the University of Chicago

CONNECT

James C Ellert is Professor Emeritus of Finance and Strategy. His areas of special interest are financial management, mergers and acquisitions, valuation, international capital markets, and strategic planning within international banks.

Ellert has been active as a consultant and educator to a wide range of companies and public institutions. Recent affiliations include the Ambrosetti Group, Citibank, IBM Europe, Institute of Canadian Bankers, Nestlé, Nokia, Price Waterhouse, and Uponor OY.

He has more than 30 years’ experience in executive education, having taught finance and associated subjects at the University of Western Ontario, the University of Chicago, and Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada. In 1981, he joined the faculty of IMEDE, one of the two founding institutes of IMD, where he was Professor of Finance and Director of the MBA program and Pacific Rim courses.

Ellert graduated in political science and economics from the University of Toronto, gained his MA in economics at the University of Western Ontario and was awarded a PhD in finance and economics from the University of Chicago.

Case Study

Nestlé-Rowntree (A+B)

The case is a condensed version of the Nestle-Rowntree (A) and (B) cases. It is intended for use by instructors who wish to move directly to the acquisition negotiation. The case ends at the same p...

The (C) case is the third of a three-part case series on the L 2.5 billion takeover of Rowntree by Nestle in 1988. Nestle has acquired Rowntree; this final case raises issues as to the post-acquisi...

The (B) case is the second of a three-part series on the L 2.5 billion takeover of Rowntree by Nestle in 1988. Nestle has launched a hostile bid for Rowntree; this case ends at a 'breaking point' i...

Nestle SA is the world's largest food company; its acquisition of Rowntree Plc in 1988 was, at L 2.5 billion, the largest-ever foreign takeover of a British company. The case is the first in a thre...

Strategy

1 August 1990

Case Study

Taking charge at Inter Drinks Company (R1)

The Managing Director of a regional bottling company (SF30 million in sales) in Switzerland must identify priority areas for management decisions in order to remain competitive . Three key function...

Strategy

1 October 1988