Deals from Hell

About the Author

Robert F. Bruner is Distinguished Professor of Business Administration at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia. His areas of teaching, research, and writing are corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, investing in emerging markets, innovation, and technology transfer. His book Applied Mergers and Acquisitions was published in 2004 by John Wiley &Sons. He teaches the course,“Mergers and Acquisitions” in Darden’s MBA program and is the faculty director of Darden’s executive education program,“Mergers and Acquisitions.” He has been recognized in the United States and Europe for his teaching and casewriting. BusinessWeek magazine cited him as one of the “masters of the MBA classroom.” He is the author or co-author of more than 400 case studies and notes, and of Case Studies in Finance: Managing for Corporate Value Creation soon to be published in its fifth edition. Industrial corporations, financial institutions, and government agencies have retained him for counsel and training. He has been on the faculty of the Darden School since 1982 and has been a visiting professor at various schools including Columbia, INSEAD, and IESE. Formerly he was a loan officer and investment analyst for First Chicago Corporation. He holds the BA degree from Yale University and the MBA and DBA degrees from Harvard University. He has served the Darden School, professional groups, and community organizations in various positions of leadership. ...