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A Pig in a Poke? Shuanghui’s Acquisition...

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A Pig in a Poke? Shuanghui’s Acquisition of Smithfield

Chen, Ming-Jer; Chan, Yi Ping; Craddock, Jenny

S-0330 | Published July 22, 2020 | 10 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

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This case stars Long Wan, chairman and CEO of Shuanghui International (Shuanghui), as he works through the postmerger integration of the newly acquired US-based Smithfield Foods (Smithfield). Wan must address many potential hurdles as he sought to integrate two very different companies, on two different continents, separated by a world of cultural and political differences. With its headquarters in rural Virginia and its folksy southern American history, was integration with a formerly state-owned Chinese meat processor possible? On a strictly practical note, how could he best help the two companies realize their production and capacity synergies and unlock their joint value as harmoniously as possible?