Compass Ventures

This case follows Thomas Coughlin and Evan Stern, the new owners of Compass ventures through the process of 1) starts a search Fund, 2) the acquisition of two companies as in the autism services space, and 3) navigating a handful of management topics new operators. It examines several issues, including removal of a damaged relationship with the seller, the support of an employee failure with the responsibilities of their new role and managing a growing conflict between two employees with different … Read more »

This case follows Thomas Coughlin and Evan Stern, the new owners of Compass ventures through the process of 1) starts a search Fund, 2) the acquisition of two companies as in the autism services space, and 3) navigating a handful of management topics new operators. It examines several issues, including removal of a damaged relationship with the seller, the support of an employee failure with the responsibilities of their new role and managing a growing conflict between two employees with different professional backgrounds and ways of working.
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H. Irving Grousbeck,
Claire Magat Raffaelli
Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business
13 pages.
Publication Date: Apr 16, 2010. Prod #: E378-PDF-ENG
Compass Ventures HBR case solution