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Super Group: Acquisition and Delisting from the Singapore Exchange
Ruth S.K. Tan; Allaudeen Hameed; Weina Zhang; Zsuzsa R. HuszarCase IVEY-9B20N033-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyOn November 3, 2016, Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) launched a bid for Singapore-based food and beverage company Super Group Ltd. (Super). JDE had already acquired 60 per cent of the shares but needed another 30 per cent in order to delist the company and takStarting at €8.20
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Nintendo: An Outsider as Successor
Ruth S.K. Tan; Yupana WiwattanakantangCase IVEY-9B18N015-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyUnder the visionary leadership of Hiroshi Yamauchi, Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Nintendo) of Japan had transformed from a small founder-controlled business to a global and professionalized firm. Yamauchi’s death in 2013 had the potential to affect Nintendo’s corpStarting at €8.20
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HTL International: Buyout Offer with a Profit Guarantee
Ruth S.K. Tan; Zsuzsa R. Huszar; Weina Zhang; Chee Kiong ChngExercise IVEY-9B19N019-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyOn February 24, 2016, HTL International Holdings Ltd (HTL), a Singapore-based furniture company, announced that it had entered into a purchase agreement with Guangdong Yihua Timber Industry Co. Ltd (Yihua). According to the agreement, which was subject toStarting at €8.20
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San Miguel: Succession in the Philippines' Largest Corporation
Ruth S.K. Tan; Yupana WiwattanakantangCase IVEY-9B17C036-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyIn September 2011, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) celebrated its 122nd anniversary. Its chairman had just turned 76. Two years earlier, he had travelled to the United States to receive a cardiac ablation to correct an irregular heart rhythm. Succession-related questions were on his mind. SMC needed a clear plan for the leadership transition. The charismatic chairman spent his life successfully exploiting business opportunities, growing SMC from a s...Starting at €8.20
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SingTel: Philanthropic or Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility
Weina Zhang; Ruth S.K. Tan; Shirley Jing Min Lim; Joan Jia Xin Loke; Wei Lim; Su Yuan LiowCase IVEY-9B19M053-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2014, the vice-president of Group Corporate Social Responsibility at Singtel, a Singapore-based provider of telecommunications products and services, was scrutinizing his proposal for the company's corporate social responsibility (CSR) transformation. He wanted to reposition Singtel's CSR approach to create greater social impact while demonstrating greater benefit to the company beyond promoting its branding and reputation. In doing so, he was...Starting at €8.20