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Covalent: Term Loan for Expansion and Modernization
Maram Srikanth; Palanisamy SaravananCase IVEY-9B15N009-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyCovalent Laboratories Private Ltd. is involved in the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients and bulk drugs in Hyderabad, India. In March 2012, the company added a new manufacturing plant and was in the process of obtaining regulatory approvals for its products from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Directorate of Quality of Medicines. Anticipating good growth, the company approached the Commercial Development Bank ...Starting at €8.20
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JD.Com: HR Management Challenges Arising from Rapid Growth and Transformation
Jean Lee; Rain Long; Rebecca Yuen Man Chung; Leah TanCase IVEY-9B19C024-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyBetween 1998 and 2018, JD.com Inc. (JD.com) transformed from a compact disc (CD)-burner shop into a technology-driven group of service companies (JD Group) and China’s largest retailer by revenue. Yu Long joined the Group in August 2012 as chief human resStarting at €8.20
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Natco Pharma: Manufacturing Affordable Medicines
Maram Srikanth; Palanisamy Saravanan; Gunta SrinivasCase IVEY-9B18N024-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyIn 2015, the chief executive officer of Natco Pharma Limited, a commercial manufacturer of pharmaceutical drugs in India, needed to raise funds either through debt or equity to meet the company's capital expenditure and working capital requirements of ₹3.Starting at €8.20
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Nava Bharat: Energy Solutions for India
Maram Srikanth; Palanisamy SaravananCase IVEY-9B17N017-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyOn June 30, 2009, Nava Bharat Energy India Limited (NBEIL) proposed the setup of two coal-fired power projects: one in Paloncha, Khammam District, and another in Dharmavaram, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. The sites of these projects were located adjacent to the existing power plants of Nava Bharat Ventures Limited, parent company of NBEIL, a renowned industrial group based in South India.NBEIL approached the president of a bank to arran...Starting at €8.20
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BreadTalk Group: Transformation through Talent and Technology
Jean Lee; Rebecca Chung; Leah TanCase IVEY-9B21C008-ELeadership and People ManagementFounded in 2000, with its headquarters in Singapore, BreadTalk Group Limited used a creative lifestyle concept to attract consumers who were accustomed to viewing bread as inexpensive, basic food. In 2003, the company founder and chairman achieved his goal of listing the company on the Singapore stock exchange to raise capital for scaling up operations. By mid-2018, the company had grown to become a regional, multi-brand food and beverages enterp...Starting at €8.20
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Teckwah Industrial Corporation Ltd.: The Internationalization of a Family Business
Jean Lee; Leah TanCase IVEY-9B20C035-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyIn 2018, the chairman and managing director of Teckwah Industrial Corporation Ltd. (Teckwah), sat in his office, looking back on the company's journey. Starting in Singapore as a humble producer of plain packaging boxes, Teckwah had evolved to become a muStarting at €8.20
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Sathavahana: Strategies for Financial Turnaround
Maram Srikanth; Palanisamy Saravanan; Tara Shankar ShawCase IVEY-9B15N036-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThe managing director of Sathavahana Ispat Limited (SIL) was relieved when his company’s expanded manufacturing facilities commenced operations on April 1, 2015, after a delay of more than a year. Though he had a reason to rejoice, the managing director also had concerns about SIL's rising borrowing costs and dwindling liquidity. Accordingly, he approached the Indian Women's Bank to replace the company's high-cost debt to the extent of ?3 billion...Starting at €8.20
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Premier Explosives: Finance for Organic Growth
Maram Srikanth; Palanisamy SaravananCase IVEY-9B16N001-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyIn February 2015, Premier Explosives Limited (PEL) was preparing for a sudden expansion. The Indian company was the sixth-largest manufacturer of explosives in the country and also made defence products such as solid propellants and pyrogen igniters. PEL had many prominent customers in the mining industry and defence business, and exported bulk explosives to a number of countries. PEL signed a joint venture agreement with the well-regarded Kalyan...Starting at €8.20
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Coromandel: Enhancement of Short-Term Finance
Maram Srikanth; Palanisamy Saravanan; Tara Shankar ShawCase IVEY-9B16N006-EFinance, StrategyIn April 2015, Coromandel International Limited (CIL), a manufacturer of fertilizers based in Chennai, India, requested that the National Bank of India increase CIL’s existing short-term finance arrangement. CIL operated 14 state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities across India with a combined installed capacity of four million tonnes per annum and over 2,000 employees. It sold its products through a countrywide dealer network as well as in its o...Starting at €8.20