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Growing Financial Services in India: Aditya Birla Financial Services Group
Healy, Paul M.; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-113059-EAccounting and ControlTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Aditya Birla Financial Services Group is a large, broad-based, Indian financial services institution offering products ranging from life insurance and mutual funds to private equity. The company has witnessed a turnaround in recent years and regained lost market share. However, in recent years, concerns about investor protection has increased financial sector regulatory over...Starting at €8.20
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Alcoa's Bid for Alcan (A)
Healy, Paul M.; Rossano, PenelopeCase HBS-114029-EAccounting and ControlIn spring 2007, Alcoa CEO Alain Belda was concerned about the company's market position in light of increased competition from developing markets. China's recent entry into the aluminum market was affecting both supply and demand. Furthermore, downstream and upstream product was coming on-line from other parts of the world, including Russia. As a result, Alcoa had lost its historical market dominance and stock premium. Belda was convinced that fo...Starting at €8.20
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Alcoa's Bid for Alcan (B)
Healy, Paul M.; Rossano, PenelopeCase HBS-114030-EAccounting and ControlIn spring 2007, Alcoa CEO Alain Belda was concerned about the company's market position in light of increased competition from developing markets. China's recent entry into the aluminum market was affecting both supply and demand. Furthermore, downstream and upstream product was coming on-line from other parts of the world, including Russia. As a result, Alcoa had lost its historical market dominance and stock premium. Belda was convinced that fo...Starting at €5.74
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Shenzhen Development Bank
Jin, Li; Xuan, Yuhai; Bai, X.B. (Xiao-Bing)Case HBS-210020-EFinanceWeijian Shan, Managing Partner of Newbridge Capital, faces a tough decision in regard to his firm's investment in Shenzhen Development Bank, China's fifteenth largest commercial bank. After signing a binding agreement to sell an effective controlling stake in SDB to Newbridge, the government-owned sellers and SDB reneged on the deal and dissolved the transitional management committee appointed by Newbridge. Weijian Shan and his deal team must wor...Starting at €8.20
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China Magic Going Home
Jin, Li; Yi, Zhihong; Jiang, JunCase HBS-211036-EFinanceThe largest Chinese energy company is thinking about a cross-listing back into the mainland stock exchange, after seeing the valuation of comparable companies on the so-called A share market sky-rocketing. We discuss the cause and the consequence of investor sentiment on the cross-listing decision of firms, and the responsibilities of corporate managers to maximize existing shareholder interests through catering to such investor sentiment.Starting at €8.20
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China Development Bank
Jin, Li; Preble, Matthew; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-212001-EFinanceIn May 2011, Chairman Chen Yuan of the China Development Bank (CDB) was thinking back on CDB's financing of a major project between Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), Brazil's state-owned oil and gas producer and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), one of China's largest oil companies. Signed two years earlier, the deal was an oil-for-loan agreement in which Petrobras committed to a 10-year oil supply to Sinopec in exchange for a $...Starting at €8.20
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Three-Year Planning at Li & Fung Limited, Teaching Note
Healy, Paul M.Teaching Note HBS-116057-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for case 114098.Starting at €0.00
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China's Financial Markets, 2007
Jin, Li; Huo, BingxingCase HBS-208147-EFinanceProvides an overview of capital markets in mainland China in 2007, evaluating the up-to-date performance of key components of the markets, highlighting concerns as China strives to modernize its financial system to meet global competition and support its fast growing economy.Starting at €8.20
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Stock Reform of Shenzhen Development Bank
Jin, Li; Liao, Li; Sesia, Aldo; Wu, JianyiCase HBS-211080-EFinanceShenzhen Development Bank, China's first publicly traded company, was undergoing the non-tradable share reform. Its current controlling shareholder, private equity firm Newbridge Capital LLC, needs to negotiate with its diverse minority shareholders to find a compromise on the terms of the conversion of the non-tradable shares held by Newbridge into tradable shares. Further delay in implementing this reform will put Shenzhen Development Bank into...Starting at €8.20
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ATR KimEng Financial Corporation
Jin, Li; Shih-ta Chen, Michael; Lau, DawnCase HBS-212026-EFinanceATR KimEng is a Philippino asset management business. It is making an important decision on its own strategy going forward: should it stay independent, or be taken over by a large bank in the region. Through this case, we disuss the financial service industry in South East Asia, and study the opportunities and challenges presented by the changing global market dynamics.Starting at €8.20