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Mistry Architects (A), (B), and (C), Teaching Note
Eccles, Robert G.; Rossano, PenelopeTeaching Note HBS-412025-ETeaching Note for 609044, 609064, and 609086.Starting at €0.00
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The a2 Milk Company, Teaching Note
Esty, Benjamin C.; Fisher, DanielTeaching Note HBS-719428-EStrategyTeaching note for case 719424.Starting at €0.00
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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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Molycorp: Financing the Production of Rare Earth Minerals (A), Teaching Note
Esty, Benjamin C.; Mayfield, E. ScottTeaching Note HBS-216020-EFinanceMolycorp, the western hemisphere's only producer of rare earth minerals, was in the middle of a $1 billion capital expenditure project in its effort to become a vertically integrated supplier of rare earth minerals, oxides, and metals. Yet it had just reported lower than expected revenues and earnings for the second quarter of 2012. In response to the announcement, its stock price fell 29% (its stock price had fallen from $77 to $11 in the past 1...Starting at €0.00
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Chase's Strategy for Syndicating the Hong Kong Disneyland Loan (A) (Spanish version)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Kane, MichaelCase HBS-214S05FinanceIn late 1999, the Walt Disney Co. and the Hong Kong government agreed to develop Hong Kong Disneyland, a HK$28 (U.S.$3.6) billion theme park and resort complex planned to open in late 2005. As part of the total financing package, the sponsors decided to raise HK$3.3 billion of non-recourse bank loans for construction and working capital, and selected Chase Manhattan Bank to underwrite and syndicate these facilities. This case concerns the process...Starting at €8.20
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Junko Yoda and Her Collaboration to Address Sex Trafficking in Asia
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Schwetz, Juliane Calingo; Higgins, Patricia BissettCase HBS-314036-EIn 2011, Junko Yoda with Pam McCambridge launched CLinked, a venture aimed to reduce human trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation. Since incorporation, they launched several different pilot programs in partnership with local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Lampung, Indonesia where they also encountered a number of challenges ranging from a lack of trust within the local community to diminishing financial resources. Yod...Starting at €8.20
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The Kashagan Production Sharing Agreement (PSA)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Bitsch, FlorianCase HBS-213082-EFinanceWhen discovered in the 1990s, the Kashagan oil field was the second largest oil field in the world. The project sponsors (equity investors) signed a 40-year production sharing agreement (PSA) with the Kazakh government in 1997, with the expectation the field would be developed at a total cost of $57 billion and would be pumping oil by 2005. Unlike most contracts in the energy industry, the Kashagan agreement was a "flexible PSA" meaning the contr...Starting at €8.20
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FANUC Corporation: Reassessing the Firm's Governance and Financial Policies, Teaching Note
Esty, Benjamin C.Teaching Note HBS-217030-EFinanceTeaching Note for case 216042.Starting at €0.00
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The a2 Milk Company
Esty, Benjamin C.; Fisher, DanielCase HBS-719424-EStrategyThe a2 Milk Company (a2MC) became the most valuable company listed on the New Zealand stock exchange in 2018 by capitalizing on a biochemical discovery related to the protein composition of cow's milk. Because many people find the A1 protein difficult to digest, and that protein may be related to other health problems (e.g., diabetes), a2MC sells dairy products containing the A2 protein only primarily in Australia and China. With sales of NZ$730 ...Starting at €8.20