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Shakey’s Initial Public Offering: The Dilemma of Investing
Maria Theresa Manalac; Stefanie Mae Margaret Jakosalem; Sandeep PuriCase IVEY-9B19N021-EFinance, StrategyIn early December 2016, a student member of the Philippine Fund of the finance lab at the Asian Institute of Management was wondering whether to invest in the initial public offering (IPO) of Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. (Shakey’s). Shakey’s was theStarting at €8.20
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Zerodha: Sustaining a Leadership Position in India
Vipul Kumar Singh; Sandeep PuriCase IVEY-9B19A048-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn January 2019, the low-cost brokerage house Zerodha emerged as India’s largest broker by number of customers. From 2014 to 2018, Zerodha's client addition had grown by 200–300 per cent annually; however, the company now needed a strategy to maintain andStarting at €8.20
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The Holcim Acquisition: Cementing SMC’s Leadership in the Philippines
Maria Theresa Manalac; Yusoph Maute; Sandeep PuriCase IVEY-9B21N006-EFinanceIn May 2019, a retail investor in the Philippines had to decide whether or not to immediately sell his shares in Holcim Philippines, Inc (HPI). The San Miguel Corporation had just announced the acquisition of around 86 per cent controlling interest in HPI. The price of HPI had increased considerably in the months leading up to the acquisition announcement, and this investor was anticipating a large gain. Now, he needed to run a fair value estimat...Starting at €8.20
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B9 Beverages: From Start-Up to Scale-Up
Sandeep Puri; Shalki Goel; Sanchita Krishna; Babak Hayati; Rakesh SinghCase IVEY-9B19A008-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn May 2018, B9 Beverages Private Limited (B9 Beverages), the owner of craft beer Bira 91, reached a total of over US$100 million in funding after receiving $50 million from Sofina SA, a Belgian investment firm. This third round of funding would allow the company to meet the various objectives that the founder and chief executive officer had planned for the company’s new Bira 91. He wanted his India business to break even by 2019 and expand fivef...Starting at €8.20
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Alpha Advantech LLP: Reaching the Masses
Sandeep Puri; Kakoli SenCase IVEY-9B20A036-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn January 2020, the co-founder of Alpha Advantech LLP (Alpha Advantech), an agricultural and gardening products company based in Karnal, Haryana, India, had to decide whether to drive an organic growth strategy and utilize his resources to expand the company’s operations, or stick to consolidation and market penetration with the current range of products. Alpha Advantech had performed well since its inception in 2016, and the co-founder aimed to...Starting at €8.20
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Brewing Peace Philippines: Customer Relationship Management
Jose Gerardo Santamaria; Sandeep Puri; Maria Luisa Chua Delayco; Rakesh SinghCase IVEY-9B20A056-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyBrewing Peace was a company based in the Philippines that sold coffee beans. Despite having a base of 80 customers, 70 per cent of its business depended on 9 key accounts; this included its biggest buyer, Concepcion Coffee Enterprises Limited (CCEL), whicStarting at €8.20
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Patanjali Takes On Industry Giants
Sandeep Puri; Adrija Ajeya; Jupanjot Singh ChughCase IVEY-9B16A039-EMarketing, StrategyIn April 2016, the yoga guru who started Patanjali Ayurved Limited declared that his company’s revenue would exceed that of Colgate-Palmolive India by the end of the year and would overtake Hindustan Unilever in India in three years. Patanjali’s revenue grew 125–150 per cent from the previous year. The company aimed to continue growing at a rate of 100–125 per cent annually over the next three years, as a manufacturer and marketer of a wide range...Starting at €8.20
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Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.--2002 (Spanish version)
Yoshino, Michael Y.; Egawa, MasakoCase HBS-304S07StrategyCarlos Ghosn, a former executive vice president of Renault, became the COO of Nissan Motor Co., a troubled auto company in Japan when Renault bought 38% of the company in 1999. This case deals with how Ghosn turned the company around. Examines in considerable detail how he went about successfully energizing and mobilizing the demoralized employees after a decade of failed efforts. Having successfully transformed itself, the company faces a series...Starting at €8.20
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Implementing the Nissan Renewal Plan (Spanish version)
Yoshino, Michael Y.; Egawa, MasakoCase HBS-305S10StrategyCarlos Ghosn, a former executive vice-president of Renault, became the COO of Nissan Motor Co., a troubled auto company in Japan when Renault bought 38% of the company in 1999. This case deals with how Ghosn turned the company around. Examines in considerable detail how he went about successfully energizing and mobilizing the demoralized employees after a decade of failed efforts. A rewritten version of an earlier case.Starting at €8.20
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NutraSweet en China (B)
Yoshino, Michael Y.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; St. George, AnthonyCase HBS-309S30Knowledge and CommunicationComplementa el caso (A).Starting at €5.74