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Vedanta Limited: Delisting of Shares
Sanjay DhamijaCase IVEY-9B20N042-EFinanceOn May 12, 2020, Vedanta Resources Limited, representing the London, United Kingdom company Vedanta Group, expressed its intention to buy all public shares of its Indian subsidiary Vedanta Limited and to delist it from all stock exchanges in India and New York. The chair of Vedanta Group explained that the decision to delist was largely driven by a strategy to simplify the group structure. The indicative offer price of ₹87.5 per equity share repr...Starting at €8.20
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PVR Limited: CSR, Being Inclusive, Spreading Smiles
Sanjay DhamijaCase IVEY-9B20M094-EStrategyPVR Limited (PVR), the largest premium film exhibition company in India, with more than 750 screens, launched its Accessible Cinema Program in December 2018. Supported by its top management, PVR developed a culture of social responsibility that went beyonStarting at €8.20
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Asahi India Glass Limited: Leverage, A Double-edged Sword
Sanjay Dhamija; David J. SharpCase IVEY-9B15N018-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyAsahi India Glass Limited faces a situation encountered by many growing companies after having funded its diversification from retained earnings and debt, both in rupees and foreign currency. An over-reliance on borrowed funds without a matching infusion of equity has plunged the company into losses. To reduce its need for financial leverage, the company has issued equity shares on a rights basis, which has helped but is insufficient to reduce it...Starting at €8.20
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Crescent Standard Investment Bank Limited — Governance Failure
Muntazar Bashir AhmedCase IVEY-9B08M068-EStrategyThe Crescent Standard Investment Bank Limited (CSIBL) was the largest investment bank quoted on all the stock exchanges in Pakistan, so when it declared a huge loss of Rs2.1 billion (US$35.5 million) for the year December 31, 2005, the market was taken by surprise. There had been some rumours that all was not well and that the investment banking regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), had sent a team to investigate the a...Starting at €8.20
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Pak Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO) - Management of Circular Debt
Muntazar Bashir AhmedCase IVEY-9B11M047-EFinance, StrategyThis case describes how significant debt was built up in Pakistan among the private- and public-sector energy and power-generation companies, which were some of the country’s largest organizations. An unexpected slowdown in recovery of payments created debt that affected corporate business operations and the Pakistani economy as a whole. The case discusses the energy and power sectors, along with the reasons for the circular debt. The Pakistani g...Starting at €8.20
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Mindtree Limited: Defending Against a Hostile Takeover
Sanjay DhamijaCase IVEY-9B20N004-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyMindtree Limited (Mindtree) was promoted by a group of first generation entrepreneurs and had established itself as a successful digital business company. Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), a successful conglomerate primarily in the business domains of construction and engineering, was looking to increase its footprint in information technology services. In 2019, L&T acquired more than 20 per cent stake in Mindtree and sought to increase its stake to...Starting at €8.20
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Reliance Industries Limited: Accounting for Other Comprehensive Income
Sanjay DhamijaExercise IVEY-9B20B009-EAccounting and Control, StrategyIn its annual report for the financial year (FY) 2018/19, Reliance Industries Limited reported an unprecedented ₹596.74 billion as other comprehensive income (OCI). The OCI affected the statement of profit and loss (P&L), the balance sheet, and the statemStarting at €8.20
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Pak Elektron Limited: Converting Systems to ERP
Muntazar Bashir AhmedCase IVEY-9B12E002-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyPak Elektron Limited was a prominent manufacturer of consumer home appliances, large distribution and power transformers, and switch gears for power companies in Pakistan. From 2007, the company had started the process of changing the information systems of the company. These systems had become outdated as Microsoft withdrew its support of Visual FoxPro, the platform on which all systems had been developed. The company decided that a Tier 1 ERP (...Starting at €8.20
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Modern Agricultural Farm: Budgeting for Control
Muntazar Bashir AhmedCase IVEY-9B13B025-EAccounting and Control, Service and Operations Management, StrategyIn May 2011, the managing partner of the Modern Agricultural Farm in rural Pakistan was reviewing the set of performance reports for the previous month sent by the farm accountant. These reports had been designed by a management analysis and research consultant to convert the farm system to that used by the head office of the Alamgir Group of businesses, of which the farm was a part. There were two concerns: how to handle the fluctuations in the ...Starting at €8.20
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Power Finance Corporation Limited: How to Benefit from Synergies
Shikha Bhatia; Sanjay DhamijaCase IVEY-9B20N010-EFinanceThe chairman and managing director of Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) acquired REC Limited (REC), which was also engaged in the business of financing power sector projects. Both companies were in the public sector, with the Government of India holding the majority stake. The chairman and managing director must determine the next course of action for the two firms in order to achieve the maximum level of synergy.Starting at €8.20