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Super Group: Acquisition and Delisting from the Singapore Exchange
Ruth S.K. Tan; Allaudeen Hameed; Weina Zhang; Zsuzsa R. HuszarCase IVEY-9B20N033-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyOn November 3, 2016, Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) launched a bid for Singapore-based food and beverage company Super Group Ltd. (Super). JDE had already acquired 60 per cent of the shares but needed another 30 per cent in order to delist the company and takStarting at €8.20
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CapitaMalls Asia: A Buyout Offer from CapitaLand
Ruth S.K. Tan; Zsuzsa R. Huszar; Weina Zhang; Shao Yu HongExercise IVEY-9B19N012-EFinance, StrategyOn April 14, 2014, CapitaLand Limited, a Singapore-based real estate company, launched a voluntary conditional cash offer of SG$2.22 for each share (SG$3.06 billion in total) of its subsidiary commercial property development and management company, CapitaMalls Asia Limited (CMA). CMA’s principal business strategy was to invest in, develop, and manage a diversified portfolio of real estate used primarily for retail purposes in Asia. CapitaLand’s o...Starting at €8.20
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Standard Chartered PLC: Riding the Market During Corporate Restructuring
Weina Zhang; Ruth S.K. Tan; Zsuzsa R. HuszarCase IVEY-9B18N004-EFinance, StrategyIn early 2014, Standard Chartered PLC, a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London, England, announced its restructuring plan. The announcement triggered positive reactions in both stock and bond markets. Nevertheless, the eventual profitability was not what was expected. Moving forward into 2015, how would a rational investor have taken advantage of such a corporate restructuring event?Starting at €8.20
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Kimly Limited: Initial Public Offering
Ruth S.K. Tan; Zsuzsa R. Huszar; Weina Zhang; Ling YueExercise IVEY-9B18N026-EFinanceOn March 8, 2017, Singapore-based food outlet operator Kimly Limited (Kimly) announced its intention to go for an initial public offering (IPO). Through this IPO, it aimed to raise SG$43.5 million. Altogether, 173.8 million new shares would be issued at SStarting at €8.20
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Komatsu in China
Palepu, Krishna G.; Kanno, Akiko; Sato, NobuoCase HBS-114004-EAccounting and ControlKomatsu built a very successful business in China over the last two decades. But it is now facing rising competition from lower cost domestic Chinese companies, which are themselves trying to become global players. Facing the same situation, Caterpillar is implementing a two-brand strategy. What should Komatsu do to retain its leadership position in China?Starting at €8.20
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Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Eccles, Robert G.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Iansiti, Marco; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-610053-EService and Operations ManagementRicoh, the Japanese copier manufacturer, is committed to reducing its environmental impact to one-eighth of its 2000 levels by 2050. It has already introduced three stages of environmental awareness to its operations, and its recycled copier business broke even in 2006. The company developed environmental accounting methods and produces annual environmental and sustainability reports, but Ricoh is concerned that investors may not take these effor...Starting at €8.20
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Sony
Thomke, Stefan; Osanai, Atsushi; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-618045-EKnowledge and CommunicationSony used to be synonymous with "innovation" and "cool products". The case reveals how the company lost its edge and describes the leadership initiatives to restore its former glory. In 2012, Kazuo (Kaz) Hirai becomes CEO and successfully transforms Sony, including a relentless focus on differentiation through "wow" products instead of chasing scale. How should he organize and manage the company's response to digital opportunities, such as virtua...Starting at €8.20
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Godiva Japan: Think Local, Scale Global
Deshpande, Rohit; Cekin, Esel; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-517056-EMarketingThis case tracks Jerome Chouchan's strategies and execution for a successful turn around of Godiva Japan's operations which was experiencing a decline in sales when he became the managing director of the company in 2010. Through various initiatives and innovations, Godiva Japan had targeted a variety of demographic segments in different sales points, acquired new customers and created a moment of luxurious consumption for all ages. Accordingly, w...Starting at €8.20
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Carlyle Japan (B)
Godes, David B.; Egawa, Masako; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-508093-EMarketingThis is a supplement to the (A) case. It shows that the networks that the firm had been investing in-- commercial banks--were becoming less and less valuable over time. Given this, Tamotsu Adachi must think about how to go about building a new set of networks.Starting at €5.74
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Consumer Lending in Japan: Citi CFJ (A)
Trumbull, Gunnar; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-709017-EEconomicsDespite a tradition of high household savings, Japan has supported a dynamic and technically sophisticated consumer lending sector. The high profitability of the sector has periodically attracted interest from domestic banks as well as international investors. Most recently, in 1998 and 2000 respectively, GE Capital and Citi Financial both acquired Japanese consumer lending companies. In 2006, when the Japanese Supreme Court rules that one of the...Starting at €8.20