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Sun Life Financial: A Potential Indian Life Insurance Joint Venture
Stephen R. Foerster; Tony S. Frost; Eric Morse; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07M046-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis supplement to Sun Life Financial: Planning for the Future, product 9B07M045, hones in on Sun Life's decision to re-enter the Indian insurance market.Starting 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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WH Group Limited: Initial Public Offering Road Show
Stephen R. FoersterCase IVEY-9B15N003-EFinance, StrategyAn equity research analyst is preparing to attend a road show presentation by WH Group Limited, the world’s largest pork company headquartered in Hong Kong, concerning its upcoming initial public offering. She is reviewing the preliminary prospectus as well as other publicly available background information on the company and its two core subsidiaries, Shuanghui International Holdings Inc. and Smithfield Foods Inc., whose recent acquisition was t...Starting at €8.20
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Essar Energy: Indian GAAP, U.S. GAAP or IFRS (B)
David J. Sharp; Sudershan Kuntluru; Paritosh Basu; Sanjay ChauhanCase IVEY-9B13B015-EAccounting and Control, StrategyThis is a supplement to 9B13B014.Starting at €5.74
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Cadim: The China and India Real Estate Market Entry Decisions
Stephen R. Foerster; Marc FolchCase IVEY-9B09N003-EFinance, StrategyThe president and chief operating officer of Cadim, the real estate arm of the Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec, Canada's largest pension fund management firm, was considering whether Cadim should enter India, China or both on a long-term basis to diversify its global real estate holdings and take advantage of the growth these two countries were experiencing. The fund's investment would potentially amount to hundreds of millions of dollars ...Starting at €8.20
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Revenue Recognition for a Services Contract
Pratibha Wasan; David J. SharpCase IVEY-9B15B005-EAccounting and Control, StrategyOn November 25, 2012, the head of Revenue Recognition at ESol Limited (ESol) India was preparing for a meeting with the company’s sales team at the head office in Bangalore. ESol Limited was a large, U.S.-based multinational information technology corporation, which had moved into India in 2000. Since then, its management had insisted on the need for close monitoring of accounting procedures in strict adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Pr...Starting at €8.20
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FINO Pay Tech Ltd.: Branchless Banking for the Rural Poor
David J. Sharp; Dhananjay Bapat; Jatinder HandooCase IVEY-9B12M119-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe urgency of financial inclusion had been well-recognized by policy makers, the government, the Reserve Bank of India and banks as a national priority that would play a crucial role in promoting inclusive economic growth. New technology could enable innovative sustainable business models to reach previously excluded customers. This case presents FINO’s technology-based model for financial inclusion and the challenges presented to the Kohlapur d...Starting at €8.20
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Narayana Health: The Initial Public Offering Decision
Narendra Nath Kushwaha; Bipin Dixit; David J. SharpCase IVEY-9B17N018-EFinance, StrategyNarayana Health, an Indian private healthcare provider, was established with the aim of providing affordable healthcare services without compromising quality. Over the years, its growth and expansion was financed by private equity investors. In August 2015, private equity investors of the company decided to go public through the offer for sale route. Private equity investors had to decide the value of the initial public offering (IPO) and whether...Starting at €8.20
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Hindustan Unilever Ltd.: Meeting Employee Expectations
Shashank Shah; Ajith Sankar; David J. SharpCase IVEY-9B13C036-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThe executive director, human resources, at Hindustan Unilever Ltd., a market leader in the Indian fast moving consumer goods sector and the Indian subsidiary of the major multinational, Unilever Ltd., is concerned that the company may be losing its position as the “dream employer” for graduates from the top Indian business schools from which it recruits its management personnel. The shifting demographic profile of employees and their changing ex...Starting at €8.20
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MTR Corporation Limited: Measuring the Cost of Capital
Larry Wynant; Stephen R. Foerster; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07N001-EFinance, StrategyTwo MTR Corporation (MTRC) managers are participating in a week-long program in financial management. For their next class, they need to calculate the cost of capital for MTRC. First, they will review the concepts of investor expectations and cost of capital. Then, they must calculate the cost of capital by using the financial statements provided to them by the instructor. The two managers discuss their understanding of these concepts as they pre...Starting at €8.20