Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Sai Marine Exports at a Crossroads
Subhanjan Sengupta; Arunaditya SahayCase IVEY-9B15M051-EStrategySai Marine Exports Pvt. Ltd. (SMEPL) had been in business for 20 years and had established itself as one of the major Indian shrimp exporters, with the United States and European Union as its primary markets. Following unprecedented market conditions due to early mortality syndrome affecting the exports of leading Southeast Asian shrimp-exporting countries in 2009, Indian companies were at a competitive advantage. SMEPL’s revenues had increased s...Starting at €8.20
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Ambuja Cements and Holcim India Merger
Pitabas Mohanty; Tina Stephen; Supriti MishraCase IVEY-9B16N056-EFinance, StrategyOn July 24, 2013, the management of Ambuja Cements Limited announced the merger of Holcim (India) Private Limited with Ambuja Cements in a two-stage process. First, Ambuja Cements would buy a 24 per cent stake of Holcim (India) from Holderind Investments Ltd. of Mauritius for ?35 billion. Subsequently, Holcim (India) would be merged with Ambuja Cements. The management of Ambuja Cements projected huge synergy from the merger, whereas proxy firm ad...Starting at €8.20
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Maruti Suzuki: Good Company or Good Stock (A)
Pitabas Mohanty; Supriti MishraCase IVEY-9B17N014-EFinance, StrategyOn January 28, 2014, the management of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) surprised the market by announcing that its plant in Gujarat would be operated as a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Company of Japan, MSIL’s parent company, rather than by MSIL. The stock price fell by 8 per cent that day. The days following this announcement were marked by justifications by MSIL management about the benefits of the new structure and allegations by some analysts...Starting at €8.20
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Ratan Tata Or Cyrus Mistry: Tata Steel Shareholders’ Dilemma
Pitabas Mohanty; Supriti MishraCase IVEY-9B19N016-EFinanceIn October 2016, the board of Tata Sons, a company in the Tata Group, India’s largest business group, decided to remove Cyrus Mistry from the chairmanship of its board. Subsequently, Tata Sons appealed to the shareholders of the other Tata Group companiesStarting at €8.20
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Hebon: Transforming Indian Jackfruit from Weed to Wonder Food
Subhanjan Sengupta; Arunaditya Sahay; Margaret OsborneCase IVEY-9B19M006-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2017, the humble jackfruit, which grew in weed-like abundance in India, gained sudden prominence in the United States. The underutilized jackfruit crop was also gaining recognition globally for its role in addressing food security issues. An entrepreneur who had pioneered methods of jackfruit processing at Artocarpus Foods Private Limited in his native state of Kerala, India, had faced many entrepreneurial challenges in establishing Hebon, his...Starting at €8.20
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Maruti Suzuki: Good Company or Good Stock (B)
Pitabas Mohanty; Supriti MishraCase IVEY-9B17N015-EFinance, StrategySupplement for product 9B17N014.Starting at €5.74