HBSP (USA)
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Chronology of the Asian Financial Crisis
Alfaro, Laura; Di Tella, Rafael; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-708001-EFinanceIn July 1997, Thailand became the first Asian "tiger" economy to abandon its fixed exchange rate system in response to speculative attacks on its currency. Investors started to flee Asia, and the crisis rapidly spread to other countries. Central banks spent billions of dollars to try and defend their currencies, only to seek emergency bailouts from the International Monetary Fund. This case presents a chronology of events that unraveled during th...Starting at €8.20
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Hayman Capital Management
Greenwood, Robin; Messina, Julie; Dourdeville, JaredCase HBS-212091-EFinanceIn late December 2011, Hayman Capital founder and portfolio manager Kyle Bass was reviewing Japanese government budget projections for 2012. The projections appeared contrary to Hayman Capital's views on Japan, where the fund had built a bearish position. Japan had the world's highest debt burden, whether expressed as a percentage of GDP or government revenue. Guided by recent global events, Bass forecast that Japan would soon experience increase...Starting at €8.20
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HOYA Corporation (A)
Kester, W. Carl; Egawa, MasakoCase HBS-209065-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In 2007, HOYA of Japan must decide whether to change its friendly exchange offer for Pentax into a hostile cash tender offer. A surprising sequence of events had caused a friendly merger agreement to fall apart, resulting in a boardroom coup at Pentax and the intervention of the Sparx Group, an indigenous activist Japanese hedge fund. The case raises issues about corporate v...Starting at €8.20
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Nissan Motor Company (Spanish Version)
Piper, Thomas R.; Cott, JeremyCase HBS-204S04FinanceLos altos ejecutivos de Nissan y Renault están considerando una inversión importante en Nissan por Renault. Una consideración importante es si una reestructuración importante de las operaciones de Nissan será posible, dado el valor que se da en el empleo de por vida y el impacto en las comunidades. Otro motivo de preocupación es la tendencia a la caída en el compromiso de reestructurar una vez que la inversión de capital se ha hecho.Starting at €8.20
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Simmons Japan Limited (Spanish Version)
Kester, W. Carl; Melnick, Richard P.Case HBS-215S02FinanceSe refiere a la primera adquisición con apalancamiento que se produzca en Japón. tareas analíticas incluyen una valoración de la empresa y una evaluación de su capacidad de endeudamiento. También proporciona oportunidades para discutir los costos de agencia asociados con el capital alternativo y estructuras de propiedad de capital, las diferencias entre EE.UU. y las prácticas japonesas de finanzas corporativas, y el papel potencial de las compras...Starting at €8.20
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HOYA Corporation (B)
Kester, W. Carl; Egawa, MasakoCase HBS-209066-EFinanceHOYA Corporation (B) provides details on the decisions made and the outcome of the situations described in the HOYA Corporation (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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Aderans
Khurana, Rakesh; Greenwood, Robin; Egawa, MasakoCase HBS-209090-EFinanceSteel Partners is a U.S.-based hedge fund that has made a large investment in Japan-based wigmaker Aderans. The case is set at the close of the annual meeting in May 2008, when shareholders have voted against all incumbent board members. Steel Partners must act quickly. The case serves as an overview of corporate governance issues in Japan, as well as describing the costs and benefits of the "stakeholder" view of corporate governance.Starting at €8.20
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Walt Disney Company's Yen Financing (Spanish version)
Kester, W. Carl; Allen, William B.Case HBS-207S04FinanceDisney could issue ECU Eurobonds and swap into a Yen liability. The case explains how this alternative would work and suggests to the students ways to evaluate the hedging choices.Starting at €8.20
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La continua transformación de Asahi Glass: implementación del valor económico añadido (EVA)
Desai, Mihir A.; Egawa, Masako; Wang, YanjunCase HBS-207S12FinanceEste caso explora el uso de EVA - valor económico añadido - metodología en Asahi Glass. EVA es uno de los cambios iniciados por el director general dirigida a transformar Asahi Glass de una compañía japonesa tradicional a una firma global. Otros cambios incluyen una reorganización corporativa en grupos empresariales de todo el mundo, el nombramiento de los administradores no japoneses a posiciones clave, y las reformas de gobierno corporativo. La...Starting at €8.20
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Currencies and International Stock Returns (Spanish version)
Desai, Mihir A.; Luchs, Kathleen; Meyer, Elizabeth A.; Veblen, Mark F.Case HBS-207S16FinanceWhat do international stocks contribute to the portfolio of a U.S. investor? How do currencies interact with stock price movements in determining the benefits of international diversification? This case helps students compare the risks and returns of foreign stock markets with each other and with the U.S. market and to examine the risks and returns of international diversification. Students must calculate returns, adjust for currencies, derive co...Starting at €8.20