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Accounting for Nuclear Power Provisions at RWE
Healy, Paul M.; Heese, JonasCase HBS-118013-EAccounting and ControlIn early 2016, RWE, a utility that operates nuclear power plants in Germany, came under scrutiny from regulators and the media over the adequacy of its provisions for costs of decommissioning and dismantling (D&D) its nuclear power plants. Accounting standards required utilities to record the present value of projected D&D costs as a liability. However, there were many uncertainties associated with these estimates given the actual cash outlays wo...Starting at €8.20
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Bayer AG: Bidding to Win Merck's OTC Business
Esty, Benjamin C.; Baaij, Marc; Mulder, ArjenCase HBS-217021-EFinanceShortly after submitting their best and final offer to acquire Merck's Consumer Care Division, a collection of "over-the-counter" (OTC) products with sales totaling $2 billion, the Bayer M&A team was given a chance to revise their bid because another potential acquirer - likely Reckitt-Benckiser, a UK based company that had outbid them in a few prior acquisition auctions - had submitted a last-minute offer to Merck. Frank Rittgen (Head of M&A) an...Starting at €8.20
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Developing the World's Largest Commercial Jet (A) (Spanish version)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Kane, MichaelCase HBS-202S17FinanceIn July 2000, Airbus Industries' supervisory board is on the verge of approving a $13 billion investment for the development of a new super jumbo jet known as the A3XX that would seat from 550 to 1,000 passengers. Having secured approximately 20 orders for the new jet, the board must decide whether there is sufficient long-term demand for the A3XX to justify the investment. At the time, Airbus was predicting that the market for very large aircraf...Starting at €8.20
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Fake News at DER SPIEGEL (B): The Commission's Recommendations
Dey, Aiyesha; Heese, Jonas; Labruyere, ToniaCase HBS-120002-EAccounting and ControlThis (B) case serves as a complement to the case "Fake News at DER SPIEGEL (A)".Starting at €5.74
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Fake News at DER SPIEGEL (C): Organizational Changes
Dey, Aiyesha; Heese, Jonas; Labruyere, ToniaCase HBS-120005-EAccounting and ControlThis (C) case complements the case "Fake News at DER SPIEGEL (A)".Starting at €5.74
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OldTown Berhad
Esty, Benjamin C.; Saldutte, GregCase HBS-218058-EFinanceIn December 2017, Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE, a Dutch coffee company) made an offer to acquire OldTown Berhad (OTB), a Malaysian coffee company. Three large shareholders, representing more than half of the outstanding shares, have agreed to tender their shares and analysts who follow OTB are recommending that investors accept the offer. The remaining shareholders must decide if the acquisition offer is reasonable and whether to tender their shares...Starting at €8.20
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Hapag-Lloyd AG: Complying with IMO 2020
Esty, Benjamin C.; Moloney, Emer; Hjortshoej, Mette FuglsangCase HBS-220003-EFinanceA new environmental regulation known as IMO 2020 was creating what one industry analyst called "the biggest shakeup for the oil and shipping industries in decades." According to the new regulation, all ocean-going ships would have to limit their sulfur emissions by January 1, 2020. Senior leaders at Hapag-Lloyd, one of the world's largest shipping companies, were evaluating three ways their ships could comply with the new regulation: use low sulf...Starting at €8.20
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Dan McCrum - Unmasking Wirecard
Heese, Jonas; Wang, Charles C.Y.; Labruyere, Tonia; Moniz, CarlotaCase HBS-123098-EAccounting and ControlDan McCrum, an investigative journalist for the Financial Times, had spent the past six years fighting to expose German payment processing firm Wirecard. The company had enjoyed years of exponential growth and was viewed by several investors as the poster child of Germany's tech sector. But to McCrum something smelled fishy and he couldn't help but wonder if Wirecard's true dealings weren't just hidden behind its complex business model. He starte...Starting at €8.20
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Dan McCrum - Unmasking Wirecard, Teaching Note
Heese, Jonas; Wang, Charles C.Y.Teaching Note HBS-124050-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for case 123098.Starting at €0.00