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Raven Indigenous Capital Partners: Designing An Impact Investing Measurement Framework
Michael R. King; Basma Majerbi; Crystal TremblayCase IVEY-W25239-EAccounting and ControlIn February 2020, a social geographer at the University of Victoria was approached by one of the co-founders and managing partners of Raven Indigenous Capital Partners to develop an Indigenous impact measurement framework for the company. Raven Indigenous Capital Partners was founded in 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The founders launched the Raven Indigenous Impact Fund to invest in early-stage growth businesses started by Indigenous entre...Starting at €8.20
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Facebook, Inc.: The Initial Public Offering (A)
Deborah Compeau; Craig Dunbar; Michael R. King; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B12N031-EFinanceIt was May 16, 2012, and the highly anticipated pricing of Facebook Inc.’s initial public offering (IPO) was underway. An analyst at CXTechnology Fund was preparing to speak to the lead underwriter about his final interest in the deal. The analyst had reviewed Facebook’s phenomenal growth, its profitable business model and the competitive landscape for the social networking industry. The IPO appeared to be oversubscribed with heavy interest from ...Starting at €8.20
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NASDAQ OMX: The Facebook Debacle
Deborah Compeau; Craig Dunbar; Michael R. King; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B13E006-EInformation TechnologiesSenior management of a large stock exchange is reviewing a recent software problem that resulted in a botched opening for the initial public offering of a popular social media company. They are drawing up a list of recommendations on how to prevent this type of failure in the future, taking into account the needs of their various stakeholders, including customers, market makers, listed firms, regulators and shareholders. Overviews of the stock ma...Starting at €8.20
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Merchant Bank: Dundee Community (RP-3): Role Play for Bob Kruger, Branch Manager (Spanish version)
Jane M. Howell; Steven CoxCase IVEY-9A95CS11Leadership and People ManagementEl gerente de sucursal se encuentra preparando la reunión de despidos por redundancia de puestos. La persona que está por ser despedida es la sugerente de sucursal con 24 años de servicio. El gerente también atenderá la reunión como apoyo moral y consejero, de ser necesario. (Este es el cuarto en una serie de cuatro casos que llevan nombres similares, casos 9A95CS08 al 9A95CS11).Starting at €8.20
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Merchant Bank: Palliser Community (RP-2): Role Play for Chris Langford, Community Manager (Spanish version)
Jane M. Howell; Steven CoxCase IVEY-9A95CS14Leadership and People ManagementEl gerente del banco debe despedir al gerente de sucursal. Posee una copia de la carta de despido y ya ha recibido un llamado telefónico del director de recursos humanos informándole que prosiga con el despido. (Este es el tercero de una serie de cuatro casos que llevan nombres similares, casos 9A95CS12 al 9A95CS15).Starting at €8.20
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Was Insider Trading Ahead of Takeovers a Problem
Stephen R. Foerster; Michael R. King; Fatma SonmezCase IVEY-9B12N021-EFinanceOn January 6, 2010, Stanko Grmovsek was sentenced to three years and three months in prison for making profits of an estimated US$9 million over 14 years based on insider tips from his best friend from law school, Gil Cornblum. Grmovsek and Cornblum had operated an illegal insider trading scheme from 1994 until 2008. Using his role as a corporate lawyer at various law firms, Cornblum had passed material non-public information related to 46 takeov...Starting at €8.20
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Merchant Bank: Dundee Community (Spanish version)
Jane M. Howell; Steven CoxCase IVEY-9A95CS08Leadership and People ManagementEl gerente debe discutir con el gerente de sucursal el inminente proceso de despido en el que se incluye el despido de la sugerente de sucursal. (Este es el primero de una serie de cuatro casos que llevan nombres similares, casos 9A95CS08 al 9A95CS11).Starting at €8.20
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The Maple Acquisition of the TMX Group Inc.
Michael R. King; Amir Barnea; Feroz QayyumCase IVEY-9B13N023-EFinanceIn mid-March 2011, the vice-chairman of National Bank Financial had to decide what price to recommend to his Maple consortium partners for the TMX Group Inc. (TMX). The TMX was the owner and operator of Canada’s leading cash and derivatives exchanges. The vice-chairman was leading a consortium of Canadian banks that was planning an unsolicited bid in response to merger talks between the TMX and the London Stock Exchange Group. The case allows for...Starting at €8.20
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Spin Master Toys: Going Public-the IPO Process
Eric Morse; Michael R. King; Ryan Quirt; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B16N052-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceSpin Master, a children’s toy and entertainment company, was getting ready for an initial public offering (IPO). Its founders were weighing their options with regard to some core issues: What was the right positioning for Spin Master with potential investors? What was the right approach to valuing the business? How did that approach translate into enterprise value, equity value, and share price for the IPO?Starting at €8.20
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Merchant Bank: Palliser Community (Spanish version)
Jane M. Howell; Steven CoxCase IVEY-9A95CS12Leadership and People ManagementEl recientemente designado gerente de comunidad y el gerente de recursos humanos están considerando el despido pendiente del gerente de sucursal por causa justa. (Este es el primero de una serie de cuatro casos que llevan nombres similares, casos 9A95CS12 al 9A95CS15).Starting at €8.20