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Squeeze to Infinity: Porsche's Attempt to Acquire Volkswagen
Saffi, Pedro; Simon, JanCase F-848-EFinanceThe German financial market regulator (BaFin) had recently come under severe national and international pressure because of large market movements in Volkswagen stocks, caused by Porsche's announcement that it acquired a much larger than expected stake in the company. At one point, the firm had become the largest company in the world and, in one afternoon, its market capitalization was bigger than that of the entire car industry. In the blame gam...Starting at €8.20
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SinnerSchrader AG
Huguet, I.; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-710-EFinanceThis case provides a challenging opportunity to undertake a valuation of a Hi-Tech company seeking to go public. The case is based on an undisguised real company, which had a rapid growth in revenues over its short life. This case highlights an interesting dilemma -academic textbooks have advocated the use of DCF approaches, yet the analysis indicates the application of a DCF approach is extremely problematic.Starting at €8.20