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EZAmuse Negotiation Background (A)
Hardymon, G. Felda; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-807007-EFinanceThis is the background to an exercise in negotiation. A promising venture-capital-backed company, EZAmuse Communications, is raising a B round. Its existing backer, Reality Venture Partners, would like it to raise enough for six or nine months, when it will have results on its current products and be able to raise a C round at a higher valuation. The new and talented CEO, who has succeeded with Reality in the past, would like to raise a larger am...Starting at €8.20
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Comviva: Exploring New Frontiers (B)
Roscini, Dante; Rao-Kachroo, Mahima; Ramachandran, ShreyaCase HBS-721010-EService and Operations ManagementAfter articulating its ambitious growth plans, mobile services provider Mahindra Comviva, active in over 90 countries, is thinking about how to titrate and re-plan its growth strategy given the coronavirus pandemic. Its India headquarters considers its people costs, financial investments in acquisitions, and its uncertain future as India continues to remain under lockdown and more people are working from home at Comviva than ever previously in it...Starting at €5.74
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Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.: An IPO in India
Hardymon, G. Felda; Lerner, Josh; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-807095-EFinanceThe executives of Motilal Oswal Financial Services, Ltd., one of the largest brokerages in India, are considering an IPO on the Indian markets. The company recently received a small private equity investment from two global private equity firms, which it has not yet fully invested. Historically, the Indian markets have favored higher-revenue companies. Should Motilal Oswal go public now, to take advantage of the hot Indian market, or hold off and...Starting at €8.20
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Avid Radiopharmaceuticals and Lighthouse Capital Partners
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-810054-EEntrepreneurshipIn fall 2008, a venture lender must decide whether to make a loan to Avid, a small but promising venture-backed life sciences firm. In reviewing her proposal, Cristy Barnes considers the company's characteristics and how they differ from a typical investment. At the same time, the CEO and the venture capitalist are exploring the true costs and benefits of taking the loan, particularly in the uncertain economic climate of the time.Starting at €8.20
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Firm Strategy Vignettes
Hardymon, G. Felda; Lerner, Josh; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-810087-EEntrepreneurshipThese three vignettes present various issues around the strategy and management of a private equity firm. In one, a senior partner must decide how to manage an over-extended colleague and how to reduce the risk of the firm's portfolio; in the second, a limited partner must decide how to respond to tensions between general partners in a fund, and in the third, the general partners must decide whether to invest in an intriguing opportunity that lie...Starting at €8.20
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Can the Eurozone Survive
Roscini, Dante; Schlefer, JonathanCase HBS-713034-EEconomicsThe sovereign debt crisis that took Greece by storm in 2010 began to spread to other European markets. Within a few months Ireland and Portugal had also lost access to the sovereign debt markets and had to rely on supranational loans for their financing. The risk of further contagion was clear and present. Political leaders continued to seek measures to stem the crisis and to avoid the larger economies of Spain and Italy becoming involved. The Eu...Starting at €8.20
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Comviva: Exploring New Frontiers (A)
Roscini, Dante; Rao-Kachroo, MahimaCase HBS-721006-EService and Operations ManagementComviva, a mobile solutions provider active in India and 94 other countries, has had a rich history and been successful across many emerging and complex markets: Latin America, South-East Asia, Africa. What are the lessons learnt from expansion, culturalStarting at €8.20