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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Bayer-Monsanto: The Challenges of a Mega Merger
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Gabrielle GatéCase IVEY-9B17M182-EFinance, StrategyIn September 2016, German-based Bayer AG (Bayer) and U.S.-based Monsanto Company (Monsanto) agreed to merge entities to create a global leader in agriculture. The combined entity would benefit from Monsanto’s expertise in seeds and traits, and from Bayer’Starting at €8.20
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SIC Insurance Company Limited: Corporate Governance
Joshua Yindenaba Abor; Elikplimi Komla Agbloyor; Agyapomaa Gyeke-Dako; Lydia AdzobuCase IVEY-9B18N007-EFinanceIn March 2013, SIC Insurance Company Limited (SIC), a Ghanaian insurance company, appointed its first female chief executive officer, Doris Awo Nkani. Under her tenure, SIC issued a credit guarantee bond to ITAL Construct International in favour of Ivory Finance for a six-month period. However, ITAL Construct International defaulted on the loan, and Ivory Finance called on SIC to redeem its credit guarantee bond. Due to the failure of SIC and ITA...Starting at €8.20
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EOH Holdings Ltd.: From Blacklist to Market Confidence through Corporate Structure and Governance
Morris Mthombeni, Amy Moore, Mike WardCase IVEY-W25094-EFinance, StrategyThe share price of EOH Holdings Ltd. (EOH), a company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Africa’s largest technology service provider, decreased by over 30 per cent in December 2017 following allegations of fraud in relation to a corporate action within the group. Despite strong denials by the then–group chief executive officer (CEO), Zunaid Mayet, EOH’s market value continued to plummet, from a peak of 22 billion South African rand to...Starting at €8.20
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Wirecard (A): The Rise of German Fintech
David T.A. Wesley; Alexandra RothCase IVEY-W26095-EFinanceAfter Wirecard AG (Wirecard) collapsed in 2020, the financial technology (fintech) company, revealed as an elaborate fraud, came to be known as Germany’s Enron as investigators confirmed many of the concerns that had been raised by whistle-blowers and jouStarting at €8.20