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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Bill Ackman's Big Short of Herbalife
Vandebroek, Tom; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Simon, JanCase SM-1611-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, StrategyThis case describes how hedge fund activist Bill Ackman took a $1 billion short position on the shares of the nutrition company Herbalife. Ackman is convinced that Herbalife's business model is essentially a pyramid scheme, rendering it unsustainable as well as illegal. The case describes his arguments and the evidence he builds on. Other hedge fund titans soon took the opposite position on Herbalife, possibly because they fundamentally disagree ...Starting at €8.20
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UFINET Telecom: un nuevo cambio en la propiedad (B)
Calleja, Luis Manuel; Elvira, Marta; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SM-1680Corporate Governance, Information Technologies, StrategyEl presente caso relata la venta de la compañía de telecomunicaciones Ufinet en 2018, que divide el negocio en dos compañías: una para el mercado español (Lyntia Networks) y otra para el latinoamericano (Ufinet International). Aunque el fondo de inversión Cinven continuaba siendo el propietario mayoritario de Ufinet International, se incorporó al accionariado Enel, una multinacional italiana de gas y energía, con vistas a, posiblemente, adquirir ...Starting at €5.74
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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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Santa's Workshop (B). Forecasting and Diagnosis
Simon, JanCase F-949-EFinanceThe case uses an original setting (Santa?s Workshop) to discuss aspects of operational finance decision-making. Using the framework explained in FN-471-E (Operational Finance II: Diagnosis and Forecasting), it provides the users of the case to apply the framework. The case is written for discussion of diagnosis and action plan. The A-case discusses previous part of the analysis (Analysis and Diagnosis of the situation as is).Starting at €5.74
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UFINET Telecom: A New Change in Ownership (B)
Calleja, Luis Manuel; Elvira, Marta; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SM-1680-ECorporate Governance, Information Technologies, StrategyThis case recounts the sale of the telecommunications company UFINET in 2018, which divided the business into two companies: one for the Spanish market (Lyntia Networks) and another for Latin America (Ufinet International). Even though the investment fund Cinven remains the majority owner of Ufinet International, it joined another shareholder, Enel, an Italian gas and energy multinational, which had the option of acquiring Ufinet International in...Starting at €5.74
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Investment Advice for Grace Osbourne
Simon, JanCase F-904-EFinanceWhile looking at both Grace's estimated yearly expenses (Exhibit 1) and her investment portfolio (Exhibit 2) - divided into two funds - she tried to remember what her instructor in wealth management had said about portfolio diversification, traditional and alternative asset classes, financial advice, taxes and correlation coefficients (Exhibit 3). She wanted to give Grace her best advice.Starting at €8.20
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Canadian Pacific Railway and the Creation of Shareholder Value (A)
Simon, Jan; Tatay, Santiago; Richards, WilliamCase F-895-EFinance, StrategyBy the end of 2011, Green and the financial markets were informed that the hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management (PSCM), led by founder and CEO Bill Ackman, had increased its share in CPR from 12.4% to 14.2%. Ackman was an "activist" hedge fund manager , known for having made big changes to the boards of the companies that he had invested in as well as having provided his shareholders with handsome returns. In light of this event, Green h...Starting at €8.20
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El DIA de mañana: ¿nueva propiedad para reflotar el negocio?
Calleja, Luis Manuel; Elvira, Marta; Proaño Vicente, Ángel; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SM-1712Corporate Governance, StrategyEn el 2019, transcurridos siete años desde su salida a bolsa, DIA, la tercera cadena de supermercados más grande de España en ventas, estaba atravesando la crisis más importante de su historia. Ese año había evitado por muy poco la situación de quiebra técnica, gracias a la intervención de LetterOne, el fondo de inversión del magnate ruso Mikhail Fridman que, tras una larga, compleja y polémica toma de control, se había convertido en el máximo ac...Starting at €8.20
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The DIA of Tomorrow: Can New Ownership Turn Around the Business?
Calleja, Luis Manuel; Elvira, Marta; Proaño Vicente, Ángel; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SM-1712-ECorporate Governance, StrategyIn 2019, seven years after going public, DIA, the third largest supermarket chain in Spain in revenue, was going through the most important crisis in its history. That year it had narrowly avoided bankruptcy, thanks to the intervention of LetterOne, the investment fund of Russian tycoon Mikhail Fridman who, after a long, complex and controversial takeover, had become the largest shareholder in the company. One of LetterOne's first decisions, in M...Starting at €8.20
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Communicating "la Caixa" Welfare Projects: Changing to preserve what is essential: the soul does not change
Calleja, Luis Manuel; Bel Mallén, IgnacioCase SM-1581-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case study examines the role of communication in a century-old institution like the "la Caixa" Group in the 21st century. It considers the 2011 - 2014 Strategic Plan that is summarized under the slogan "Making the difference" and is based on the core values of leadership, trust and social commitment. This plan has changed the direction of the institution, placing more importance than ever on the strategic value of communication.Starting at €8.20