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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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Lew Wasserman and the Motion Picture Industry
Gurses K.; Ferraro, FabrizioCase DG-1494-EEntrepreneurshipLew Wasserman achieved a position of immense power in the movie industry and in the political arena. Before him, old-time moguls like Louis B. Mayer and Jack Warner, had exerted enormous power within their particular domains, but none of them had been able to move outside of the confines of the motion picture industry. Wasserman became enormously powerful in the 1950s, as both an agent and a producer, moving beyond Hollywood to dominate the emerg...Starting at €8.20
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¿Un regalo del cielo El giro estratégico de J. C. Penney
Maoret, Massimo; Martin Romano, Cristina; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1665Innovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEl caso analiza la formulación e implementación del giro estratégico de J. C. Penney, un importante minorista estadounidense, por parte de Ron Johnson, ejecutivo destacado que anteriormente había liderado la creación y expansión de Apple Store. El giro es audaz y de gran alcance, lo que plantea interrogantes sobre si funcionará o no.Starting at €8.20
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Pennies From Heaven Strategic Turnaround at J.C. Penney
Maoret, Massimo; Martin Romano, Cristina; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1665-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe case discusses the formulation and implementation of the strategic turnaround of J.C. Penney, a major U.S. retailer, by Ron Johnson, a star executive who previously led the creation and expansion of the Apple Store. The turnaround is bold and far-reaching, raising questions about whether it will work or not.Starting at €8.20
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Risk management at Silicon Valley Bank
Eufinger, ChristianCase F-997-EFinanceThe unexpected collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) had a significant impact on the venture capital market. Founded in 1983, SVB grew into the 16th largest bank in the US, with $212 billion in assets and $173 billion in total deposits by the end of 2022. Between 2019 and 2021, SVB tripled in size, largely due to its focus on VC-backed tech, life science companies and high VC deal activity. Its deposit balances more than tripled from 2019 to 202...Starting at €8.20
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Valuation of NVIDIA Corporation
Eufinger, Christian; Sacchetto, StefanoCase F-955-EFinanceThis case studies the valuation of NVIDIA Corporation, a California-based producer of graphics processing units (GPUs). In recent years, the stock price of the company was affected by fluctuations in the demand for GPUs due to their use in mining cryptocurrencies. The case study allows students to incorporate their assumptions about the prospects of the firm into a discounted cash flow valuation and use information on comparable firms to perform ...Starting at €8.20
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Valoración de NVIDIA Corporation
Eufinger, Christian; Sacchetto, StefanoCase F-955FinanceEste caso estudia la valoración de NVIDIA Corporation, un productor de unidades de procesamiento de gráficos (GPU) con sede en California. En los últimos años, el precio de las acciones de la empresa se ha visto afectado por las fluctuaciones en la demanda de GPU debido a su uso en la minería de criptomonedas. El estudio del caso permite a los estudiantes incorporar sus suposiciones sobre las perspectivas de la empresa en una valoración de flujo ...Starting at €8.20
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In Good Company? Should Supreme Join VF Corp?
Bello, Bárbara; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1737-EDecision Analysis, StrategyThe case describes the evolution of the brand Supreme, from its founding to a $2.1 billion acquisition offer in 2020 by VF Corporation, a $10 Billion holding company with a diverse portfolio of iconic lifestyle brands. Founded in 1994, Supreme positioned itself as a standout streetwear brand with an innovative business model and a highly effective strategy of creative collaborations. Now, the founder needed to decide whether to join VF's brand po...Starting at €8.20