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Hill Country Snack Foods Co. (Spanish version)
Kester, W. Carl; Stephenson, CraigCase HBS-913S04FinanceHill Country Snack Foods, located in Austin, Texas, manufactures, markets, and distributes snack foods and frozen treats. The CEO is passionate about maximizing shareholder value and believes in keeping tight control over costs and operating the business as efficiently as possible. The company invests in additional capacity and new products only when attractive, low-risk opportunities are identified and can be funded internally. The firm's cultur...Starting at €8.20
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El proyecto de la mina de carbón An Tai Bao
Kester, W. Carl; Melnick, Richard P.Case HBS-206S08FinanceUn Tai Bao es la mayor mina de carbón a cielo abierto más grande del mundo y se encuentra en la provincia china de Shanxi. Después de ocho años de planificación y negociación, Occidental Petroleum, el socio extranjero en el trato, está a punto de firmar un acuerdo de financiación y la propiedad de $ 475 millones de dólares que implica $ 20 millones de su propio patrimonio y recurso limitado. El acuerdo contiene una serie de características inusua...Starting at €8.20
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SureCut Shears, Inc. (Spanish version)
Kester, W. CarlCase HBS-208S29FinanceA bank loan officer must determine whether to waive convenants and extend terms on a line of credit granted to SureCut Shears. At issue is whether the inability of SureCut to pay down its line of credit is due to a temporary cyclical downturn or other long-term financial problems.Starting at €8.20
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Estrategias de inversión en opciones del Fondo Keller
Kester, W. CarlCase HBS-210S14FinanceLa decisión de un fondo de inversión de tipo cerrado a la negociación de opciones estudio proporciona una oportunidad para estudiar el perfil de beneficio y los precios de múltiples estrategias de inversión opción (por ejemplo, comprar una llamada, comprar una opción de venta, escribir una llamada, comprar llamadas stock-escritura, etc.) . Este caso está diseñado para proporcionar a los estudiantes una introducción a la valoración de opciones....Starting at €8.20
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Cobertura del riesgo cambiario en EADS
Kester, W. Carl; Dessain, Vincent; Misztal, KarolCase HBS-218S03FinanceEn 2008, EADS, el grupo aeroespacial europeo que posee Airbus, se enfrentan a la decisión de la mejor manera de cubrir un desajuste importante y creciente entre sus ingresos en dólares y en euros sus costes de fabricación. En concreto, la empresa necesitaba para decidir si continuaría cobertura principalmente con contratos a plazo, pero en cantidades mucho más altas y a tasas cada vez más desfavorables, o para romper con la práctica anterior y co...Starting at €8.20
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Gaz de France (Spanish version)
Kester, W. Carl; Allen, William B.Case HBS-219S04FinanceThe treasurer of Gaz de France is an aggressive, proactive manager of his company's liability structure, running one of the largest swap books of any non-financial corporation in the world. Currency futures, interbank forwards, and currency options are also frequently used to control the company's multi-currency liability structure. This case prompts students to explore the reasons and ramifications of such aggressive liability management, with p...Starting at €8.20
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Constellation Brands' Investment in Canopy Growth: Aiming High
Gilson, Stuart C.; Abbott, Sarah L.Case HBS-220044-EFinanceIn 2017, Constellation Brands, the U.S. based beverage company, acquired a 9.9% equity interest in the Canadian marijuana company, Canopy Growth. In 2018, Constellation announced a subsequent investment in Canopy-taking its ownership interest to 37%. However, Canopy's performance had been volatile and net losses had increased since the investment. In an effort to get into the cannabis market early, had Constellation Brands been too early?Starting at €8.20
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School Specialty, Inc.
Gilson, Stuart C.; Mugford, KristinCase HBS-214084-EFinanceSet in 2013, School Specialty was a financially troubled supplier of educational products to primary and secondary schools in the United States. The company planned to file Chapter 11 in order to address its excessive debt load, but needed to arrange debtor-in-possession financing to provide liquidity while in bankruptcy. The company has received a financing proposal from its existing term loan lender that includes some aggressive and unusual fea...Starting at €8.20
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Central European Distribution Corporation: Hostile Takeover, Bankruptcy Makeover
Gilson, Stuart C.; Abbott, Sarah L.Case HBS-216059-EFinanceIn early 2013, CEDC, a large publicly-traded producer and distributer of vodka and spirits in Eastern and Central Europe, has suffered significant declines in its financial performance, is at risk of defaulting on its debt, and is under pressure from its largest shareholders to give them control of the board and to restructure its debt to avoid bankruptcy. The largest shareholder, billionaire Russian investor Roustam Tariko, has proposed an out o...Starting at €8.20
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Thomas Cook Group on the Brink (A), (B), and (C), Teaching Note
Esty, Benjamin C.; Gilson, Stuart C.Teaching Note HBS-217028-EFinanceTeaching note for cases 215008, 215051 and 215052.Starting at €0.00