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Amazon Go: Venturing into Traditional Retail
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Aurelia KarpCase IVEY-9B17M092-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn December 2016, Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon), the largest online retailer, entered the offline retailing industry by launching its first Amazon Go store in Seattle. Previously, the company had entered the food, diaper, and housekeeping product manufacturing industries with its Amazon Elements brand. The company had not been profitable until 2001 and was still facing some financial difficulties, but it was named the fourth most valuable public comp...Starting at €8.20
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Yves Saint Laurent: Strategic Leadership of Creative Directors
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Léo Guilbert; Andrew Jiro PoplawskiCase IVEY-9B17M137-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyOn April 1, 2016, fashion house Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) announced the departure of its creative director who had been responsible for successfully reviving the struggling YSL brand since 2012. Three days after this surprising departure, the company announced that its next creative director would be a relatively inexperienced, 36-year-old designer. After decades of leadership turmoil and financial instability at YSL, the incoming creative directo...Starting at €8.20
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Tesla, Inc.: The Strategic Partnership for a New Gigafactory in China
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Viktor Johann WinklerCase IVEY-9B19M083-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn October 2018, Tesla, Inc. (Tesla), an American automotive and energy company, received an approval from Shanghai’s mayor to acquire a plot of land to build a new electric-vehicle (EV) factory, which was expected to produce its first cars in three years, and to have initial capacity of about 250,000 vehicles a year. This move was in response to a significant rise in the Chinese EV market and the additional tariffs imposed by the Chinese governm...Starting at €8.20
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EuropaCorp S.A.: A Second Attempt at a Turnaround
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Pierre JullienCase IVEY-9B18M174-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2017, the French film producer and distributor EuropaCorp S.A. (EuropaCorp) announced a historical record loss of €119.9 million. The company had almost doubled its revenues between 2001 and 2010 by using an integrated studio model, but the recent lossStarting at €8.20
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Sea Breeze Capital (B)
Menden, Lenka; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Kelly, Peter; Johnson, RobCase F-889Entrepreneurship, FinanceEn la primavera de 2012, Jordi Alves estaba enfrentando algunas decisiones difíciles. Un año antes, tras un proceso que había durado más de lo esperado, había logrado recaudar el primer fondo de búsqueda en España. Así, había dedicado un año entero a buscar una empresa para adquirirla y ahora tenía lo que parecían dos buenas adquisiciones sobre la mesa. La cuestión ahora era qué hacer. ¿Qué adquisición debía emprender? ¿Debía hacerlo? Además, no ...Starting at €5.74
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Schneider Drinks (B). Solicitud de préstamo adicional
Stodieck J.; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-774FinanceStarting at €5.74
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Taurion Inc. - Built to Cure an Incurable Disease (Entrepreneurs)
Ramírez Maz, Daniel; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Grabenwarter, UliCase F-873-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, Innovation and ChangeTaurion Inc. is a start-up company established in 2006 and based in Vienna. It specializes in researching the causes of Alzheimer's disease (AD) as well as developing diagnostic tools and targeted drugs to combat it. For several years, the founders of the company - two renowned scientists and a finance professional - have been focusing on the role of one deficient protein present in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, the tau protein, which is be...Starting at €8.20
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Genmedi: How to Value a New Company for an Upcoming Round of Financing - Teaching Note
Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Kolarova, LenkaTeaching Note ET-34-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceEvery venture capital and private equity deal involves determining the value of the company. This is one of the most important-and most difficult-tasks faced by an investor (and an entrepreneur), and skill is required when using the various methods for valuing a company. In March 2019, the investors in LifeCycle Ltd.-a technology company based in Shanghai, China-set up a new company, Genmed, to capitalize on an innovative technology for biologica...Starting at €0.00
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ExQuisit IV European Private Equity Fund: To Invest or Not
Grabenwarter, Uli; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-826-EFinanceThis case introduces an in-class analysis of a private placement memorandum (PPM) of a new private equity fund. Students will evaluate the PPM along the following criteria: the fund's investment strategy, past financial performance, expected returns, the size of the fund's targets, the regions and sectors, holding periods, governance issues, the fund's team and benchmark data.Starting at €8.20
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The Industrialization of Global Internet Start-ups: The Klaus Hommels Model
Menden, Lenka; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-861-EFinanceIn spring 2010, Klaus Hommels, a leading European business angel based in Switzerland, was at his Zurich office reading another news article on the tremendous growth potential of U.S. online group-buying company Groupon. Klaus was inspired by the Groupon business model and wanted to invest in other companies in the developing group-buying market. However, he recognized that there was a major problem with starting and growing technology businesses...Starting at €8.20