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Persephone's Pomegranate Credit Agricole and Emporiki
Roscini, Dante; Beyersdorfer, Daniela; Lenhardt, JeromeCase HBS-713055-EEconomicsIn 2006 the French bank Cr dit Agricole bought the Greek Emporiki bank, for 2.8 billion, at the peak of a bull market for bank takeovers. Six years, a major financial crisis, and 5.2 billion of losses later, in a context of great uncertainty in the European banking sector, what decision should Cr dit Agricole take regarding Emporiki? Through the example of this European cross-border acquisition the case looks at the Greek banking system befo...Starting at €8.20
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Grupo de Empresas Fortuny (B)
Álvarez, E.; Tàpies, JosepCase F-603FinanceDilema de Borja Lladó sobre si liderar una operación de tema de control a través de una MBO o simplemente vender la compañía al grupo inversor IDI.Starting at €5.74
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Grupo de Empresas Fortuny (D)
Álvarez, E.; Tàpies, JosepCase F-605FinanceProblemas que pueden aparecer entre los distintos grupos de poder accionarial cuando alguno trata de liderar una operación de MBO sin haberse asegurado un consenso previo.Starting at €5.74
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PFA Pension: Expansion of Alternatives Portfolio
Ivashina, Victoria; Gabrieli, Federica; Lenhardt, JeromeCase HBS-218025-EFinancePFA Pension was the biggest commercial pension provider in Denmark. At the end of 2015, the company had decided to boost its investments into the alternative asset class, an area where it was lagging behind its competitors. The aim was to privilege direct investments and co-investments rather than allocations through funds. One year later, PFA could count on an expert alternative investment team, a defined investment process and a number of succe...Starting at €8.20
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Barclays Bank, 2008
White, Lucy; Burn-Murdoch, Stephen; Lenhardt, JeromeCase HBS-215027-EFinanceIn the midst of the financial crisis, Barclays (the world's 4th largest bank by assets) is forced by UK regulators to raise more capital. Should it take up the UK government's offer to invest, or take funding from investors from the Middle East? Students may price the two deals to determine which is more expensive, and must decide whether avoiding the constraints of government ownership is worth the extra cost.Starting at €8.20
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Grupo de Empresas Fortuny (A)
Álvarez, E.; Tàpies, JosepCase F-602FinanceSe plantea la adquisición de un grupo de empresas familiares por un grupo inversor internacional que está dispuesto a comprar el cien por cien. Los directivos son accionistas, pero también hay accionistas que no tienen intervención en la gestión. El caso es de datos para poder hacer una evaluación de la sociedad y abre horizontes a la posibilidad de hacer una operación de MBO.Starting at €8.20
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Grupo de Empresas Fortuny (C)
Álvarez, E.; Tàpies, JosepCase F-604FinanceEl caso permite reflexionar acerca de los riesgos que entraña la negociación con inversores financieros profesionales a la hora de vender una empresa o de hacerse con la mayoría a través de una MBO.Starting at €5.74
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Deutsche Bank: Structured Retail Products
Vallee, Boris; Lenhardt, JeromeCase HBS-217037-EFinanceDescribes how Deutsche Bank, a leading bank in Europe, is deciding whether or not to launch a new structured retail product in Germany: an auto callable note. Will this product find a market and how does it fit into the bank's product portfolio? The case investigates how Deutsche Bank manufactures and distributes its structured retail products, and more broadly explores the opportunities and challenges of offering financial products to households...Starting at €8.20
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Teckentrup: A Door to Managing Difference
Rose, Clayton; Lenhardt, Jerome; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-315016-ELeadership and People ManagementFor Kai Teckentrup, the owner and co-CEO of the German "Mittelstand" door manufacturer Teckentrup, balancing competitive pressures, demographic realities and values were at the heart of the diversity program that he had started and championed at the company. Beyond this, attracting skilled workers to Germany was a national imperative; as the native population aged and its numbers in the workforce shrank, it would be critical to find new workers t...Starting at €8.20
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IKEA in Saudi Arabia (B)
Ramanna, Karthik; Lenhardt, Jerome; Homsy, MarcCase HBS-116016-EAccounting and ControlSupplement to case 116015. A Swedish newspaper reveals that IKEA has erased all images of women from its catalog for Saudi Arabia. The article sparks criticism of IKEA from the Swedish government and its customers in the West. Critics content that IKEA is not living up to its own commitments to gender equality. Some threaten a boycott. IKEA must respond. Reissuing the catalog with women included risks running afoul of Saudi censors who can impose...Starting at €5.74