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Milking Money out of Parmalat
Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1478-EFinanceAt Parmalat's headquarters in Collecchio (Parma), top management was desperately trying to rescue the Group, negotiating a cash infusion of 3 billion with LBO funds, Blackstone and KKR, and the investment banking arm of Deutsche Bank. At the end of 2003, Parmalat Group was Italy's eighth largest industrial concern and arguably one of its most international. With over 37,000 employees, 139 production sites in 30 countries in all 5 continents, rev...Starting at €8.20
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Vet Center: Investment Appraisal
Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase F-641-EFinanceThe president of a veterinary center has to decide which of two MRI scanners he should buy. The case gives students an opportunity to practice present value calculation and to understand the proper use of methods such as internal rate of return (IRR) and net present value (NPV) for capital investment decisions.Starting at €8.20
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Banco Popular: Impact of the Real Estate Cycle and the Sovereign Crisis in Spain
Hernandez, Eva; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Suárez, José LuisCase F-892-EFinance, StrategyOn Sunday, September 30, 2012, Banco Popular's Board of Directors was summoned to an urgent meeting; the Board faced a difficult decision about the future of the bank. The results of the stress test performed by consultants and external advisors on a large part of the Spanish financial sector had been made public that Friday. According to the stress test, in an adverse macro scenario, Banco Popular would need 3.2 billion in additional capital to...Starting at €8.20
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Carrefour Group: Growth Management
Roig, Guillem; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Vergara, CarlesCase F-909-EFinanceOn November 13, 2014, Roberto Alonso, investment manager at Alpha Funds, received a report from his research team regarding the Carrefour Group. Alpha was interested in the distribution sector for several reasons. First, the sector is especially defensive against market uncertainty, since it deals with basic necessities. Thus, while the international markets may experience large fluctuations, the fund would have relatively little exposure to thes...Starting at €8.20
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Privalia: From Private Club to Fashion Brand
Fernandez Garcia-Andrade, Pablo; Oliver, XavierCase M-1330-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThe private club (a business model pioneered by the French company Vente-privee in 2001) was the main driver of fashion e-commerce. On the one hand, it helped get rid of brands' stocks discreetly and allowed shoppers to buy heavily discounted fashion products, which they could not find online anywhere else since many brands did not use e-commerce and, in some cases, did not even have websites. These circumstances helped this type of e-commerce co...Starting at €8.20
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Demetrio Bancarel
Gadea J.; Santomá, JavierCase F-744-EFinanceThe case discusses the challenge of choosing and implementing a centralized treasury management system. It introduces almost all the important elements to be considered in a decision of this kind and discusses their advantages and disadvantages.Starting at €8.20
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Fresatrice Bertone Group: Financing in Times of Crisis
Martínez Abascal, EduardoCase F-871-EFinanceThis case deals with an Italian company that produces machine tools (milling machines), an expensive product in a very competitive and cyclical industry. It discusses the Taylor production system, which is extremely complicated and involves mass production. The case presents the effects of the recession on P&L accounts and balance sheets and possible solutions.This case deals with an Italian company that produces machine tools (milling machines),...Starting at €8.20
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Padeinvest
Roure, Juan; de San José Riestra, AmparoCase E-176-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, Information TechnologiesThis case examines the creation and management of an investment group, PADEINVEST, which was launched by the 2010 PADE graduating class in Madrid to engage in group investment activities in start-ups. The case briefly traces the creation of the group and the motivation behind it, its operating metrics, the assembly of its initial portfolio, and its first investments. The case also uses one of its investments, the third one, to highlight the dif...Starting at €8.20
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Beltren
Johnson, RobCase E-222-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, Innovation and ChangeJean-Mar Chardon, of Sofina Ventures, was at his computer, looking at alternative ways to structure financing round by his venture capital firm in Beltren, the developer of an innovative medical instrument used in spinal surgery. This case is based on the case E-143-E with the same title from the same author.Starting at €8.20
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Fiction Entertainments
Pradas, Lidia; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-863-EFinanceOn Wednesday, May 9, 2007, Esteban Lázaro, managing director of Fiction Entertainments, received an unexpected call from Alejandro Sáez, branch manager at Banco Santander, the company's main bank. Alejandro was sorry to inform Esteban that the bank was tightening its credit policies and could not increase the company's line of credit, as Alicia Casado, CFO of Fiction Entertainments, had requested a few days earlier. Alejandro also warned Esteban ...Starting at €8.20