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Three Examples (Spanish version)
Bruns, William J., Jr.; Hertenstein, Julie H.Case HBS-105S10Accounting and ControlThis case introduces the statement of cash flow through three examples of multi-year statements of cash flows from three unidentified companies.Starting at €8.20
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Eddie Bauer (B)
Healy, Paul M.; Katz, Sharon; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-110009-EAccounting and ControlIn February 2007, shareholders of Eddie Bauer, the specialty apparel retailer, were scheduled to vote on management's proposed sale of the company to two private equity firms. More than 50% of outstanding shares in Eddie Bauer needed to be voted in favor of the deal for it to be finalized. Shareholders needed to decide whether to vote for or against the proposed sale, which was fully endorsed by the board of Eddie Bauer.Starting at €5.74
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Aubrey McClendon's Special Incentive Compensation at Chesapeake Energy (A)
Healy, Paul M.; Rose, Clayton; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-110047-EAubrey McClendon, founder and CEO of Chesapeake Energy, was, according to Fortune Magazine, the highest paid U.S. CEO in 2008 receiving over $100 million in total compensation. McClendon received this compensation despite a significant drop in the company's stock price and financial performance during the year. The (A) case addresses the specifics of the compensation and the rationale for the compensation from the perspective of Chesapeake's boar...Starting at €8.20
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Brink's Company: Activists push for a spin-off
Srinivasan, Suraj; Sesia, Aldo; Kaser, AmyCase HBS-112055-EAccounting and ControlThe case studies the decision of the security services corporation Brink's Company to spin-off its home security division from the rest of the company. The decision followed intense pressure on the company by three activist hedge funds who felt that Brink's was chronically undervalued and the individual businesses were worth more than the combined company. The company resisted the decision for over a year before agreeing to the break up. The case...Starting at €8.20
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Southeastern Asset Management Challenges Buyout at Dell
Healy, Paul M.; Srinivasan, Suraj; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-114015-EFinanceIn late 2012, Michael Dell wants to take Dell Inc., the company he founded, private. Mr. Dell believes that the successful company's transformation from a personal computer (PC) manufacturer to an enterprise solutions and services provider (ESS) is dependent on going private without the short-term results scrutiny public companies face. He and a private equity firm, Silver Lake Partners, have made an offer for the company, which Dell Inc.'s board...Starting at €8.20
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Genzyme Center (C)
Toffel, Michael W.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-610010-EService and Operations ManagementGenzyme Corporation is in the midst of planning its new corporate headquarters, which incorporates many innovative green building features. After learning that the building as planned would likely earn a LEED Silver rating, an intermediate score in the LEED green building rating scheme, the CEO charged the building team with exploring opportunities that would enable the building to earn the highest rating, LEED Platinum. Five additional green bui...Starting at €5.74
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High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital (A)
Rose, Clayton; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-312007-ELate in 2010, Credit Suisse CEO Brady Dougan and his team closed in on the decision of whether or not to issue contingent capital, which Swiss regulators would require by 2019. There were a number of substantial issues facing Dougan and his team, including whether contingent capital would provide sufficient loss absorption when called upon, would there be sufficient demand for this new instrument, would it be cost effective capital, and what were...Starting at €8.20
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High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital (B)
Rose, Clayton; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-312008-EThe B case describes the process and terms of the very successful offerings of contingent capital in February 2011, as well as The Basel Committee's preliminary decision not to allow contingent capital to count as Tier 1 equity.Starting at €5.74
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Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. - The Belle of the Ball
Rose, Clayton; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-313017-EIn November of 2011 Transatlantic Holdings, Inc., a global property and casualty reinsurance company, announced it had agreed to sell itself to Alleghany Corporation, ending "the most frenzied takeover battle" of 2011, which involved competitors, Warren Buffett's National Indemnity, and private equity investors. The agreement with Alleghany came after Transatlantic's failed effort at a merger of equals, and a several other unsuccessful bids for t...Starting at €8.20
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If We Ran the World
Halaburda, Hanna; Dohnalova, Radka; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-711490-EStrategyTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Cindy Gallop launched IfWeRanTheWorld (IWRTW) in February 2010, as what the tech world called minimum viable product, in order to real-world test Gallop's "business of the future" concept while development was ongoing. IWRTW was conceived to bring together human good intentions with corporate good intentions, to activate both into shared action, against shared goals, to deli...Starting at €8.20