Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Paytm: Targeting More Pockets for Its Mobile Wallet
Sandeep Puri; Shivani Upadhyay; Siddharth Agarwal; Debasish ChatterjeeCase IVEY-9B16M026-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyPaytm enjoyed a position as the leader in India’s market for mobile wallets, a digital service that enabled payments to be made through mobile devices. Paytm’s major client, Uber, which developed and operated a smartphone-based, ride-hailing app as a way to compete with traditional taxi companies, had initially used Paytm’s mobile wallet as the sole payment mode for Uber rides in India. However, in 2015 Uber revised its payment policy by adding a...Starting at €8.20
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Johnson Controls-Hitachi: Aiming to Consolidate a Market Lead
Sandeep Puri; Shivani Upadhyay; Shubham SharmaCase IVEY-9B17M082-EMarketing, StrategyAt the beginning of 2017, India was among the top 10 markets for Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited, accounting for around 10 per cent of its revenue. The company was trying to increase its room air conditioner (RAC) market from 11 per cent to 20 per cent by 2020. It was positioned in the premium segment of the RAC market but wanted to enter the popular segment, which was crowded with established players. The company’s focus ...Starting at €8.20
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CoinOrb: An Initial Coin Offering to Launch Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange
Rand Low; Colette Southam; Matthew WinklerCase IVEY-W29722-EFinanceIn early March 2020, CoinOrb needed additional capital to build the minimum viable product for their cryptocurrency futures trading platform. Rather than raise additional equity, the company founders created an initial coin offering (ICO), a token sale that blockchain start-ups use to raise funds. CoinOrb planned to launch their ICO shortly after launching their platform in late 2020, but they first needed to prepare their white paper. How would ...Starting at €8.20
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Wyndham Destinations Asia Pacific: Acquisition and Appraisal of Resort Frontier Co. Ltd. and Management of Sundance Resort Club Japan
Colette Southam; Mike Raybould; Joshua Poi; Matthew WinklerCase IVEY-W25639-EFinance, StrategyOn July 8, 2019, Barry Robinson, president and managing director of International Operations for Wyndham Destinations Asia Pacific (Wyndham Destinations AP), and Liam Crawley, chief financial officer, were in receipt of a report provided by law firm Baker McKenzie’s Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions team. Wyndham Destinations AP was in the process of acquiring the privately held Resort Frontier Co. Ltd., the management company for Sundance Resor...Starting at €8.20
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Johnson Controls-Hitachi: Moving Out of the Core Product Range
Sandeep Puri; Shubham Sharma; Shivani UpadhyayCase IVEY-9B17A029-EMarketing, StrategyWith the quarter ending December 2016 closing on a sour note after a loss of ?79.7 million, Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited found itself reassessing its business expansion strategies. The company’s stand-alone net profit in fiscal year 2015–16 was down 35.73 per cent from the previous fiscal year. Its launch of a new range of imported air purifiers in 2015 as part of its expansion plan may have hit an obstacle with the dip...Starting at €8.20
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Paytm: Targeting More Pockets for Its Mobile Wallet (Spanish Version)
Sandeep Puri; Shivani Upadhyay; Siddharth Agarwal; Debasish ChatterjeeCase IVEY-W27122Entrepreneurship, StrategyPaytm enjoyed a position as the leader in India’s market for mobile wallets, a digital service that enabled payments to be made through mobile devices. Paytm’s major client, Uber, which developed and operated a smartphone-based, ride-hailing app as a wayStarting at €8.20