Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Lululemon: Stay Public or Go Private?
W. Glenn Rowe; Maria SemenovaCase IVEY-9B15M033-EStrategyAfter having virtually created the yoga-wear segment more than a decade earlier and having become a stock-market darling, Lululemon Athletica finds itself at a critical point in its development. After a series of missteps and a first-quarter profit drop of 60 per cent, the yoga-wear retailer’s founder, Chip Wilson, prepares to go into battle, meeting with banks and private equity firms to mount a buyout and take the company private. Similar to ot...Starting at €8.20
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Victoria Heavy Equipment Limited (Spanish version)
Tom A. Poynter; Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B08MS37Entrepreneurship, StrategyEl equipo pesado Victoria (Victoria) era una firma poseída y manejada de la familia que había sido llevada por un director general ambicioso, emprendedor que ahora quiso tomar un papel menos activo en el negocio. Victoria había estado a través de dos reorganizaciones estos últimos años, que contribuyeron a las ediciones de organización y estratégicas que necesitarían ser abordadas por un nuevo presidente.Starting at €8.20
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Growth and Transition at Onex Corporation
W. Glenn Rowe; Rod E. White; Maria SemenovaCase IVEY-9B16M123-EStrategyOver its 30-year history, Onex Corporation, a Canadian investment firm, had derived much of its success from the private equity sector. It did so by acquiring attractive portfolio companies, adding value to them by improving their financial and operational performance, and then selling them several years later at an attractive return. However, given the market conditions in 2015, Onex Corporation faced difficulty in successfully acquiring target ...Starting at €8.20
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Victoria Heavy Equipment Limited
Tom A. Poynter; Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B08M037-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyVictoria Heavy Equipment (Victoria) was a family owned and managed firm which had been led by an ambitious, entrepreneurial chief executive officer who now wanted to take a less active role in the business. Victoria had been through two reorganizations in recent years, which contributed to organizational and strategic issues which would need to be addressed by a new president.Starting at €8.20