Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Tata Communications' Acquisition of Tyco Global Network (A)
Andrew Karl Delios; Srinivasa AddepalliCase IVEY-9B14M137-EStrategyIn 2004, Tata Communications (TCL) was trying to act on its strategic intent to become a globally connected network provider. It had two alternatives: build or buy. The build option would provide TCL with a chance to develop its own network under its own terms. The possible acquisition of the Tyco Global Network (TGN), however, provided a unique opportunity for TCL to establish this global position quickly. As one of the largest global networks a...Starting at €8.20
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Amtek Auto Ltd.: From Acquisitions to a Financial Crisis
Gaurav Singh Chauhan; Gunjan TomerCase IVEY-9B16N012-EFinance, StrategyIn the summer of 2015, India-based Amtek Auto Ltd., one of the country’s largest companies in the manufacturing of automotive components, was on the brink of financial ruin. After more than a decade of being immersed in a spending spree on acquisitions to build capacity and expand its clientèle in both the European and Asian auto markets, Amtek’s stock plummeted by 50 per cent within two days as nervous investors worried about the company’s abili...Starting at €8.20
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Tata Communications' Acquisition of Tyco Global Network (B)
Andrew Karl Delios; Srinivasa AddepalliCase IVEY-9B14M138-EStrategySupplement to 9B14M137. The case presents Tyco Communications’ “take-it-or-leave-it” offer to Tata Communications Ltd.Starting at €5.74
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Prashanti Technologies: A Workplace Romance Ethical Dilemma
Srinivasa AddepalliCase IVEY-9B14C057-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn September 2012, the vice-president of Internal Audit at Prashanti Technologies, a multinational corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India, was reviewing an external audit team’s report before a meeting of the company’s ethics committee. The committee had only one item on the agenda: a sensitive case involving a company vice-president, the head of its financial services division, who had been accused by an anonymous whistleblower of conducting...Starting at €8.20
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Aqua Logistics Limited: An Attractive Target for Acquisition
Gaurav Singh Chauhan; Pradip BanerjeeCase IVEY-9B15N020-EFinance, StrategyAqua Logistics Limited, one of India’s leading logistics and supply chain management companies, suffered from poor financial management and was witnessing slowing demand in the industry. The company had significant financial debt to banks and financial institutions. Owing to such difficulties in managing its operations in a largely fragmented industry, the firm — with its strong network in multimodal transport and in the third-party logistics mod...Starting at €8.20
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Tata Equity P/E Mutual Fund: Performance Measurement and Attribution
Gaurav Singh ChauhanExercise IVEY-9B18N025-EFinanceAs a typical investor in India, you sought to attain reasonable growth in her capital with adequate diversification and low volatility in returns. It was suggested that you consider investing in mutual funds in order to obtain diversified exposure to IndiStarting at €8.20