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The U-Turns of National Truck Stops
Lietz, Nori Gerardo; Schultz, Alexander W.Case HBS-217062-EFinanceRaj Makam had spent months trying to restructure a 2006 investment he had made in National Truck Stops, Inc. ("NTS") as a senior member of Oaktree Capital Management's ("Oaktree") Mezzanine finance business within their Corporate Debt platform. It was the first time they had truly considered forcing a company into involuntary bankruptcy, which he clearly would prefer to avoid lest they risk losing their entire investment. As the company's financi...Starting at €8.20
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Mubadala and EBX: To X or to X It
Lietz, Nori Gerardo; Andrade, RicardoCase HBS-217065-EFinanceIn April 2012, Mubadala, Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund invested $2 billion in Brazlian conglomerate, EBX, believing the company to be undervaluing by the public markets. Shortly thereafter, however, EBX and its multiple business lines began to spiral downward. Hani Barhoush and Oscar Fahlgren, members of Mubadala's investment team, were now charged with leading the restructuring efforts on behalf of Mubadala. The situation was exceptionally c...Starting at €8.20
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Lebanon's Post-War Economic Reconstruction
Talamàs Vilardaga, Eduard; Rifai, Joanna; Saade, JessicaCase ECON-427-EEconomicsLebanon - a Mediterranean country of nearly 7 million people - is going through one of the worst economic crises ever seen anywhere. The situation combines severe banking, debt and exchange rate crises with the Syrian refugee crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic, the aftermath of a cataclysmic blast in the port of Beirut, and extreme political paralysis. The Lebanese pound - officially pegged to the US dollar since 1998 - has depreciated by more than 90...Starting at €8.20
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Líbano: la reconstrucción económica de la posguerra
Talamàs Vilardaga, Eduard; Rifai, Joanna; Saade, JessicaCase ECON-427EconomicsLíbano -un país mediterráneo de casi siete millones de habitantes- sufre una de las peores crisis económicas jamás vistas en el mundo. La situación combina una severa crisis bancaria, de deuda y cambiaria con la crisis de los refugiados sirios, la pandemia de COVID-19, las secuelas de una explosión catastrófica en el puerto de Beirut y una parálisis política extrema. La libra libanesa -vinculada oficialmente al dólar estadounidense desde 1998- se...Starting at €8.20