Ivey Business School (Canada)
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BCE Inc.: Bondholders Versus Shareholders Supreme Court Showdown
Stephen R. Foerster; David KunschCase IVEY-9B09N027-EFinance, StrategyIn May 2008, the board of directors of BCE Inc., one of Canada’s leading integrated communications companies, was dealing with the fallout of a Quebec Court of Appeal decision. The court had ruled to disallow a $50 billion privatization deal as, according to the court, the process was flawed and did not consider the debenture (bond) holders of Bell Canada (a wholly owned subsidiary of BCE). The court had ruled that the board had allowed a deal in...Starting at €8.20
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LumiSmart (B): Answering the Call for Negawatts
Stewart Thornhill; Ellen M. BrownCase IVEY-9B11M032-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis supplement to LumiSmart (A): Answering the Call for Negawatts explores how the development of the clean technology might be financed.Starting at €5.74
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LumiSmart (A): Answering the Call for Negawatts
Stewart Thornhill; Ellen M. BrownCase IVEY-9B11M031-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe president and chief executive officer (CEO) of an established Toronto-based boutique consulting firm is in the process of expanding his company’s core competency from the largely mature tech sector to the new and rapidly growing field of clean technology. During this time, the CEO is introduced to an inventor and an entrepreneur who have developed a waveform technology that they claim will instantaneously reduce electricity consumption by 30 ...Starting at €8.20
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MacPhie & Company: The Growth Imperative
Karin Schnarr; David KunschCase IVEY-9B16M133-EStrategyIn March 2015, consulting firm MacPhie & Company was at a crossroads. Founded in 2004 in Toronto, Ontario, the company offered consulting services related to strategy development, marketing and communications, reputation management, and branding. MacPhie & Company maintained an entrepreneurial culture that fostered innovation and continual learning, while ensuring that all client projects followed the MacPhie Way.” Although MacPhie & Company had ...Starting at €8.20