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IDL: Enabling the Conventional Retail Industry
Yibo Lyu; Lining Bao; Qing Liu; Yushan Zhou; Shaojie Han; Liangqi Xu; Jianen Sun; Chun Kong AuCase IVEY-9B20A042-EMarketingIDL Innovation Hong Kong Co. Ltd. (IDL) was a well-known interior design company specializing in commercial retail centres. The design company’s goal was to help its partners create more value by presenting effective interior design. However, with the risStarting at €8.20
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Joseph Vigneault & The Capital Pool Company Program
Colette Southam; Jeff McDonaldCase IVEY-9B10N013-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceJoseph Vigneault and his entrepreneurial partners wanted to raise $500,000 to pursue a new venture through the purchase of a currently existing company in the $4,000,000-5,000,000 price range. A boutique investment bank introduced them to the features of the Capital Pool Company (CPC) program. Vigneault needed to decide if a CPC was an option that he and his partners should consider. He needed to consider the effect on their ownership stake in th...Starting at €8.20
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Goodwin Wealth Management: An Acquisition Opportunity
Colette Southam; Lisa ConwayCase IVEY-9B08N029-EFinanceOn November 30, 2007, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Goodwin Wealth Management (Goodwin), decided to hire a consultant to make an assessment of his current situation. Recently, several firms had expressed interest in acquiring Goodwin. The CEO knew he would have to decide whether to consider these offers or not very soon in order to avoid a hostile bidding situation. If the CEO did decide to consider an acquisition, he would have to act qui...Starting at €8.20
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Weibo: The Chinese Social Media Business Model
Yibo Lyu; Shaojie Han; Qing Liu; Jingqin Su; Jianen SunCase IVEY-9B19M081-EStrategyIn 2012, Sina Weibo stood out from competing microblogging products and developed into the largest social media platform in China. However, in 2013, competition from WeChat, a lack of high-quality content, and the exposure of an excessive number of fake aStarting at €8.20
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KUB: Brand Marketing on New Media
Yibo Lyu; Li Li; Qing Liu; Shaojie Han; Haifen Lin; Jianen SunCase IVEY-9B20A051-EMarketingHangzhou Kub Baby Products Co. Ltd. (Kub), an e-commerce company established in 2009, sold maternal and child products. After a decade of development, Kub had earned praise from customers for the high-value, high-quality, and cost-effective products it soStarting at €8.20
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Pixonix Inc. - Addressing Currency Exposure
Colette Southam; Karim MoolaniCase IVEY-9B08N013-EFinance, Knowledge and Communication, StrategyThe chief financial officer of Pixonix Inc. is trying to decide if she should hedge, given the current strength of the Canadian dollar. Her company licenses proprietary software through a U.S. company that will cost $7.5 million in three months time. TheStarting at €8.20
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Acpana Business Systems Inc.: Effect of Currency Exposure on Revenue
Colette Southam; Robert SchenkelCase IVEY-9B11N010-EFinanceThe vice president of operations for Acpana Business Systems Inc., a Canadian software development and backup-as-a-service provider located in Toronto, Canada, is concerned that the recent appreciation of the Canadian dollar is significantly affecting Acpana’s revenue and undermining the company’s organic growth. The case focuses on understanding and quantifying the risks associated with exchange rate fluctuation and its impact on a firm’s revenu...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