Ivey Business School (Canada)
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The North West Company: Cross-enterprise Strategy
Stephen R. Foerster; Mary M. Crossan; James E. Hatch; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07M047-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe North West Company cases allow students to take a cross-enterprise leadership approach in looking at the dilemma facing the president and chief executive officer of The North West Company (North West), a food and general merchandise retailer operating primarily in Northern Canada. In early 2003, North West had negotiated a master franchisor agreement with Giant Tiger Stores Limited (Giant Tiger) with the objective of opening stores west of Wi...Starting at €8.20
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Loblaw Companies Limited - Acquiring Shoppers Drug Mart
James E. Hatch; Gina KalbonehCase IVEY-9B15N006-EFinanceThe equity analyst for a large investment bank is in the process of evaluating a potential takeover of Shoppers Drug Mart, Canada’s largest drugstore retailer, by Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada’s largest grocery retailer. Rumours of the takeover have been circulating for some time, and the analyst wants to provide her buy-side clients with both her comments on the proposed transaction and her assessment of a reasonable offering price.Starting at €8.20
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CSTAR
James E. Hatch; John S. Haywood-Farmer; Michael J. Rouse; Virginia Ritchie; Lyndsay Passmore; Leah HillierCase IVEY-9B09M017-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyCanadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics Centre (CSTAR) had had a successful year during which its new director had ensured that CSTAR's budget deficit was on target to be reduced by 50 per cent. CSTAR still faced significant hurdles to becoming financially stable and a leader in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). The director wanted CSTAR to be financially self-sustainable within two years, and identified goals to overcome these hurdl...Starting at €8.20
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LAB International Inc.
James E. Hatch; David JagodzinskiCase IVEY-9B09N011-EFinanceLAB International (LAB) has two divisions that have vastly different strategies. The research and development division has a continuing need for funding and a high degree of risk, while the contract research division is a cash generator and is less risky. LAB is attempting to raise additional capital but believes that the shares of the company are undervalued in the market. It is contemplating a spinoff of one of the divisions to raise the funds ...Starting at €8.20
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Finchco
James E. Hatch; Mike PooleyCase IVEY-9B11N005-EFinanceThe owner of Finchco plans to sell his company, which is a distributor of industrial materials. The purpose of the case is to utilize several valuation methods and suggest the possible deal structure. The situation is made somewhat more complicated because Finchco has a real estate subsidiary that must be valued, and because the company has a great opportunity to land a major new customer whose value must be included in the analysis.Starting at €8.20
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Lululemon Athletica: Pitching an IPO
Larry Wynant; James E. Hatch; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B11N012-EFinanceThe managing director at a major investment bank is preparing his team for a visit to Lululemon Athletica, a yoga-inspired athletic apparel company. The investment bank has been following Lululemon’s development over the past few years and is impressed by the company’s unique positioning and rapid growth. The bank believes that there is a window of opportunity for Lululemon’s founder and private equity investors to either undertake an initial pub...Starting at €8.20
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Granite Apparel: Funding an Expansion (French Version)
James E. Hatch; Larry Wynant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10NF028-EFinanceThe chief financial officer of Granite Apparel is trying to determine which of the three fundraising options is optimal for Granite Apparel to finance a projected rapid growth strategy. The three options are an initial public offering of equity, a privately placed debt issue and a private placement of preferred shares.Starting at €8.20
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For the Love of Good Food: The pLateTrace Project (B)
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Andrea Jang; Rebecca LiuCase IVEY-9B09E007-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Marketing, StrategyThis (B) case to For the Love of Good Food: The pLateTrace Project (A), product #9B09E006, allows students to synthesize their findings and assessments from the (A) case to recommend a viable, financially sustainable technology-based solution that generates long-term benefits for the multiple parties who would be involved. Given the current focus on local food and environmental responsibility, pLateTrace is a very relevant case that raises awaren...Starting at €5.74
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RBC Mobile Wallet
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Binny Samuel; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B16E008-EInformation TechnologiesIn October 2012, the executive vice-president (EVP) at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Canada's leading bank, faced managerial dilemmas with regard to the launch of a mobile wallet. RBC had developed a cloud-based application that differed from industry standard SIM card–based payment methods. The EVP was evaluating areas of contrast between the two models as part of arriving at a decision. There was likelihood that the cloud solution was disrupt...Starting at €8.20
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Canadian Tire: Business Intelligence in 2008
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B08E008-EInformation TechnologiesIn March 2008, the vice-president of governance, architecture, and corporate and diversified businesses for Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC) felt confident that the Business Intelligence (BI) system that had been scheduled to be implemented in 2005 was now ready for implementation. The right people and processes were now in place. With the right people involved at different levels in the organization and several process-related initiatives, CTC's ...Starting at €8.20