HBSP (USA)
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Terumo (A)
Godes, David B.; Egawa, Masako; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-508068-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Terumo faces two challenges: how to sell its catheter products in the U.S. and its new "Solution Pack" in its domestic market, Japan. The case provides rich detail on the firm's evolution from a manufacturer of thermometers to a seller of commodity products like syringes to a diversified firm offering a range of advanced products-catheters and graphs, for example-in addition...Starting at €8.20
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Carlyle Japan (B)
Godes, David B.; Egawa, Masako; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-508093-EMarketingThis is a supplement to the (A) case. It shows that the networks that the firm had been investing in-- commercial banks--were becoming less and less valuable over time. Given this, Tamotsu Adachi must think about how to go about building a new set of networks.Starting at €5.74
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Carlyle Japan (A)
Godes, David B.; Egawa, Masako; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-508092-EMarketingTamotsu Adachi, Managing Director of Carlyle Japan, wants to formulate a strategy to improve his firm's ability to source high-quality deals at competitive valuations, or prices. Buyout funds like Carlyle typically have two deal phases: sourcing and monitoring. These correspond to (i) "selling" the benefits to a business owner of going with Carlyle as a buyout partner, and then (ii) increasing the value of that business following the buyout. Sinc...Starting at €8.20
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Bharti Airtel in Africa
Palepu, Krishna G.; Bijlani, TanyaCase HBS-112096-EKnowledge and CommunicationIn June 2010, Bharti Airtel, India's largest mobile services operator, acquired the African assets of Bahrain-based Zain Telecom for $10.7 billion-the largest ever cross-border deal in emerging markets. Bharti's executives envisioned that they would repliStarting at €8.20
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Carlyle Japan (C)
Godes, David B.; Egawa, Masako; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-508094-EMarketingThis is a supplement to the (A) and (B) cases. It documents the shift in Carlyle's networking strategy. The firm decreased its focus on building contacts in commercial banking an increased instead the focus on building more contacts with industry directly.Starting at €5.74