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Molycorp: Financing the Production of Rare Earth Minerals (A)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Mayfield, E. ScottCase HBS-214054-EFinanceMolycorp, the western hemisphere's only producer of rare earth minerals, was in the middle of a $1 billion capital expenditure project in its effort to become a vertically integrated supplier of rare earth minerals, oxides, and metals. Yet it had just repStarting at €8.20
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Molycorp: Morgan Brothers' Reverse Convertible Notes (C)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Mayfield, E. ScottCase HBS-215002-EFinanceIn August 2011, Morgan Brothers Bank was issuing a $2.5 million reverse convertible note with payoffs linked to the price of Molycorp's common stock. These financially engineered securities were just one of many kinds of structured notes available in the retail market. Investors must decide whether the notes were fairly priced and whether they offered a favorable risk-return trade-off.Starting at €5.74
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Lind Equipment
Ruback, Richard S.; Yudkoff, RoyceCase HBS-212012-EFinanceLind Equipment failed to meet its loan covenants with its senior bank lender in the summer of 2008, just six months after it was acquired. While the senior bank debt comprised only 6% of the capital used in the acquisition and was fully secured, it exercised its right to stop payments to Lind's subordinated lender that funded about 40% of the acquisition, pushing that debt into default as well. These financial problems were the result of declinin...Starting at €8.20
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Baskits Inc.
Ruback, Richard S.; Yudkoff, RoyceCase HBS-217001-EEntrepreneurshipSoon after Robin Kovitz (MBA 2007) acquired Baskits Inc., the largest gift basket company in Canada, she became convinced that the business needed to make significant operational improvements. In her first year as CEO, she introduced an ERP system to help with sales and purchasing, and relocated the business to a more efficient facility. She wondered if she moved too quickly.Starting at €8.20
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Molycorp: Issuing the ''Happy Meal'' Securities (B)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Mayfield, E. ScottCase HBS-215014-EFinanceMolycorp, the Western hemisphere's only producer of rare earth minerals, was in the middle of a $1 billion capital expansion in its effort to become a vertically integrated supplier of rare earth minerals, oxides, and metals. After reporting lower than expected revenues and earnings for the second quarter of 2012, management needed to design a new funding strategy for the firm. In August 2012, Molycorp announced it would issue $120 million of equ...Starting at €5.74