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Feihe Dairy: Investing in Canada
William Wei; Vicky Nie; Rongrong Zhang; Xuewei LiuCase IVEY-9B19M032-EStrategyIn 2016, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Feihe International Inc. (Feihe), the manufacturer of a leading infant formula brand in China, was considering whether his company should enter Canada. Although the company would be challenged by the Canadian dairy industry’s unique supply management system, Canada was eager to attract foreign investment and the CEO needed to overcome the intense domestic competition in China’s infant formula market. ...Starting at €8.20
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Straumur Bank: The Forever Changing Landscape (A)
Mitchell, Jordan; Sigurjónsson, Şröstur Olaf; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-855-EFinanceThis case traces Straumur Bank's dynamic international growth from a small investment bank to Iceland's fourth largest bank with operations in 10 countries. Case A deals with Straumur's situation as of the third quarter of 2007 when the global financial and banking industry was starting to show significant signs of weakness. The bank's new foreign CEO must decide whether Straumur should continue on its trajectory of aggressive international growt...Starting at €8.20
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ESG and Reykjavik Energy's First Green Bond
Mitchell, Jordan; Sigurjonsson, Throstur Olaf; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-973-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, FinanceAs of February 2019, Reykjavik Energy is considering issuing their first Green Bond, which would be the third Green Bond coming from an Icelandic organization. With a potential value between ISK 2.5 and ISK 3 billion ($20 million to $25 million) and a 35-year term, the company is thinking not only about the financial implications of its proposed financing but also how it fits into its Environment, Societal and Governance (ESG) framework and its ...Starting at €8.20
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Nokia's Growing Cash Mountain
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-777-EFinanceIn mid-November 2002, Jorma Ollila, CEO of Nokia and his management team must decide a course of action for his company's growing "cash pile" of ?8 billion. The company does not have any immediate acquisitions on the horizon and boasts a low debt load: ?450 million in long-term debt and ?2.6 billion in customer financing exposure. Ollila has recently ruled out a share buy-back after credit agencies like Moody's threatened to downgrade the compa...Starting at €8.20
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Immigrant Entrepreneurship: Bringing Yanjing Beer to Canada
Kimberley Howard; William Wei; Vicky NieCase IVEY-9B14A013-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyAn immigrant entrepreneur created Hi-Bridge Consulting Corporation, a company that imported and distributed alcoholic products in Canada, among other activities. In 2009, the entrepreneur brought Yanjing beer to Canada from China, even though the Chinese brewery did not have an articulated international expansion strategy in Canada at the time. Despite numerous challenges in the Canadian beer market, the entrepreneur made significant headway. How...Starting at €8.20