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To Brew or Not to Brew: The Corkford Brewery Acquisition
Mary Gillett; Chris Sturby; Brittney MacKinnonCase IVEY-9B19B007-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipIn 2017, the president and co-owner of MacKinnon Industries was considering the opportunity to diversify his business and bring a former family business back into the MacKinnon family. With an extensive background in acquiring and managing manufacturing bStarting at €8.20
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Cate & Levi: Evaluating Options for Growth
Brian AndersonCase IVEY-9B12M002-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2011, Cate & Levi is a specialty gift manufacturer — primarily of children’s toys and clothing — based in Toronto, Canada. The founder of Cate & Levi is pondering growth options for his firm, recognizing that the business model so successfully employed to earn the company its first $1 million in revenues is not likely to sustain the company’s momentum. Just three years old, the company has grown dramatically in no small part due to its unique ...Starting at €8.20
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Loblaw and Shoppers Drug Mart
Mary Gillett; Chris Sturby; Leanne BowdenCase IVEY-9B14B003-EAccounting and ControlIn mid-2013, the executive chairman of Loblaw Companies Ltd. was considering whether it was in his company’s best interest to acquire Shoppers Drug Mart. In December 2012, Loblaw had announced a proposal to create a real estate investment trust to which it would initially transfer approximately 75 per cent of its substantial real estate holdings, thus unlocking value for its shareholders. At the same time, Shoppers’ shares were trading at an hist...Starting at €8.20
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Artis REIT — Accounting for Investment Properties Under IFRS
Chris SturbyCase IVEY-9B11B015-EAccounting and ControlThe CFO of Artis REIT, a publicly traded real estate investment trust in Canada, must decide how to account for investment properties as the trust adopts international financial reporting standards (IFRS). While the CFO must choose between historical cost and fair value accounting, additional issues arise regarding how the standard should be implemented and the level of disclosure that the trust should issue. The CFO must consider all of the rele...Starting at €8.20
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H&R REIT - Financing The Bow
Chris SturbyCase IVEY-9B09B016-EAccounting and Control, FinanceThis case is based on a Canadian real estate trust's need to obtain financing for a large capital expenditure at a time when credit markets have effectively frozen. Students are asked to evaluate the trust's financial statements to determine the amount of financing required, and then to evaluate alternatives in order to meet the financing gap. Students are also asked to value the project by using basic present-value techniques.Starting at €8.20
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Fortune Minerals - The Nico Project
Chris Sturby; Melissa JeanCase IVEY-9B11B012-EAccounting and Control, FinanceA publicly traded mining company has an opportunity to develop a mine containing gold, cobalt, and bismuth in Canada’s Northwest Territories and must determine the financial viability of doing so. In order to gauge the attractiveness of the project, the company needs to evaluate the net present value of the opportunity, given volatile and uncertain variables, such as commodity prices and foreign exchange rates. The company must also consider a nu...Starting at €8.20
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Hosted SP: Outsourced SharePoint
Chris Sturby; Mary Gillett; Brendon Lendor-MasonCase IVEY-9B13B023-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThe founder of a cloud computing business needs to determine the costs of providing the company's services to its clients. Students must perform an activity-based costing exercise to determine the cost of the company's two core product offerings and recommend which product should become the company's focus. Students must also consider the treatment of upfront capital costs when determining profitability. To make a decision, students must understa...Starting at €8.20
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Fortune Minerals — Adoption of IFRS
Chris Sturby; Melissa JeanCase IVEY-9B11B013-EAccounting and Control, Finance, StrategyThe controller of a publicly traded mining company must make a series of recommendations to the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the company as it prepares to adopt international financial reporting standards (IFRS). Major decisions revolve around accounting for the company’s fixed assets and mining properties — specifically, whether to capitalize or expense certain items, whether to record certain assets at their values of ...Starting at €8.20
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FLYHT: Crossing the Chasm
Brian Anderson; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B12A022-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingAeroMechanical Services, Ltd. has a superior aircraft-monitoring product, FLYHT, which is significantly more advanced than the typical flight data recorder used by airlines. It can be easily installed and provides a wide range of real-time information that could be critical for airlines looking to reduce costs and improve safety. Yet it continues to struggle to get its solution adopted by major airlines. The vice president of business development...Starting at €8.20
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Alleged Accounting Fraud at Nortel Networks Corporation
Darren Henderson; Chris Sturby; Christine LiuCase IVEY-9B12B023-EAccounting and ControlIn January 2009, an investor was assessing his investment in Nortel Networks Corporation. Nortel had recently filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Canada, meaning his entire original investment was almost certainly lost. Nortel had filed a total of four accounting restatements from 2003 to 2007, leading to class-action lawsuits from investors and investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Ontar...Starting at €8.20