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Air Canada - Risk Management
David Wood; Craig DunbarCase IVEY-9B10N037-EFinance, StrategyThe chief executive officer (CEO) of Air Canada was reviewing the company's risk management program with the intent to suggest changes to the policy. Risk management was a topic all corporate boards were dedicating time to since the financial collapse of 2008, and boards had come to realize that hard questions needed to be asked about the source of risk, how it was disclosed, how it was to be accounted for and how it was managed. The CEO knew tha...Starting at €8.20
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Sirius XM Radio Canada
David Wood; Craig DunbarCase IVEY-9B11N026-EFinanceOn April 11, 2011, the merger between Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (the parent company of XM Canada) and SIRIUS Canada Inc. received the approval of CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission). This was the last obstacle standing in the way of the president and CEO of the new organization. The president had had plenty of time to prepare for this merger since it was first announced in November of 2010. However, wit...Starting at €8.20
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AltaGas Ltd.: Acquisition of Decker Energy International
Craig Dunbar; Cherise Nielsen; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B17N022-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceIn January 2012, Alberta-based energy infrastructure business, AltaGas Ltd. (AltaGas),was considering the purchase of U.S.-based green energy power producer Decker Energy International, Inc. The move into renewable energy and into the United States would be a departure for AltaGas, which was primarily focused on traditional energy and infrastructure businesses in Canada. The financial lead on the acquisition project was looking at the assumptions...Starting at €8.20
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H&L Pines
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Jaclyn CairnsCase IVEY-9B12B009-EAccounting and ControlThe sole shareholder of a national supplier of evergreen trees is expanding its product line. This expansion requires a $6.5 million investment. The company decides to finance this expansion through the issuance of bonds and must record the accounting entries involved with this issuance, along with the related interest payments and amortization of the bonds.Starting at €8.20
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Hudbay Minerals: Acquisition of Norsemont Mining
Craig Dunbar; Genevieve EcclestonCase IVEY-9B14N013-EFinanceAn investment analyst needs to recommend whether her firm should become an institutional investor in HudBay Minerals Inc., which is nearing completion of an acquisition to purchase another mining company, Norsemont Mining Inc.Starting at €8.20
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Cequel Energy, Inc.: Increasing Shareholder Value
Craig Dunbar; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B08N011-EFinanceThe chief executive (CEO) of Cequel Energy, Inc. (Cequel) is trying to choose between three options: continue operating Cequel as is, selling it, or converting part of the company into an income trust (in combination with another similarly sized firm). The CEO's key concern is the relative valuation of the three options. Other key issues include the management team's preferences and an impending tax horizon. This case can be used as an introducti...Starting at €8.20
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Aradia Fitness London
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Jaclyn CairnsCase IVEY-9B13B009-EAccounting and Control, MarketingThe owner of Aradia Fitness London had just completed her TRX suspension training instructor’s course and was contemplating how she could bring the TRX suspension program to her fitness studio. TRX suspension training utilized suspension equipment aided by gravity and body weight as a way to increase strength and flexibility. The owner knew the TRX program would be a perfect complement to her studio’s classes, but she was unsure how best to imple...Starting at €8.20
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Sloboat Shipping Inc.
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Jaclyn CairnsCase IVEY-9B12B010-EAccounting and ControlThe accountant of a cargo shipping company must update the financial position of the company. He has a list of the company’s cash receipts and disbursements, the statement of financial position, and the bookkeeper’s detailed notes pertaining to transactions for the current year.Starting at €8.20
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Inmet Mining Corporation: Corporate Bond Issuance
Craig Dunbar; David HatchCase IVEY-9B13N021-EFinanceThe chief financial officer (CFO) of Inmet Mining Corporation is considering the pricing and structure of a $500 million bond offering in late 2012. The company required capital to fully fund construction at its biggest asset, the Cobre Panama copper mine, which had been estimated at $6.2 billion dollars. Now, it was preparing yet another bond offering that would ensure these capital cost requirements would be met. Complicating matters was the fa...Starting at €8.20
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Sandstorm Metals & Energy
Craig Dunbar; Kevin ZhouCase IVEY-9B13N014-EFinance, StrategyA buy-side analyst for an investment company that has a company-specific, fundamentals-based investing philosophy is considering whether to include a small-cap Canadian company engaged in commodity streaming contracts in the mining sector as a significant investment. The analyst must first learn what commodity streaming involves to better understand whether the company has a viable business model. He also has to research the copper and natural ga...Starting at €8.20