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Carrefour Group: Growth Management
Roig, Guillem; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Vergara, CarlesCase F-909-EFinanceOn November 13, 2014, Roberto Alonso, investment manager at Alpha Funds, received a report from his research team regarding the Carrefour Group. Alpha was interested in the distribution sector for several reasons. First, the sector is especially defensive against market uncertainty, since it deals with basic necessities. Thus, while the international markets may experience large fluctuations, the fund would have relatively little exposure to thes...Starting at €8.20
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Schlecker Home Shopping
Perry, Gaynor; Schlecker, Meike; Weber, EricCase ASN-25Information TechnologiesDesde la apertura de su primer establecimiento de droguería y perfumería con descuento en Alemania en 1974, Schlecker ha crecido hasta ser una de las empresas de venta al por menor con más empleados de Europa, y la número uno en el sector de los productos de droguería y perfumería. Ahora ha llegado el momento para Schlecker de considerar si su modelo de negocio podría traducirse al mundo virtual. En 1999, en Alemania se le daba mucho bombo a Int...Starting at €8.20
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Terra Lycos
Perry, Gaynor; Oliver C.; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-130-EInformation Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationIn May 2000, the leading Spanish language portal and Internet Access Provider (IAP), Terra, announced that they were to buy the fourth ranking US portal, Lycos, for $12.5 billion in stock. This merger enabled Terra to expand from Spanish and Portugese speaking markets to become a global player. However, the continued success of the big three portals, AOL, MSN and Yahoo!, has kept Terra Lycos amongst the second tier of portal companies. Against a ...Starting at €8.20
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Balkan Snack Foods, d.d.
Roig, Guillem; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-916-EFinanceThe structure of Balkan Snack Foods allows for an analysis of financing costs depending on the choice between different currencies. Such an analysis entails measuring the exchange rate risk as well as its impact on the company's financing costs and bottom line. It also involves an examination of the relationship between the company's competitive position and the type and form of financing it chooses.Starting at €8.20
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Terra Lycos
Perry, Gaynor; Oliver C.; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-130Information Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationEn mayo de 2000, el portal y proveedor de acceso a Internet (IAP) líder en lengua castellana, Terra, anunció que iba a comprar el portal situado en cuarta posición en Estados Unidos, Lycos, por una cifra de 125 millardos de dólares abonada mediante intercambio de acciones. Esta fusión permitió a Terra expandirse más allá de sus mercados de habla española y portuguesa, convirtiéndose así en un actor global. No obstante, el éxito continuado de los ...Starting at €8.20
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Schlecker Home Shopping
Perry, Gaynor; Schlecker, Meike; Weber, EricCase ASN-25-EInformation TechnologiesSince opening their first discount drugstore in Germany in 1974, Schlecker had grown to be one of the biggest retail employers in Europe, and the number one drugstore in Germany. Now the time had come for Schlecker to consider whether their succesful model would translate to the online world. In 1999 in Germany, there was a lot of hype around about the promise that the Internet would bring, however the Internet had yet to become established there...Starting at €8.20
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Terra Lycos (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Perry, Gaynor; Oliver C.; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-130-PBInformation Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationIn May 2000, the leading Spanish language portal and Internet Access Provider (IAP), Terra, announced that they were to buy the fourth ranking US portal, Lycos, for $12.5 billion in stock. This merger enabled Terra to expand from Spanish and Portugese speaking markets to become a global player. However, the continued success of the big three portals, AOL, MSN and Yahoo!, has kept Terra Lycos amongst the second tier of portal companies. Against a ...Starting at €8.20
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Grupo Carrefour: gestión de crecimiento
Roig, Guillem; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Vergara, CarlesCase F-909FinanceEl 13 de noviembre de 2014, Roberto Alonso, gestor de inversiones en Alpha Funds, recibió un informe de su equipo de investigación referente al Grupo Carrefour. Alpha estaba interesada en el sector de la distribución por varias razones. En primer lugar, el sector es especialmente defensivo frente a la incertidumbre de los mercados, ya que trata con bienes de primera necesidad. Así, aunque los mercados internacionales experimentaran grandes fluctu...Starting at €8.20