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Hayman Capital Management
Greenwood, Robin; Messina, Julie; Dourdeville, JaredCase HBS-212091-EFinanceIn late December 2011, Hayman Capital founder and portfolio manager Kyle Bass was reviewing Japanese government budget projections for 2012. The projections appeared contrary to Hayman Capital's views on Japan, where the fund had built a bearish position. Japan had the world's highest debt burden, whether expressed as a percentage of GDP or government revenue. Guided by recent global events, Bass forecast that Japan would soon experience increase...Starting at €8.20
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The Great East Japan Earthquake (B): Fast Retailing Group's Response
Takeuchi, Hirotaka; Nonomura, Kenichi; Neuenschwander, Dena; Ricci, Meghan; Roth, David; Schoch, Kate; Vartanov, SergeyCase HBS-713439-EStrategyFew hours after the earthquake hit on March 11, 2011, CEO Tadashi Yanai of Fast Retailing was eating sushi at a restaurant near his office. He was confident that his store managers would be able to decide for themselves the best action to take in midst of this crisis. Some of the pending decisions were whether or not to reopen the UNIQLO stores that were wiped out by the tsunami, to follow government orders to turn off the store lights, and to di...Starting at €5.74