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Derivados financieros en Controladora Comercial Mexicana (CCM)
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-859FinanceEl objetivo pedagógico principal del caso de Comercial Mexicana es mostrar el uso y abuso de los derivados. Comercial Mexicana, que es el tercer mayor minorista de alimentos y otros artículos de México, hizo frente a una posible quiebra en 2008 después de especular con moneda extranjera, lo que expuso a la compañía a una deuda de 1.900 millones de dólares.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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Net Working Capital (NWC) at Henkel
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Sachon, MarcCase F-810-EFinance, Service and Operations ManagementThis case tracks Henkel's initiative in reducing its net working capital (NWC). The case can be used in a both a finance and a supply chain management class to illustrate net working capital and the link between the strategic/financial notions of NWC and operative efficiency of the supply chain.Starting at €8.20
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Carbfix: Storing CO2 forever - Teaching Note
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Sigurjonsson, Throstur OlafTeaching Note FT-123-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, StrategyIn March 2021, the team at Carbfix -a start-up born out of the culmination of more than 15 years of work by universities and parent company Reykjavik Energy- believed it had a game-changing technology to fight against climate change: eliminating CO2 permanently and safely from the atmosphere by storing it in basalt rock. In an aim to scale, they were considering three options to commercialize the concept: licensing the technology to other countri...Starting at €0.00
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Metallgesellschaft refining & marketing, Inc.
Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Noussan, Gabriel LuisCase F-664FinanceEl caso esboza el uso de derivativos, especialmente los contratos de futuros de Metallgesellschaft Refining and Marketing (MGRM), filial estadounidense de Metallgesellschaft AG, un gran conglomerado industrial alemán que abarca una amplia gama de actividades, desde la minería y la ingeniería a servicios comerciales y financieros. MGRM, uno de los usuarios más fuertes de contratos de futuros de energía, registró las mayores pérdidas relacionadas c...Starting at €8.20
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Nokia's Growing Cash Mountain - Teaching Note
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadTeaching Note FT-65-EFinanceNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of case F-777-E.Starting at €0.00
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Endemol Entertainment
Lupo D.; Mendez M.; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-736-EFinanceThis case deals with financial analysis of a fast growing company. It highlights the relationships between the firm´s growth rate and its short-term financial needs.Starting at €8.20
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SinnerSchrader AG
Huguet, I.; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-710-EFinanceThis case provides a challenging opportunity to undertake a valuation of a Hi-Tech company seeking to go public. The case is based on an undisguised real company, which had a rapid growth in revenues over its short life. This case highlights an interesting dilemma -academic textbooks have advocated the use of DCF approaches, yet the analysis indicates the application of a DCF approach is extremely problematic.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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Metallgesellschaft refining & marketing, Inc.
Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Noussan, Gabriel LuisCase F-664-EFinanceThe case profiles the use of derivatives, mainly futures contracts by Metallgesellschaft Refining and Marketing (hereafter, MGRM), a US subsidiary of Metallgesellschaft AG a large German industrial conglomerate engaged in a wide range of activities, from mining and engineering to trade and financial services. MGRM, one of the most aggressive users of energy futures contracts, reports the largest derivative-related losses ever reported by any firm...Starting at €8.20