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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Bill Ackman's Big Short of Herbalife
Vandebroek, Tom; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Simon, JanCase SM-1611-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, StrategyThis case describes how hedge fund activist Bill Ackman took a $1 billion short position on the shares of the nutrition company Herbalife. Ackman is convinced that Herbalife's business model is essentially a pyramid scheme, rendering it unsustainable as well as illegal. The case describes his arguments and the evidence he builds on. Other hedge fund titans soon took the opposite position on Herbalife, possibly because they fundamentally disagree ...Starting at €8.20
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Visant Capital
Kelly, Peter; Liquido, Francisco; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase E-168-EEntrepreneurshipDhruv is an Indian search fund entrepreneur. His is only the second search fund in India. More than a year into his search, he has finally found a company for acquisition and it is time to bring it to investors. Will they like the company? Or will he have to keep searching?Starting at €8.20