IESE (España)
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Sea Breeze Capital (B)
Menden, Lenka; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Kelly, Peter; Johnson, RobCase F-889Entrepreneurship, FinanceEn la primavera de 2012, Jordi Alves estaba enfrentando algunas decisiones difíciles. Un año antes, tras un proceso que había durado más de lo esperado, había logrado recaudar el primer fondo de búsqueda en España. Así, había dedicado un año entero a buscar una empresa para adquirirla y ahora tenía lo que parecían dos buenas adquisiciones sobre la mesa. La cuestión ahora era qué hacer. ¿Qué adquisición debía emprender? ¿Debía hacerlo? Además, no ...Starting at €5.74
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Ricoh España (B): ejecutando la transformación
Pascual, Mª Eugenia; Lladó, Miquel; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1616StrategyRicoh es un proveedor global de tecnología y servicios que ayuda a las organizaciones de todo el mundo a estar preparadas para un entorno cambiante en el puesto de trabajo, innovando en la forma de trabajar, de colaborar y de compartir información. El caso (B) explica el proceso de subasta, la adquisición y la integración de Aventia en la estructura de Ricoh. También analiza los resultados alcanzados hasta el momento del caso, verano de 2014. ...Starting at €5.74
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Sea Breeze Capital (B)
Menden, Lenka; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Kelly, Peter; Johnson, RobCase F-889-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceIn spring 2012, Jordi Alves was facing some tough decisions. A year earlier, after a process that had lasted longer than expected, he had successfully raised the first search fund in Spain. He had then dedicated a full year to searching for a company to acquire and he now had what seemed like two good acquisitions on his desk. The question now was how to proceed. Which acquisition should he commit to? Should he proceed at all? Moreover, he was un...Starting at €5.74
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Aster Capital and the Secureq Deal (A)
Menden, Lenka; Johnson, Rob; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase E-151-EFinanceThis case describes the attempt by Aster Capital, a Paris-based clean-technology-focused venture capital fund, to exit an investment in its portfolio company Secureq, a France-based security software vendor. Aster Capital invested in Secureq in 2004 from its first fund, SEV1 (raised in 2000). Since 2009, this fund had been in the process of divestment. At the time of the case (spring 2011), Jean-Marc Bally, managing director at Aster, felt that a...Starting at €8.20
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Supera Capital: How to Make the Most of a Portfolio Company's Growth Potential: Balancing the Investment Period Against the Life Cycle of a Private Equity Fund
Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Marti Erfurt, Mark; Kolarova, LenkaCase F-988-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyPhillipe Cera, Managing Partner, had been with SUPERA CAPITAL, a leading private equity firm in Southern European countries, since 2000. In early February 2021, Phillipe was reviewing the historical performance of Cecilia, a portfolio company producing strollers and baby accessories. Phillipe wanted to make sure that the value created in the company was unlocked at the right moment. There could be potentially a lot of value at stake, given that S...Starting at €8.20
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QuickBars
Kolarova, Lenka; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-911-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceIt was in September 2012 - one year after his graduation from IESE Business School - when Simon decided to move from the comfort of an employee's life to the unknown territory of entrepreneurship. A year and a half later, the venture had made a lot of progress on product development and acquired several customers. The company had also raised financing from its first angel investor, but the company's postfinancing development was very different fr...Starting at €8.20
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Ricoh España (A): ejecutando la transformación
Pascual, Mª Eugenia; Lladó, Miquel; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1615StrategyRicoh es un proveedor global de tecnología y servicios que ayuda a las organizaciones de todo el mundo a estar preparadas para un entorno cambiante en el puesto de trabajo, innovando en la forma de trabajar, de colaborar y de compartir información. El caso se centra en la situación de la subsidiaria española en un contexto de crisis económica, que se añade al impacto que la digitalización está teniendo en una empresa como ésta, tradicionalmente c...Starting at €8.20
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Ricoh Spain (B): Transforming the Business
Pascual, Mª Eugenia; Lladó, Miquel; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1616-EStrategyRicoh is a global technology and services provider that assists organizations around the world in preparing for a changing workplace environment by innovating the way firms work, collaborate, and share information. Case (B) details the auction process, the acquisition, and Aventia's integration into Ricoh's organizational structure. It also highlights the company's performance as of summer 2014, the time of the case.Starting at €5.74
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Sea Breeze Capital (A)
Nieboer, Ian; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Kelly, Peter; Menden, Lenka; Johnson, RobCase F-888-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceIn recent years, there has been growing interest in the entrepreneurial acquisitions sometimes known as "search funds." The concept, which was first referred to as a search fund in the United States, has been appearing increasingly in Europe and other countries, including developing economies in Asia and Latin America. Search funds are based on the idea of finding and acquiring a company as the basis for becoming an entrepreneur. Sea Breeze Capit...Starting at €8.20
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Ricoh Spain (A): Transforming the Business
Pascual, Mª Eugenia; Lladó, Miquel; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1615-EStrategyRicoh is a global technology and services provider that assists organizations around the world in preparing for a changing workplace environment by innovating the way firms work, collaborate, and share information. The case focuses on the situation of a Spanish subsidiary in the context of crisis that is further facing the impact of digitalization as a company traditionally focused on printing equipment and services. The case details the company...Starting at €8.20