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Harrah's Entertainment
Gompers, Paul A.; Mugford, Kristin; Kim, J. DanielCase HBS-213054-EFinanceThis case examines the issues of establishing a capital structure for the leveraged buyout of Harrah's Casino.Starting at €8.20
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School Specialty, Inc.
Gilson, Stuart C.; Mugford, KristinCase HBS-214084-EFinanceSet in 2013, School Specialty was a financially troubled supplier of educational products to primary and secondary schools in the United States. The company planned to file Chapter 11 in order to address its excessive debt load, but needed to arrange debtor-in-possession financing to provide liquidity while in bankruptcy. The company has received a financing proposal from its existing term loan lender that includes some aggressive and unusual fea...Starting at €8.20
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The K-Dow Petrochemicals Joint Venture, Teaching Plan
Subramanian, Guhan; Krontiris, CharlotteTeaching Note HBS-913047-ETeaching Plan for case 912002.Starting at €0.00
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Progress Energy and Duke Energy (B)
Subramanian, Guhan; Krontiris, CharlotteCase HBS-914012-EStarting at €5.74
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The TARP Bailouts: Saving the Banking and Automotive Industries
Mugford, KristinCase HBS-218107-EFinanceComparison of the U.S. Government response, using the $700 billion TARP fund, to downturns in the banking and auto industries during the global financial crisis.Starting at €8.20
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Sears: The Demise of an American Icon
Mugford, Kristin; Abbott, Sarah L.Case HBS-219106-EFinanceIn 2019, ESL Investments' offer to purchase Sears Holdings out of bankruptcy, was accepted, despite opposition. Was this the best outcome? In 2019, ESL Investments' $5.2 billion offer to purchase Sears Holdings out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, was accepted, despite opposition from the company's unsecured creditors and other parties. ESL, which was led by Eddie Lampert, had acquired a stake in Sears following its 2005 merger with. Kmart. Lampert was ...Starting at €8.20
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Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation
Gilson, Stuart C.; Mugford, Kristin; Abbott, Sarah L.Case HBS-218004-EFinanceIn 2016, a trial began to determine the future of Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation's $3 billion chapter 11 reorganization plan. The plan called for first and second lien secured creditors to receive new claims representing approximately 98% of the reorganized company's enterprise value, leaving unsecured creditors, owed $1.4 billion, to recover less than two cents on the dollar. The plan had the support of the secured creditors, but unsecured credito...Starting at €8.20
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The K-Dow Petrochemicals Joint Venture
Subramanian, Guhan; Sebenius, James K.; Andrews, Phillip; Ghosh, Rhea; Krontiris, CharlotteCase HBS-912002-EIn 2007, the Dow Chemical Company and the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation announced plans to launch a multibillion-dollar joint venture. Later known as K-Dow Petrochemicals, it would be one of the largest manufacturers of chemicals and plastics in the world. Analysts widely hailed the planned joint venture as a game-changing deal for both companies. Shortly after the announcement, cable network CNBC requested an interview with Andrew Liveris, Dow's ...Starting at €8.20
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Citigroup-Wachovia-Wells Fargo, Teaching Plan
Subramanian, Guhan; Krontiris, CharlotteTeaching Note HBS-913044-EThis case follows the events of a crucial week in the 2008 financial crisis, when the federal government orchestrated the sale of Wachovia Bank first to Citigroup and then, in a surprise move, to Wells Fargo. We examine the extraordinary relations between government agencies and private institutions, and evaluate prudent corporate responses in this atmosphere of crises.Starting at €0.00
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Progress Energy and Duke Energy (A)
Subramanian, Guhan; Krontiris, CharlotteCase HBS-914011-EJust as Duke Energy and Progress Energy announce their merger-forming the largest utility company in the United States, to be led by the current Progress CEO-a nuclear reactor owned by Progress suffers major damage and must be taken offline. While Progress grapples with the scope of the repairs and an increasingly skeptical insurance provider, the Duke board begins to doubt their choice for the leader of the combined companies.Starting at €8.20