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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Barman: The Amazon Opportunity
Javier Pijoan; Villanueva, Julian; Balmaseda, CarmenCase M-1383-EInnovation and Change, Marketing, StrategyBarman was one of the four leading players in the spirits industry. Due to the pressure of sales and objectives, the commercial directors of some countries, such as the Netherlands, Belgium, or Germany, had decided to establish business relationships with the prominent e-commerce clients, among others, Amazon. The result was a boost in sales in the last two years. Spain, however, had not entered Amazon until then. In the last business review with...Starting at €8.20
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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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Barman: la oportunidad de Amazon
Javier Pijoan; Villanueva, Julian; Balmaseda, CarmenCase M-1383Innovation and Change, Marketing, StrategyBarman era una de las cuatro empresas líderes del sector de las bebidas espirituosas. Debido a la presión de las ventas y los objetivos, los directores comerciales de Países Bajos, Bélgica y Alemania habían decidido establecer relaciones con los grandes clientes del canal de comercio electrónico, entre ellos Amazon. El resultado fue un aumento de las ventas en los dos años anteriores. España, sin embargo, no había entrado en acuerdos con Amazon h...Starting at €8.20
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Caesar's Entertainment: apostando por la inteligencia artificial
Villanueva, Julian; González, Jorge; Balmaseda, CarmenCase M-1373Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and Change, Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyA mediados deL 2018, Mark Frissora, CEO y presidente de Caesars Entertainment, presentaba los resultados de la compañía. Esta había salido fortalecida de la grave crisis que sufrió en el 2015. Como uno de los pilares del crecimiento, Frissora había apostado por dotar a su famosa estrategia de marketing basada en los datos de nuevas herramientas de inteligencia artificial (IA) y machine learning (ML). Aún quedaba mucho camino por recorrer, pero lo...Starting at €8.20
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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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Marc Bartomeus and Spain's First Search Fund
Johnson, RobCase E-226-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceThis case focuses on the entrepreneur who raised the first search fund in Spain, bought a company and became its CEO, and then grew the company substantially. At the end of the case he receives and offer to sell the company, and the focus shifts to exit considerations and what the entrepreneur wants to do.Starting at €8.20
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Marc Bartomeus and Spain's First Search Fund - Teaching Note
Johnson, RobTeaching Note ET-57-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceThis case focuses on the entrepreneur who raised the first search fund in Spain, bought a company and became its CEO, and then grew the company substantially. At the end of the case he receives and offer to sell the company, and the focus shifts to exit considerations and what the entrepreneur wants to do.Starting at €0.00