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WeWork´s Failed IPO: What Does the Future Hold for Financing Digital Tranformation
Suárez, José LuisCase F-952-EFinanceWeWork was highly successful in capturing funds through successive rounds of capitalization and expanding its businesses. It was one of the leading workspace proprietors in New York and London. The problem centered on the fact that its losses grew at the same pace as its sales and value in capitalization rounds. The high value of the company set the bar very high for its IPO, to the extent that it didn?t have necessary demand from investors.Starting at €8.20
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Salomon Brothers (B)
Golembiewski, Christopher; Campana A.; Torres, Maximilian B.Case TD-150-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityPaul Mozer informs his supervisor, John Meriwether, about the US Treasury's letter to Mercury Asset Management, and the events that precipitated it. The decision is now Meriwether's. Should he in turn bring the problem to his superiors and the legal compliance department, a path that might result in Mozer's dismissal, harsh penalties for the firm and the loss of his traders' confidence? Or, given the SEC's stated intention of dropping the matter...Starting at €5.74
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Salomon Brothers (C)
Golembiewski, Christopher; Campana A.; Torres, Maximilian B.Case TD-151-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityJohn Meriwether reports Mozer's actions to Salomon's President, Thomas Strauss, chief legal compliance officer, Donald Feuerstein, and CEO, John Gutfreund. On Feuerstein's recommendation, a decision is made to report the incident to the federal authorities. But, who will report the incident, how and to whom, the Federal Reserve Board or the more hostile Treasury Department? No plan for implementation of the decision is formulated.Starting at €5.74
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Salomon Brothers (A)
Golembiewski, Christopher; Campana A.; Torres, Maximilian B.Case TD-146-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case involves the personal decision of Wall Street government bond trader, Paul Mozer, whether or not to report a gray-area transaction he has made to his superior, John Meriwether. The stakes are very high, but the indiscretion is murky and the chances of the firm's being sanctioned for it are virtually nil.Starting at €8.20
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La fracasada salida a bolsa de WeWork: ¿Cuál es el futuro de la financiación de la transformación digital
Suárez, José LuisCase F-952FinanceWeWork tuvo mucho éxito en la captación de fondos mediante sucesivas rondas de capitalización y en la expansión de sus negocios. Era uno de los principales arrendadores de oficinas en Nueva York y Londres. El problema radicaba en que sus pérdidas crecían al mismo ritmo que sus ventas y su valor en las rondas de capitalización. El elevado valor de la compañía ponía el listón muy alto en la salida a bolsa, tanto que no tuvo la demanda necesaria por...Starting at €8.20
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Salomon Brothers (D)
Golembiewski, Christopher; Campana A.; Torres, Maximilian B.Case TD-152-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityNothing has been done when the financial press reports of fishy activity in the May 22nd Treasury auction. Salomon orders an internal audit and uncovers Mozer's wrongdoing in the December 27th, February 7th, February 21st, April 25th and May 22nd auctions. The bottom drops out for all the key players from Mozer to Gutfreund and for the firm.Starting at €5.74