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Hertz & Dollar Thrifty
Estrada, JavierCase F-906-EFinanceMark Frissora, Hertz's chief executive officer and chairman of the Board, had been pushing Elyse Douglas, the company's chief financial officer, to come up with a figure. The figure was how much Hertz should bid to acquire Dollar Thrifty and still generate value for Hertz's shareholders. Frissora had been pursuing the acquisition of Dollar Thrifty for almost three years now, and yet a deal remained elusive. "It's now or never," Frissora told Doug...Starting at €8.20
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Atlas Financial Advisors
Estrada, JavierCase F-954-EFinanceThe team of advisors under the supervision of John Galt gathered at the Coral Gables, Florida, offices of Atlas Financial Advisors in early January 2020. The meeting was held with the sole purpose of issuing a recommendation to the Board of Trustees of the Green Hills golf club, whose $200 million endowment Atlas advised. This case replaces the F-727 Atlas Investment Management case from the same author.Starting at €8.20
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Hilton Hotels, Corp.
Estrada, JavierCase F-711FinanceUn cliente que solicita la formación de una cartera de valores, se muestra interesado en que en la misma hayan acciones de los hoteles Hilton. Análisis de la situación de dicha cadena para la toma de una decisión correcta.Starting at €8.20
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Stealth Sports - Teaching Note
Estrada, JavierTeaching Note FT-122-EFinanceEarly in 2020, Pamela Taggart, the recently-appointed CFO of Stealth Sports (a non-publicly-trade company), had one overriding task and little time to waste: She needed to estimate a hurdle rate to force some discipline in the decision-making process of the company. Her problem was that unlike some of the companies she had worked for before, Stealth was not publicly traded; that complicated her job but did not make it impossible. This case is des...Starting at €0.00
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Atlas Investment Management - Teaching Note
Estrada, JavierTeaching Note FT-60-EFinanceAid to instructors in the classroom use of case no. F-727-E Atlas Investment Management.Starting at €0.00
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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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Dividend Policy - Four Decisions
Estrada, JavierCase F-989-EFinanceAn important decision that companies must make periodically is whether to distribute part of their earnings to their shareholders as dividends, and if so, how large this proportion should be. Unfortunately, financial theory does not provide very clear guidance on this topic. The four decisions discussed below shine a light on some of the important variables that managers need to consider when making this critical decision.Starting at €8.20
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Hilton Hotels, Corp.
Estrada, JavierCase F-711-EFinanceThis is an introductoy case to the issue of company valuation. It introduces two rather-simple models, such as the dividend-valuation model and the use of P/E ratios. The pros and cons of the differrent versions of these models are analyzed and discussed. Ideal for an introduccion to stock princing early in a Corporate Finance course.Starting at €8.20
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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