Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Eandis: Financing the Roll Out of Smart Meters in a Regulated Environment
Filip Roodhooft; Ilan Momber; Leonardo Meeus; Samson Yemane HadushCase IVEY-9B19N003-EFinance, StrategyIn 2014, Eandis System Operator CVBA (Eandis), a low- and medium-voltage power distribution system operator (DSO) in Belgium, had an ambitious plan for investing in a smart metering infrastructure, but the regulatory context was uncertain. The company had been operating in a regulated monopoly characterized by a cost-plus pricing regime. The regime allowed the company to recover its costs through the tariffs it charged grid users for access to th...Starting at €8.20
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RTE: Financing Electricity Transmission Investments in a Regulated Environment
Filip Roodhooft; Samson Yemane Hadush; Leonardo Meeus; Ilan MomberCase IVEY-9B19N002-EFinance, StrategyLeading up to 2013, Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE), a French transmission operator (TSO), was the largest TSO in Europe’s electricity network. Like all European TSOs, RTE was subject to regulatory regimes. At the end of 2013, RTE was operating under a revenue cap, which required that it seek the regulator’s approval before making capital investments. The company was poised to undertake an ambitious investment program in 2014 to replace a...Starting at €8.20
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TradeIX: Blockchain-Enabled Trade Finance in Global Supply Chains
Erik Hofmann; Maximilian Enthoven; Sara FalleggerCase IVEY-9B20E016-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyIn February 2014, Global 3PL, one of the largest logistics companies in the world, announced an ambitious expansion strategy. In accordance with that plan, the company struck an agreement in 2017 with TradeIX Limited (TradeIX) to optimize its working capiStarting at €8.20