Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Brown Robin Capital: Executing a Search Fund Acquisition
Chess R; Klessig ACase SGSB-E472-EEntrepreneurshipBrown Robin Capital details the experiences of Stanford GSB graduates Ryan Robinson and Lucas Braun in pursuing a search fund acquisition. The case explains the search fund model and provides historical asset class performance statistics. Then, the protagonists detail the decision to engage in a search fund, raising the initial search capital, performing due diligence on a series of prospective acquisition targets, abandoning several potential ...Starting at €8.20
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Wild Earth: Plant-Based Food in a Meat Obsessed Industry
Foster, George; Hornblower, Jocelyn HCase SGSB-E745-EEntrepreneurshipThis case details the story of two of Wild Earth’s cofounders on their three year journey since starting the plant-based dog food company in Berkeley, CA. It highlights several ups and downs relating to product creation, fundraising, and pricing and distribution issues. The case focuses on several critical decision points the founders faced, and ends with an open ended question regarding the need for a subsequent financing and what path forward...Starting at €8.20