Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Catholic Syrian Bank: Valuing a Majority Stake in a Commercial Bank
S. Veena IyerCase IVEY-9B19N005-EFinance, StrategyFairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Fairfax), the Canadian insurance and investment company, made an offer in 2016 for a majority stake in the Catholic Syrian Bank Limited (CSB), a regional private bank in India. Despite its initial enthusiasm for the deal, the CSB rejected the offer because of low valuation. At the behest of the Reserve Bank of India, the CSB made a counter-offer to Fairfax for a majority stake at a substantially higher valuatio...Starting at €8.20
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ibibo: Grow Independently or Sell
Meeta Dasgupta; S. Veena IyerCase IVEY-9B17M113-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2016, the chief executive officer of the ibibo Group, one of the largest players in India’s online travel sector, faced a major decision. MakeMyTrip, India’s market leader in online travel, had expressed interest in acquiring the ibibo Group. Should the ibibo Group’s chief executive officer accept the offer and give up partial or total control of the company, in return for growing with the market leader? Or should he continue with the business...Starting at €8.20
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Jaguar Land Rover plc: Bond Valuation
S. Veena IyerCase IVEY-9B15N012-EFinance, StrategyJaguar Land Rover Automotive plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Indian company Tata Motors Limited, announced bond issue worth US$500 million. The proceeds of this issue were to be used to refinance costlier outstanding bonds. The company was able to raise new debt at substantially lower interest rates than its outstanding debt as a result of its sustained good performance, which led to strong company fundamentals and improved credit ratings. ...Starting at €8.20
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Flipkart: Valuing a Venture Capital-funded Startup
S. Veena IyerCase IVEY-9B14N018-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThe Indian online retail (“e-tailing”) market had seen a flurry of activity. Success stories such as Makemytrip.com and Naukri.com in the travel and job search domains, respectively, were significant catalysts for this new breed of start-ups. Of these start-ups, Flipkart stood out as one of the most successful (and audacious) — more so because of the funding the company managed to secure over a very short period of time as compared to its competi...Starting at €8.20
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Jaguar Land Rover plc: Bond Valuation (Spanish version)
S. Veena IyerCase IVEY-W28507Finance, StrategyJaguar Land Rover Automotive plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Indian company Tata Motors Limited, announced bond issue worth US$500 million. The proceeds of this issue were to be used to refinance costlier outstanding bonds. The company was able to raise new debt at substantially lower interest rates than its outstanding debt as a result of its sustained good performance, which led to strong company fundamentals and improved credit ratings. ...Starting at €8.20
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Catholic Syrian Bank: Valuing a Majority Stake in a Commercial Bank - Teaching Note
S. Veena IyerTeaching Note IVEY-8B19N005-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B19N005.Starting at €0.00
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Metro do Porto: An Interest Rate Swap
S. Veena Iyer; Anshul JainCase IVEY-9B16N011-EFinance, StrategyIn January 2007, Metro do Porto, a light rail network, entered into an interest rate swap agreement with Banco Santander Totta on a notional principal of €89 million. The intent was to reduce the interest costs that Metro do Porto was incurring. This was a complex swap agreement that brought immediate benefits to Metro do Porto but proved catastrophic in the long run. Two years after the swap commenced, a “snowball clause” in the swap agreement t...Starting at €8.20
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Metro do Porto: An Interest Rate Swap - Teaching Note
S. Veena Iyer; Anshul JainTeaching Note IVEY-8B16N011-EFinanceTeaching Note for product 9B16N011.Starting at €0.00
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ibibo: Grow Independently or Sell - Teaching Note
Meeta Dasgupta; S. Veena IyerTeaching Note IVEY-8B17M113-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B17M113.Starting at €0.00