Ivey Business School (Canada)
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HY Capital: Making Venture Capital Investment Decisions in a Changed Environment
Yibo Lyu; Yushan Zhou; Shaojie Han; Binyuan He; Zewei Yu; Jianfeng HuCase IVEY-9B19N023-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceAt the end of 2017, the director of HY Capital, was facing an investment decision. Two years earlier, HY Capital had invested in Dalian New Vision Media Co. Ltd. (New Vision), a company working on augmented reality products for early childhood education.Starting at €8.20
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IDL: Enabling the Conventional Retail Industry
Yibo Lyu; Lining Bao; Qing Liu; Yushan Zhou; Shaojie Han; Liangqi Xu; Jianen Sun; Chun Kong AuCase IVEY-9B20A042-EMarketingIDL Innovation Hong Kong Co. Ltd. (IDL) was a well-known interior design company specializing in commercial retail centres. The design company’s goal was to help its partners create more value by presenting effective interior design. However, with the risStarting at €8.20
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Alumni Action Foundation: Currency Hedging Strategy
Walid Busaba; Zeigham Khokher; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10N030-EFinanceThe executive director of an independent charitable foundation is thinking about whether to hedge his foundation's U.S. dollar exposure given the large swings in the Canadian dollar-U.S. dollar exchange rate. For the past four years, the weakening U.S. dollar has contributed to underperformance in the foundation's portfolio relative to its peers.Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Governance Standards: Qatar Telecom Acquires Wataniya Telecom
Assem Safieddine; Zeigham Khokher; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B09M048-EFinance, StrategyThis case focuses on the issue of corporate governance in the Middle East. A senior official at the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) is looking at a recent transaction in which Qatar Telecom (Qtel) acquired National Mobile Telecommunications Company KSC (Wataniya). The KSE official wondered whether, at the company level, inadequate corporate governance measures had allowed this alleged unequal treatment to pass unchallenged. More importantly, at the e...Starting at €8.20
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Gulf Bank: Re-Building a Bank
Walid Busaba; Zeigham Khokher; Assem Safieddine; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B11N008-EFinance, StrategyIn December 2009, about a year after it suffered a crisis when clients walked away from massive derivative losses, Gulf Bank’s new CEO is trying to change the governance and operation of Gulf Bank. This case focuses on a turnaround situation and provides students with insight into evolving corporate governance standards in Kuwait. After assessing the situation that the CEO faces, students have to decide what change he should pursue and how he sho...Starting at €8.20
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IDL: Enabling the Conventional Retail Industry - Teaching Note
Yibo Lyu; Lining Bao; Qing Liu; Yushan Zhou; Shaojie Han; Liangqi Xu; Jianen Sun; Chun Kong AuTeaching Note IVEY-8B20A042-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B20A042.Starting at €0.00
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Carmanah Technologies Corporation
Walid Busaba; Zeigham Khokher; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B09N013-EFinanceAn analyst at an investment firm is considering an investment in Carmanah Technologies Corporation (Carmanah). Carmanah is a fast-growing player in the high-powered alternative energy products. Since 2007, when the new chief executive officer (CEO) took over, a turnaround effort has been in place at Carmanah. At $0.91 per share, Carmanah's shares were trading at just 23 per cent of their value in mid-2007. The analyst is scheduled to make a recom...Starting at €8.20
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Canada Pension Plan: Investing in Equities
Zeigham Khokher; Walid Busaba; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B09N017-EFinanceThe Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is asked to provide an opinion about the risk and return characteristics of an all-equity portfolio. The CPPIB is analyzing the potential of investing in other asset classes because of the potential for increased returns over the long-run. The Canada Pension Plan's assets currently completely comprise federal and provincial bonds and short-term securities.Starting at €8.20
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The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board: Governance
Zeigham Khokher; Walid Busaba; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10N009-EFinanceThe Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has put in place a strong governance structure to ensure that excess contributions (by Canadians) can be invested with a singular mandate - to maximize the rate of return without undue risk of loss. In September 2009, a private member's bill seeks to regulate Canadian government agencies' dealings with Canadian mining companies operating in developing countries. A senior manager at the CPPIB has be...Starting at €8.20
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Symantec Corporation Convertible Notes With Call Spread
Walid Busaba; Zeigham Khokher; Guorong YangCase IVEY-9B10N018-EFinanceThe board of directors of Symantec Corporation asked a consultant for an independent opinion on an important financing decision. Symantec had been working with several investment banks on a plan to raise debt to repurchase common shares. The consultant found it to be an interesting financing plan; whereas repurchasing shares immediately would increase Symantec's financial leverage, converting the notes in the future would reduce leverage at a pot...Starting at €8.20