Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Waypoint: Reinventing Single Family Home Rental - Teaching note
Foster G; Hoyt DTeaching Note SGSB-E467TN-EEntrepreneurshipIn early 2009, following the collapse of the housing market, Doug Brien and Colin Wiel began buying single family homes (SFH) to renovate and rent. SFH rental had previously been a mom-and-pop business due to scaling difficulties—buying and managing large properties such as apartment complexes was well suited to institutional investors, but no one had solved the problem of buying and managing large numbers of relatively inexpensive SFHs. Brien a...Starting at €0.00
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Citadel Capital (A): Managing for Opportunity and the Unexpected
Meehan W; Pfleiderer P; McCoy DCase SGSB-F287A-EFinanceThis case described the activities of Citadel Capital, a Cairo-based Emerging Markets Private Equity Fund, in Egypt during the tumultuous political environment following the Arab Spring and the country’s first democratic elections. The case focuses in particular on Citadel’s approach to investment exits and liquidation in order to realize value for investors.Starting at €8.20
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Citadel Capital (B): Managing for Opportunity and the Unexpected
Meehan W; Pfleiderer P; McCoy DCase SGSB-F287B-EFinanceThis case updates the activities of Citadel Capital, a Cairo-based Emerging Markets Private Equity Fund, in light of ongoing political uncertainty in Egypt and the MENA region.Starting at €5.74
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FullBloom Baking Company
Foster G; Rosenthal SCase SGSB-E410-EEntrepreneurshipFullBloom Baking Company was started in 1989 by Karen Trilevsky to provide wholesome, all-natural and delicious baked goods to coffee shops in and around San Francisco, California. Over the last 20-plus years, FullBloom has grown to $35 million in revenues and over 200 employees. The case chronicles the benefits and challenges associated with FullBloom’s relationship with the coffee giant, Starbucks, over the years, starting with Trilevsky’s ten...Starting at €8.20
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FullBloom Baking Company - Teaching note
Foster G; Rosenthal STeaching Note SGSB-E410TN-EEntrepreneurshipFullBloom Baking Company was started in 1989 by Karen Trilevsky to provide wholesome, all-natural and delicious baked goods to coffee shops in and around San Francisco, California. Over the last 20-plus years, FullBloom has grown to $35 million in revenues and over 200 employees. The case chronicles the benefits and challenges associated with FullBloom’s relationship with the coffee giant, Starbucks, over the years, starting with Trilevsky’s ten...Starting at €0.00
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Waypoint: Reinventing Single Family Home Rental
Foster G; Hoyt DCase SGSB-E467-EEntrepreneurshipIn early 2009, following the collapse of the housing market, Doug Brien and Colin Wiel began buying single family homes (SFH) to renovate and rent. SFH rental had previously been a mom-and-pop business due to scaling difficulties—buying and managing large properties such as apartment complexes was well suited to institutional investors, but no one had solved the problem of buying and managing large numbers of relatively inexpensive SFHs. Brien a...Starting at €8.20
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Managing for Valie at the Global Environment Fund
Meehan W; Pfleiderer P; Kennedy M; McCoy DCase SGSB-F285-EFinanceThe Global Environment Fund (GEF) is a private equity fund focused on investments in environmental and energy solutions in both developed and developing markets. The fund is currently examining the strategy of one of its portfolio companies–NEOgás, a Latin American natural gas supplier–which is considering entering the Mexican distribution market. The also case recounts two previous GEF investments in emerging markets, a South African forestry ...Starting at €8.20