Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Gokaldas Exports (A): The Challenge of Change
Bloom, N; Van, Reenen, J; Melvin, SCase SGSB-SM213A-EStrategyGokaldas Exports was a family-owned business founded in 1979 that had grown into India’s largest apparel exporter by the mid 2000s. Its founder, Jhamandas H. Hinduja, had bequeathed control of the company to three sons, each of whom brought in his own son. By the end of 2004, Gokaldas had 43 factories with 258 production lines scattered in and around the southern India city of Bangalore. It had more than 35,000 workers, which was nearly double ...Starting at €8.20
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Florida Air, Inc. - Teaching Note
Jim Ellis, H. Irving GrousbeckTeaching Note SGSB-E13TN-EEntrepreneurshipThe Florida Air case offers the opportunity to examine two important challenges in starting a company: selecting partners and finding capital. This case is a candid view into the struggle of a young entrepreneur, Dan Stilton, and his two newly acquired partners, Scott Bettor and Henry Tellsworth, as they look for capital to launch their venture, Florida Air, a regional airline.Starting at €0.00
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Gokaldas Exports (B): Update
Bloom, N; Van, Reenen, J; Melvin, SCase SGSB-SM213B-EStrategyIn August 2007, the United States-based private equity firm the Blackstone Group acquired a 50.1 percent stake in Gokaldas Exports for $116 million. The investment was a two-part deal that included an “open offer” to Gokaldas shareholders for another 20 percent of outstanding shares valued at approximately $45 million. This gave Blackstone a total share of just over 68 percent while the Hinduja family retained 20 percent and other shareholders t...Starting at €5.74
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Florida Air, Inc.
Jim Ellis, H. Irving GrousbeckCase SGSB-E13-EEntrepreneurshipThe Florida Air case offers the opportunity to examine two important challenges in starting a company: selecting partners and finding capital. This case is a candid view into the struggle of a young entrepreneur, Dan Stilton, and his two newly acquired partners, Scott Bettor and Henry Tellsworth, as they look for capital to launch their venture, Florida Air, a regional airline.Starting at €8.20