Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Kicks Inc.: Confidential Information for Billy Cash (QuikSign Agent)
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Bass, Lucien; Nelson, L. SummersCase DARDEN-QA-0741-EDecision AnalysisKicks Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of athletic apparel and shoes, had plans to launch a new tennis shoe line within the year and was seeking an up-and-coming young athlete to be its spokesperson. Sebastian Martinez had emerged as an ideal candidate, and contract discussions were underway. Six issues need to be resolved to the satisfaction of the six parties involved-the athlete, the athlete’s mother, the athlete’s father, the athlete’s ag...Starting at €8.20
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Kicks Inc.: Confidential Information for Luis Martinez (Father)
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Bass, Lucien; Nelson, L. SummersCase DARDEN-QA-0744-EDecision AnalysisKicks Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of athletic apparel and shoes, had plans to launch a new tennis shoe line within the year and was seeking an up-and-coming young athlete to be its spokesperson. Sebastian Martinez had emerged as an ideal candidate, and contract discussions were underway. Six issues need to be resolved to the satisfaction of the six parties involved-the athlete, the athlete’s mother, the athlete’s father, the athlete’s ag...Starting at €8.20
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Kicks Inc.: Confidential Information for Sebastian Martinez (Athlete)
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Bass, Lucien; Nelson, L. SummersCase DARDEN-QA-0745-EDecision AnalysisKicks Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of athletic apparel and shoes, had plans to launch a new tennis shoe line within the year and was seeking an up-and-coming young athlete to be its spokesperson. Sebastian Martinez had emerged as an ideal candidate, and contract discussions were underway. Six issues need to be resolved to the satisfaction of the six parties involved-the athlete, the athlete’s mother, the athlete’s father, the athlete’s ag...Starting at €8.20
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Bidding for Hertz: Leveraged Buyout - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1560TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1560Starting at €0.00
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DuPont Corporation: Sale of Performance Coatings
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.; Merker, BrettCase DARDEN-F-1709-EFinanceIn January 2012, Ellen Kullman, CEO and chairman of DuPont, must decide whether to retain or sell the company’s Performance Coatings (DPC) division. This is an introductory case on valuing a leveraged buyout. The case focuses on a publicly listed corporation’s decision to divest a large division and asks students to compare the division’s value if it remains under DuPont’s control or is sold to an outside party. The transaction size of approximat...Starting at €8.20
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Cengage Learning: Can Apax Partners Salvage This Buyout?
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.; Smith, David C.Case DARDEN-F-1727-EFinanceThis case investigates the issues involved in a private equity (PE) firm’s decision to invest in the debt of a distressed leveraged buyout. The analysis has been purposefully simplified to involve only two classes of outstanding debt, senior debt and junior debt, so that students do not need to have detailed knowledge of the bankruptcy process to complete the analysis. The main analytical task requires students to compute the expected internal ra...Starting at €8.20
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Investing in Sponsor-Backed IPOs: The Case of Hertz - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1561TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1561Starting at €0.00
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The Carlyle Group: IPO of a Publicly Traded Private Equity Firm - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1689TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1689Starting at €0.00
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Kicks Inc.: Background Information
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Bass, Lucien; Nelson, L. SummersCase DARDEN-QA-0739-EDecision AnalysisKicks Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of athletic apparel and shoes, had plans to launch a new tennis shoe line within the year and was seeking an up-and-coming young athlete to be its spokesperson. Sebastian Martinez had emerged as an ideal candidate, and contract discussions were underway. Six issues need to be resolved to the satisfaction of the six parties involved-the athlete, the athlete’s mother, the athlete’s father, the athlete’s ag...Starting at €8.20
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Kicks Inc.: Confidential Information for Adriana Martinez (Mother)
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Bass, Lucien; Nelson, L. SummersCase DARDEN-QA-0740-EDecision AnalysisKicks Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of athletic apparel and shoes, had plans to launch a new tennis shoe line within the year and was seeking an up-and-coming young athlete to be its spokesperson. Sebastian Martinez had emerged as an ideal candidate, and contract discussions were underway. Six issues need to be resolved to the satisfaction of the six parties involved-the athlete, the athlete’s mother, the athlete’s father, the athlete’s ag...Starting at €8.20