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Sea Breeze Capital (B)
Menden, Lenka; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Kelly, Peter; Johnson, RobCase F-889Entrepreneurship, FinanceEn la primavera de 2012, Jordi Alves estaba enfrentando algunas decisiones difíciles. Un año antes, tras un proceso que había durado más de lo esperado, había logrado recaudar el primer fondo de búsqueda en España. Así, había dedicado un año entero a buscar una empresa para adquirirla y ahora tenía lo que parecían dos buenas adquisiciones sobre la mesa. La cuestión ahora era qué hacer. ¿Qué adquisición debía emprender? ¿Debía hacerlo? Además, no ...Starting at €5.74
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Sea Breeze Capital (A) - Teaching Note
Menden, Lenka; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Kelly, PeterTeaching Note FT-98-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceCase A describes the attempt made by Jordi Alves, an MBA graduate, to start the first search fund in Spain. Case B describes two acquisition opportunities that Jordi identified one year after he had launched the search fund. Jordi Alves graduated with his MBA in 2010. During his business school studies, he focused on search funds with the intent of starting his own search fund immediately after graduation. Being from Barcelona, Spain, he selected...Starting at €0.00
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The Industrialization of Global Internet Start-ups: The Klaus Hommels Model
Menden, Lenka; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-861-EFinanceIn spring 2010, Klaus Hommels, a leading European business angel based in Switzerland, was at his Zurich office reading another news article on the tremendous growth potential of U.S. online group-buying company Groupon. Klaus was inspired by the Groupon business model and wanted to invest in other companies in the developing group-buying market. However, he recognized that there was a major problem with starting and growing technology businesses...Starting at €8.20
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Pirelli: Investing in Reifen Ritter - Teaching Note
De Agostin, Luca; Liechtenstein, HeinrichTeaching Note FT-68-EFinanceThis teaching note is an aid to the Pirelli Case.The case describes the decision by the newly appointed Marketing and Sales Director in Germany for a tire producer about a loan request from an independent retailer. The case shows how suppliers can use credit lines and loans as instruments to "invest" in their clients, and the various potential benefits for the supplier in terms of growth (e.g. higher sales volumes, higher customer penetration, st...Starting at €0.00
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Aster Capital and the Secureq Deal (B)
Menden, Lenka; Johnson, RobCase E-167-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceThe case discusses the dilemma a French venture capitalist faces in a portfolio company that is a fast-growing industry leader yet is being held back by co-investors whose objectives are different from that of the venture capitalist. The case also addresses issues involved in government-sponsored investment incentive schemes.Starting at €5.74
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Diesel SpA: Sustaining Growth in the Fashion Industry (A)
Baldo, Andrea; De Agostin, Luca; Ferraro, FabrizioCase DG-1496-EMarketingIn 2000, Renzo Rosso, the founder and CEO of the Italian apparel company Diesel, is wondering whether the company's strategy can help it grow in the millennium. By 2000, the Diesel brand had become one of the hottest in the denim fashion segment, but Rosso now needs to consider whether their current market positioning is sustainable in the long term and whether they should invest more in their retail operations. He also needs to consider how the...Starting at €8.20
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Diesel SpA: Creatividad y crecimiento en el sector de la moda (B)
Baldo, Andrea; De Agostin, Luca; Ferraro, FabrizioCase DG-1497MarketingEl caso Diesel SpA (B), situado en 2005, analiza la evolución de la compañía entre 2000 y 2005 y brinda la oportunidad de discutir sobre los retos ligados a la sostenibilidad a largo plazo de un posicionamiento estratégico en el sector de la moda.Starting at €5.74
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Pirelli: Investing in Reifen Ritter
De Agostin, Luca; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-793-EFinanceThe case describes the decision of the newly appointed Marketing and Sales Director in Germany for a tire producer regarding a loan request from an independent retailer. The case shows how suppliers can use credit lines and loans as instruments to "invest" in their clients, and the various potential benefits for the supplier in terms of growth (e.g. higher sales volumes, higher customer penetration, stronger customer loyalty, increased profitabil...Starting at €8.20
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Sea Breeze Capital (B) - Teaching Note
Menden, Lenka; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Kelly, PeterTeaching Note FT-99-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceCase A describes the attempt made by Jordi Alves, an MBA graduate, to start the first search fund in Spain in 2011. Case B describes two acquisition opportunities that Jordi identified one year after he had launched the search fund. In spring 2012, Jordi has searched hard for a company to acquire. He now has two potentially attractive acquisitions on his desk - Feva Seguridad, a Mérida, Extremadura-based alarm monitoring company, and Belladía, a ...Starting at €0.00
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Aster Capital and the Secureq Deal (A)
Menden, Lenka; Johnson, Rob; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase E-151-EFinanceThis case describes the attempt by Aster Capital, a Paris-based clean-technology-focused venture capital fund, to exit an investment in its portfolio company Secureq, a France-based security software vendor. Aster Capital invested in Secureq in 2004 from its first fund, SEV1 (raised in 2000). Since 2009, this fund had been in the process of divestment. At the time of the case (spring 2011), Jean-Marc Bally, managing director at Aster, felt that a...Starting at €8.20