Ivey Business School (Canada)
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The $85.4 Billion Merger of AT&T and Time Warner: Valuation Analysis
Xiaokang Zhao; Zhichuan (Frank) LiCase IVEY-9B19N022-EFinanceOn October 22, 2016, U.S. telecom operator AT&T Inc. and television media giant Time Warner Group announced that AT&T Inc. would acquire Time Warner Group for $107.50 per share, using half cash and half stock, to a total equity value of $85.4 billion. Although the chief executive officers from both companies were very confident about the future prospects for their shareholders once the transaction was approved and completed, there was much contro...Starting at €8.20
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Impak Finance (B): Covid-19 and Its Effects on the Impact Economy
Diane-Laure Arjalies; Delphine Gibassier; Andrew NewtonCase IVEY-9B20M217-EStrategyIn case B, in late summer 2020, the founder has decided to prioritize the company's rating agency, advocating for robust and standardized impact assessments for all firms. He felt confident about his company's new strategic direction and focus during theStarting at €5.74
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Emaan Modaraba: Islamic Finance and the Real Economy - Teaching Note
Diane-Laure Arjalies; Fawad Rasool BaluchTeaching Note IVEY-8B21N010-EFinance, Innovation and ChangeTeaching note for product 9B21N010.Starting at €0.00
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Assessing Corporate Impact: Danby's Response to Syrian Immigration
Diane-Laure Arjalies; Pratima Bansal; Bobby KalotyCase IVEY-9B20M107-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn April 2018, more than one year after the chief executive officer (CEO) of Danby Appliances Inc. launched a private sponsorship program to support Syrian refugees in their integration into Canada, the CEO and others were starting to raise some questionsStarting at €8.20
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Socially Responsible Investment Funds in France: Regulations and Retail (B)
Diane-Laure Arjalies; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B16N017-EFinance, StrategySupplement for product 9B16N016.Starting at €5.74
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Norlha: Scaling Up Sustainable Luxury on the Tibetan Plateau
Haitao Yu; Diane-Laure ArjaliesCase IVEY-9B19M027-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyNorlha Textiles was a yak wool enterprise located on the Tibetan Plateau in China. Founded in 2007, the company designed and produced yak wool textiles made by Tibetan nomads and sold globally to customers that included such luxury brands as Hermès, Louis Vuitton, and Yves Saint Laurent. In 2015, the company employed 120 local people, enabling them to adapt to the modern world while preserving their local traditions. Also in 2015, the local gover...Starting at €8.20
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White Gold In Benin: Chinese Investment In Cotton
Zhangfeng Fei; Xiaokang Zhao; Kejing Zhang; Alex BeamishCase IVEY-9B18M003-EStrategyIn mid-June 2011, the Chinese president of the China–Benin joint venture Benin Textile Company (Compagnie Béninoise des Textiles, or CBT) was deeply worried about the supply of cotton in Benin. Since 2009, CBT had faced significant challenges in obtaining a reliable cotton supply. In 2010, the company had already placed its cotton orders, but local Beninese cotton producers were unwilling to deliver cotton at the earlier agreed-on price due to th...Starting at €8.20
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Aspop's Recruitment Predicament
Xiaokang Zhao; Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B17C043-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyIn early 2013, the founder of Shandong Aspop Clothing Apparel Group Co. Ltd. faced the annual “post-holiday recruitment dilemma.” His challenge was typical of the growth challenges that many labour-intensive original equipment manufacturer clothing enterprises in China encountered. Facing rising domestic labour costs, a change in attitudes among workers, the gradual shift of labour preferences from manufacturing industries to service industries, ...Starting at €8.20
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Danone: Adopting Integrated Reporting or Not (A)
Diane-Laure Arjalies; Michelle Rodrigue; Delphine Gibassier; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B18B017-EAccounting and Control, StrategyDanone SA (Danone), a multinational food company based in Paris, had a history of social and environmental consciousness and a corporate strategy that focused on economic and social objectives. In 2013, the company was trying to ensure that this social anStarting at €8.20
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Verge Capital: Investing for Social Impact - Teaching Note
Diane-Laure Arjalies; Sandy Chen; Sarangen Sathasivam; Andrew NewtonTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M135-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M135.Starting at €0.00