Ivey Business School (Canada)
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mjunction: The Branding Dilemma - Teaching Note
Sanjeev Tripathi; Mahul BrahmaTeaching Note IVEY-8B19A058-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B19A058.Starting at €0.00
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Catholic Syrian Bank: Valuing a Majority Stake in a Commercial Bank
S. Veena IyerCase IVEY-9B19N005-EFinance, StrategyFairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Fairfax), the Canadian insurance and investment company, made an offer in 2016 for a majority stake in the Catholic Syrian Bank Limited (CSB), a regional private bank in India. Despite its initial enthusiasm for the deal, the CSB rejected the offer because of low valuation. At the behest of the Reserve Bank of India, the CSB made a counter-offer to Fairfax for a majority stake at a substantially higher valuatio...Starting at €8.20
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Indiahikes: Treading the Untrodden Trail
Swapnil Garg; Sanjeev TripathiCase IVEY-9B20M051-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyFounded in 2008, Indiahikes provided professionally managed treks to individuals, groups, schools, colleges, and corporations across India. Indiahikes began with the objective to popularize trekking in India by promoting treks and providing essential information. Before long, the organization began organizing treks and developing a community of trekkers. By 2018, Indiahikes had the largest online trekking community and was India’s biggest trekkin...Starting at €8.20
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ibibo: Grow Independently or Sell
Meeta Dasgupta; S. Veena IyerCase IVEY-9B17M113-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2016, the chief executive officer of the ibibo Group, one of the largest players in India’s online travel sector, faced a major decision. MakeMyTrip, India’s market leader in online travel, had expressed interest in acquiring the ibibo Group. Should the ibibo Group’s chief executive officer accept the offer and give up partial or total control of the company, in return for growing with the market leader? Or should he continue with the business...Starting at €8.20
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Jaguar Land Rover plc: Bond Valuation
S. Veena IyerCase IVEY-9B15N012-EFinance, StrategyJaguar Land Rover Automotive plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Indian company Tata Motors Limited, announced bond issue worth US$500 million. The proceeds of this issue were to be used to refinance costlier outstanding bonds. The company was able to raise new debt at substantially lower interest rates than its outstanding debt as a result of its sustained good performance, which led to strong company fundamentals and improved credit ratings. ...Starting at €8.20
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Flipkart: Valuing a Venture Capital-funded Startup
S. Veena IyerCase IVEY-9B14N018-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThe Indian online retail (“e-tailing”) market had seen a flurry of activity. Success stories such as Makemytrip.com and Naukri.com in the travel and job search domains, respectively, were significant catalysts for this new breed of start-ups. Of these start-ups, Flipkart stood out as one of the most successful (and audacious) — more so because of the funding the company managed to secure over a very short period of time as compared to its competi...Starting at €8.20
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Nata Supermarkets: Customer Analytics
Bissan GhaddarCase IVEY-W33834-EDecision Analysis, MarketingIn January 2022, the vice-president of technology for Nata Supermarkets was reviewing the company’s performance against its competitors for the 2021 calendar year. The company had been performing poorly both based on its internal metrics and against competitor growth rates. The vice-president also noticed that many competitors began revealing new data analytics initiatives in their annual reports. Many companies experienced industry-leading growt...Starting at €8.20
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Nata Supermarkets: Customer Analytics - Teaching Note
Bissan Ghaddar; Leslie Wu; Zain HudaTeaching Note IVEY-W33835-EDecision Analysis, MarketingTeaching note for product no. W33834.Starting at €0.00
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Guell Appliances: A Refrigerator's World We're Just Living In
Bissan GhaddarCase IVEY-W33837-EDecision Analysis, MarketingIn July 2022, a senior data scientist for Guell Appliances was aggregating customer reviews from the company’s recent appliance launch. The previous month, the company had launched a revamped product line that required a significant amount of investment in research and development. The success of the product line was paramount because it defined the success of the company. The senior data scientist wanted to apply modern analytical techniques to ...Starting at €8.20
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Jaguar Land Rover plc: Bond Valuation (Spanish version)
S. Veena IyerCase IVEY-W28507Finance, StrategyJaguar Land Rover Automotive plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Indian company Tata Motors Limited, announced bond issue worth US$500 million. The proceeds of this issue were to be used to refinance costlier outstanding bonds. The company was able to raise new debt at substantially lower interest rates than its outstanding debt as a result of its sustained good performance, which led to strong company fundamentals and improved credit ratings. ...Starting at €8.20