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Genzyme and Relational Investors: Science and Business Collide?
Eades, Kenneth M.; Matos, Pedro; Green, RickCase DARDEN-F-1660-EFinanceThe chairman and CEO of the Genzyme Corporation, one of the country’s top five biotechnology firms, has received a phone call requesting a meeting with the cofounder and principal of a large activist investment fund that now has a 2.6% stake in his company. Before meeting with him, the CEO is aware that he needs a strategy for dealing with this “activist” investor with a track record of forcing out CEOs.Starting at €8.20
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AutoZone, Inc.
Eades, Kenneth M.; Brenner, JustinCase DARDEN-F-1672-EFinanceThe case can be taught in an introductory corporate finance course or to more experienced students or executives to spur a discussion about share repurchases and corporate financial strategies in general. If used in an introductory course, the case is most effective if preceded by a traditional dividend class. It follows a portfolio manager of Johnson & Associates, Mark Johnson, who is reviewing his holdings, including his position in AutoZone in...Starting at €8.20
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Facebook, Inc.: The Initial Public Offering (A)
Deborah Compeau; Craig Dunbar; Michael R. King; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B12N031-EFinanceIt was May 16, 2012, and the highly anticipated pricing of Facebook Inc.’s initial public offering (IPO) was underway. An analyst at CXTechnology Fund was preparing to speak to the lead underwriter about his final interest in the deal. The analyst had reviewed Facebook’s phenomenal growth, its profitable business model and the competitive landscape for the social networking industry. The IPO appeared to be oversubscribed with heavy interest from ...Starting at €8.20
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The High-Yield Debt Market
Chaplinsky, SusanTechnical Note DARDEN-F-1702-EFinanceHigh-yield debt is an important provider of financing for a broad range of corporate purposes. This note discusses the basic features of high-yield debt, some of its advantages and disadvantages, and the market in which it is primarily issued in the United States: the Rule 144A market. Because the market serves more speculative and volatile companies, the characteristics of the debt differ in pricing, availability, and risk compared with investme...Starting at €8.20
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Facebook's Initial Public Offering: The Aftermath (B)
Michael R. KingCase IVEY-9B14N003-EFinanceSupplement to 9B12N031.Starting at €5.74
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Corporate Finance Questions. Topic: Project Evaluation
Vergara, CarlesTechnical Note FN-624-EFinanceThis note provides a set of problems on project evaluation with their suggested solutions. The reader will find 10 statements on project evaluation and should decide whether they are true or false, explaining why in a few lines. Suggested solutions are provided.Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Finance Questions. Topics: Financing and Cost of Capital
Vergara, CarlesTechnical Note FN-626-EFinanceThis note provides a set of problems on financing and cost of capital with their suggested solutions. The reader will find 16 statements on financing and cost of capital and should decide whether they are true or false. Exhibits are provided with some of the answers.Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Finance Questions. Topics: Valuation Methods
Vergara, CarlesTechnical Note FN-625-EFinanceThis note provides a set of problems on valuation methods with suggested solutions. The reader will find 15 statements on valuation methods and should decide whether they are true or false. Figures are provided with two of the questions.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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Glenorna Coffee
Debashis Sanyal; Sangeeta WatsCase IVEY-9B15N025-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyGlenorna Coffee, a manufacturer and exporter of coffee powder, had been in the business of instant coffee and roasted ground blends for 34 years. It sourced coffee from India and had buyers across the globe. In 2013, the owner of Glenorna had to decide whether or not to pursue backward integration and buy coffee gardens. He had called upon the company’s accountant to find out whether it was viable to venture into the acquisition of coffee plantat...Starting at €8.20