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Dubai: Debt, Development, and Crisis (A)
Musacchio, Aldo; Goodman, Andrew; Qureshi, ClaireCase HBS-710069-EFinanceOn November 25, 2009, the city state of Dubai stunned markets by announcing that Dubai World, its flagship state holding company, would seek a six-month "standstill" on at least $4 billion U.S. dollars of its $26 billion in debt obligations. This case describes Dubai's development strategy in detail and narrates how, as part of that strategy, a series of state-owned holding companies accumulated billions of dollars in debt. The (A) case ends as S...Starting at €8.20
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Dubai: Debt, Development, and Crisis (C)
Musacchio, Aldo; Goodman, Andrew; Qureshi, ClaireCase HBS-710071-EFinanceOn November 25, 2009, the city state of Dubai stunned markets by announcing that Dubai World, its flagship state holding company, would seek a six month "standstill" on at least $4 billion U.S. dollars of its $26 billion in debt obligations. This case describes Dubai's development strategy in detail and narrates how, as part of that strategy, a series of state-owned holding companies accumulated billions of dollars in debt. The A case ends as She...Starting at €5.74
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PFA Pension: Expansion of Alternatives Portfolio
Ivashina, Victoria; Gabrieli, Federica; Lenhardt, JeromeCase HBS-218025-EFinancePFA Pension was the biggest commercial pension provider in Denmark. At the end of 2015, the company had decided to boost its investments into the alternative asset class, an area where it was lagging behind its competitors. The aim was to privilege direct investments and co-investments rather than allocations through funds. One year later, PFA could count on an expert alternative investment team, a defined investment process and a number of succe...Starting at €8.20
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Mubadala and EBX: To X or to X It
Lietz, Nori Gerardo; Andrade, RicardoCase HBS-217065-EFinanceIn April 2012, Mubadala, Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund invested $2 billion in Brazlian conglomerate, EBX, believing the company to be undervaluing by the public markets. Shortly thereafter, however, EBX and its multiple business lines began to spiral downward. Hani Barhoush and Oscar Fahlgren, members of Mubadala's investment team, were now charged with leading the restructuring efforts on behalf of Mubadala. The situation was exceptionally c...Starting at €8.20
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THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS: Selecting Impact Funds
Gandhi, Vikram; Reimers Brumme, Caitlin Lindsay; Schwalb, NathanielCase HBS-819021-EFinanceAfter much internal debate, THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS of Denmark have decided to allocate a small percentage of their investment portfolio to impact investments. Cambridge Associates, one of the leading investment advisory firms in the world, has been engaged to assist them in developing and implementing an "impact strategy." VELUX only invests in funds (as opposed to direct investments) and must now decide on fund selection criteria and on specific ...Starting at €8.20
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Emirates Airline: A Billion-dollar Sukuk-Bond Issue
Emir Hrnjić; Harun Kapetanović; David ReebCase IVEY-9B14N002-EFinance, StrategyEmirates Airline (EA) needs to fund the purchase of 30 new A380 aircraft. On March 11, 2013, EA announced plans to issue US$1 billion of Islamic bonds (sukuk) and $750 million of regular bonds. These bonds arguably share similar risks and seniority even though the sukuk bonds sold with a lower implied yield. This difference in pricing for securities with similar default risks seems at odds with conventional finance thinking. Against this backdrop...Starting at €8.20
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Al Hilal Bank: Setting an Example
Assem Safieddine; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B11N019-EFinance, StrategyOn December 22, 2010, the chief executive officer of Al Hilal Bank in the United Arab Emirates was preparing to address a group of international banking executives who were interested in understanding what decisions had contributed to Al Hilal’s success thus far, and what challenges the bank would face in 2011 and beyond. In two and a half years, Al Hilal had developed a respected and fast-growing Islamic bank. The Al Hilal team had combined a fo...Starting at €8.20
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Emaar: The Center of Tomorrow, Today
Yog, Sid; Cekin, Esel; Homsy, MarcCase HBS-216051-EFinanceStarting in 1997, Mohammad Alabbar, Chairman of Emaar, has been largely associated with Dubai's most renowned real estate projects: the world's tallest building, largest mall and biggest fountain show. Emaar's pioneering success attracted a large number of private sector entrepreneurs as well as the Government of Dubai to follow in its footsteps. Consequently, land at prime locations in Dubai was not as readily available as it used to be. Emaar t...Starting at €8.20
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Dubai: Debt, Development, and Crisis (B)
Musacchio, Aldo; Goodman, Andrew; Qureshi, ClaireCase HBS-710070-EFinanceOn November 25, 2009, the city state of Dubai stunned markets by announcing that Dubai World, its flagship state holding company, would seek a six month "standstill" on at least $4 billion U.S. dollars of its $26 billion in debt obligations. This case describes Dubai's development strategy in detail and narrates how, as part of that strategy, a series of state-owned holding companies accumulated billions of dollars in debt. The A case ends as She...Starting at €5.74
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Eaton Corporation: Portfolio Transformation and The Cost of Capital (Abridged)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Mayfield, E. Scott; Fisher, DanielCase HBS-221070-EFinanceIn 2000, Eaton Corporation was a broadly diversified industrial conglomerate. But its strategy was evolving and its focus was narrowing around "power management" and more recently on "intelligent power," the use of digitally enabled products and services designed to enhance efficiency and reliability. To implement this transition, Eaton had acquired more than 70 companies and divested another 50. Such active portfolio management required Eaton to...Starting at €8.20