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Lagkagehuset: Building a Bakery Chain
Palepu, Krishna G.; Moloney, EmerCase HBS-115002-EEntrepreneurshipA Danish bakery chain that was acquired by a private equity firm in 2008, and has grown from 3 to 31 stores, plans to address reoccurring operational and organizational issues before growing further.Starting at €8.20
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Ardian: Portfolio Company Governance
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Moloney, Emer; Labruyere, ToniaCase HBS-318017-ELeaders of the mid cap buyout group at Ardian, the Paris-based private equity firm led by Dominique Senequier, have been asked to review and assess the governance model the firm uses for majority-owned companies in its portfolio. The case describes the governance model and then shows how it has worked in practice at two companies: Italy's orthopedic implant maker Lima Corporate and French chemical company Novacap. For each company, the case descr...Starting at €8.20
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Transformation at ING (A): Agile
Kerr, William R.; Gabrieli, Federica; Moloney, EmerCase HBS-818077-EEntrepreneurshipIn December 2017, Vincent van den Boogert, CEO of ING in the Netherlands, was reflecting upon the company's "agile" transformation, a reorganization of work which had been critical to respond to and exceed rapidly changing customer expectations. Launched in 2015 at the head office, agile had spread to the rest of the Dutch organization, from client services to the branch network, and permeated the overall company culture. It was now time to rollo...Starting at €8.20
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Generali: Paving the Way for CEE Expansion
Roscini, Dante; Moloney, EmerCase HBS-717016-EGenerali was one of Italy's largest companies and one of Europe's largest insurers and had for decades been at the center of the web of cross-shareholding that has characterized the opaque brand of old Italian capitalism. This bred sub-par returns while serving to strengthen a small group of shareholders. Under new CEO Mario Greco and his vision of a "revolution of simplicity, discipline and focus" the company underwent a successful turnaround. O...Starting at €8.20
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Bord Bia: Strategically Growing Irish Exports
Alvarez, Jose B.; Reinhardt, Forest L.; Moloney, EmerCase HBS-519043-EMarketingAgriculture was Ireland's largest indigenous industry. Its agri-food sector was export-driven, with almost 90% of production exported. Bord Bia was the Irish government agency charged with the promotion, trade development and marketing of the Irish food, drink and horticulture industry. Bord Bia's CEO, Tara McCarthy, was shaping the government agency's new strategy amid a volatile socio-political environment (with Brexit and other cross border tr...Starting at €8.20
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bnc10: An Alternative to Traditional Banking
Antón, Miguel; Giné, Mireia; de la Peña, Juan Vidal; Llorens AlbertCase F-969-EEconomics, FinanceNew round of financing for a recently born NeobankStarting at €8.20
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Investing in Bitcoin
Antón, Miguel; Giné, Mireia; de la Peña, Juan VidalCase F-968-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Invertir en el bitcoin
Antón, Miguel; Giné, Mireia; de la Peña, Juan VidalCase F-968FinanceTras casi diez meses de confinamientos intermitentes por la pandemia de covid, una gestora de hedge funds de Barcelona recibe una llamada del mayor inversor de un fondo de 480 millones de euros. El fondo, que históricamente ha tenido un gran comportamiento, lleva tres meses muy malos. Contrariado porque sus amigos presumen de no haber perdido ni un céntimo gracias a su exposición a las criptomonedas y la gestora no ha invertido todavía en el bitc...Starting at €8.20
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Holaluz: Taking on The Spanish Energy Market
Ofek, Elie; Bertini, Marco; Koenigsberg, Oded; Corsi, Elena; Moloney, EmerCase HBS-521045-EMarketingIn 2020, the three cofounders of Holaluz, a newcomer to Spain's electricity retail market, are preparing to launch a new offering: installing and managing solar panels on households' roofs at no extra cost for the consumer, who would still benefit from the energy savings stemming from the panels' production. Holaluz would fund the installations via a special purpose vehicle and use the surplus energy to power neighboring Holaluz clients at lower ...Starting at €8.20
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Airbnb in Amsterdam (B)
Weiss, Mitchell B.; Moloney, Emer; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-817014-EEntrepreneurshipIn December 2014, the City of Amsterdam and Airbnb announced an MOU to promote responsible home-sharing and to simplify the payment of tourist tax for hosts in the City. It was the most comprehensive agreement that Airbnb had with any city in the world. It's final provision read, "The parties trust that theirs will be a fruitful cooperation." However, both sides were uncertain about how the agreement would be received. Molly Turner, Airbnb's Glob...Starting at €5.74