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Ben S. Bernanke in 2005
Li, WeiCase DARDEN-F-1510-EFinanceThe case has been used in a first-year required course called Global Economies and Markets in a module on monetary policy. On October 24, 2005, President Bush nominated Ben S. Bernanke to be chairman of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years along with a 14-year term on the board of governors. With the U.S. Senate confirmation widely anticipated, Bernanke was expected to take over stewardship of the U.S. mon...Starting at €8.20
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Ben S. Bernanke in 2005 - Teaching Note
Li, WeiTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1510TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1510Starting at €0.00
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The Tax Man: Taxes in Private Equity Real Estate
Lietz, Nori Gerardo; Becker, Timothy J.; Andrade, Ricardo; McCree, Sayiddah FatimaCase HBS-218077-EFinanceIn January 2018, Caelan Langan, an associate at KSW Partners LLC ("KSW"), was asked by Katherine Scott, the partner for whom he worked, to recommend a proposed structure to acquire a prominent office building in San Francisco for their most recent fund. Caelan was asked to review potential acquisition structures that would minimize the impact of taxes on their investors' returns. The assignment was complicated as KSW had different categories of i...Starting at €8.20
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The Redevelopment of Palazzo Tornabuoni (A)
Yog, Sid; Segel, Arthur I; Andrade, RicardoCase HBS-216069-EFinanceIn the Spring of 2004, Byrne Murphy and his partners at Fingen Group discussed options to redevelop Palazzo Tornabuoni, an iconic 15th century palace in the heart of Florence, Italy. The possibilities included turning the upper floors into office space, hotel rooms, condominiums, or a private residence club, a new concept that was quickly gaining popularity in the U.S. but still largely untested in Europe. While they factored the economics and th...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 First Credit Bureau - Teaching Note
Li, WeiTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1524TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1524Starting at €0.00
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The Financial Regulatory Environment
Li, Wei; Green, RickTechnical Note DARDEN-GEM-0103-EEconomicsThe financial regulatory environment in the United States covers the insurance, banking, and securities industries. This note summarizes the regulation of all three as of July 31, 2010. This compact technical note is intended to provide students with a summary of U.S. financial regulatory history. It traces regulatory agencies and the most relevant congressional acts from 1863 to 2010. Its original intent was to be used as background for the "The...Starting at €8.20
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SEC versus Goldman Sachs (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Li, Wei; Green, RickTeaching Note DARDEN-GEM-0101TN-EEconomicsTeaching note for product GEM-0101Starting at €0.00
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Foreign Ownership of U.S. Treasury Securities (Abridged)
Li, WeiCase DARDEN-F-1540-EFinanceIn 2004, for the first time, foreigners owned more than half of privately held U.S. public debt, mostly in the form of marketable U.S. Treasury securities. In internal discussions at the U.S. Treasury Department, the increase in foreign appetite for Treasury securities represented global investors' vote of confidence in the U.S. economy. Many in the Treasury believed that broad foreign ownership helped lower Treasury borrowing costs. But there wa...Starting at €8.20
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Project Deutschland: Unpeeling the Onion of a Distressed Real Estate Portfolio
Lietz, Nori Gerardo; Andrade, RicardoCase HBS-216055-EFinanceJames Tallest analyzed the opportunity to invest in a distressed portfolio of high quality properties in Germany by acquiring one or more non-performing loans from Deutschland Bank. While he considers the many aspects of the deal that is about to unfold, he must decide which securities to acquire, the price he should offer to each of them, and whether to retain the former owner of the portfolio as property manager.Starting at €8.20