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Cresud S.A., Farmer or Real Estate Developer?
Goldberg, Ray A.; Segel, Arthur I; Herrero, Gustavo A.; Terris, AndrewCase HBS-211011-EFinanceAlejandro EIsztain, CEO of Cresud S.A., is faced with the difficult choice of whether to sell, develop or continue to hold the 151,000 hectares of remaining undeveloped farmland at the company's Los Pozos farm in Argentina. Developing the land will further expose Cresud to a variety of risks related to owning and operating farmland, but the potential financial rewards are potentially significant. As competition has increased and farmland values h...Starting at €8.20
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Chrysler's Sale to Fiat, Teaching Note
Foley, C. Fritz; Goldberg, Lena G.Teaching Note HBS-211013-EFinanceTeaching Note for 210022.Starting at €0.00
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Back to the Future: Redeveloping Unilever House, Teaching Note
Segel, Arthur I; Terris, AndrewTeaching Note HBS-211055-EFinanceTeaching Note for 211038.Starting at €0.00
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These People are Fiduciaries
Goldberg, Lena G.Case HBS-314067-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe fiduciary duties of loyalty and care, the corporate opportunity doctrine and the business judgment rule are introduced in the context of three vignettes drawn from decided cases that explore: a classic test of loyalty when one partner elects to take advantage of an opportunity the partnership may also be able to pursue (Meinhard v. Salmon); the care and procedure directors should employ when approving a merger or sale of the company (Smith v....Starting at €8.20
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Cypress Sharpridge: Raising Capital in a Time of Crisis
Goldberg, Lena G.; Nebesar, AdamCase HBS-310140-EFinanceCypress Sharpridge, a REIT investing in agency securities, launched its IPO just before the collapse of the subprime mortgage market. The IPO failed. In June 2009, an IPO window seemed to be opening. Should the company try again? CEO Kevin Grant knew that his company's survival depended on differentiating itself from discredited real estate investment strategies and raising permanent capital. But if its IPO failed again, the company might lose an...Starting at €8.20
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Chrysler's Sale to Fiat
Foley, C. Fritz; Goldberg, Lena G.; Meyer, LinneaCase HBS-210022-EFinanceThis case provides students with an opportunity to analyze the restructuring of Chrysler in the midst of the financial crisis of 2008-2009. It describes how debtors can use section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to sell assets quickly. It allows for discussion of who benefits and who loses in such restructurings, and it also raises a variety of policy issues concerning 363 sales and the appropriate role of government entities in restructurings.Starting at €8.20
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Farmland Investing: A Technical Note
Goldberg, Ray A.; Segel, Arthur I; Herrero, Gustavo A.; Terris, AndrewCase HBS-211022-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. This note seeks to provide an overview of farmland investing; the investment thesis behind investing in agriculture, how and why investors would choose farmland, and the general risks and return characteristics of this asset class. In recent years, a growing number of individual and institutional investors have allocated a portion of their capital into agricultural farmland....Starting at €8.20
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Back to the Future: Redeveloping Unilever House
Kohn, A. Eugene; Segel, Arthur I; Terris, AndrewCase HBS-211038-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Steve Williams, General Counsel of Unilever PIc, has two key decisions to make prior to commencing construction on the redevelopment of Unilever House - the company's London corporate headquarters. The purpose of the redevelopment is to reinvigorate the corporate culture by making the company's workspace more collaborative, transparent, and efficient. Steve has to decide how...Starting at €8.20
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Cresud S.A., Farmer or Real Estate Developer, Teaching Note
Segel, Arthur I; Terris, AndrewTeaching Note HBS-211046-EFinanceTeaching Note for 211-011.Starting at €0.00