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Melco Crown Entertainment: Rolling the Dice and Other Ways to Raise Capital
Stephen Sapp; Matthew GrayCase IVEY-9B12N018-EFinance, StrategyThe case deals with how the investment banker advising the chief financial officer of Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (MCEL), a casino and entertainment company based in Macau, will suggest the company finance two new gaming resorts currently under construction. The development of these properties has stopped because of insufficient funding, and project timelines have started to be questioned. A decision regarding the best means to raise the ne...Starting at €8.20
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From Dell to Lenovo Investment Decision in the Rapidly Changing PC Industry
Stephen Sapp; Chris ChanCase IVEY-9B13N020-EFinance, StrategyThe director of the investment wing of a financial-services provider must decide whether his firm should continue to invest in the former frontrunner in the personal-computer industry or switch strategies and invest instead in an up-and-coming competitor. At a time of significant technological change and slowing global growth, the director and his team of analysts set out to create an in-depth assessment of the personal-computer industry in order...Starting at €8.20
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Northampton Group Inc.: How to Increase Shareholder Value
Stephen Sapp; Kamal PatelCase IVEY-9B11N007-EFinanceThe case examines the issues faced by a hotel management and development company as it tries to increase the return to its shareholders. The firm’s major shareholders have commented that they believe the firm is currently under-valued, so management is considering several means of unlocking extra value. Due to difficult economic conditions resulting from the global economic crisis, there are many opportunities as well as many risks to the alterna...Starting at €8.20
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A Place to Call Home (A)
Thomas-Hunt, Melissa C.; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-F-1935FinanceThis case contains two roles, one for each person in a two-party negotiation. They are relatively short in length and can be read in class just prior to negotiating. This learning activity is appropriate for teaching negotiation skills to a broad audience, including undergraduate and graduate business school students, adult learners, and in corporate university settings. At first glance, there is no immediate resolution to the negotiation. A cou...Starting at €8.20
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Philly Cleans (A)
Thomas-Hunt, Melissa C.; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-F-1939-EFinanceThis case provides a minimum threshold and a range of value for a contract for janitorial services in an office building. A variety of facts are presented that negotiators can choose to pay more or less attention to when planning and conducting their negotiation. Mitchell, a shift supervisor, has been temporarily empowered to conduct the negotiation on behalf of his supervisor, Robert Eckhart, who is out sick. Jim Evans, the sales representative ...Starting at €8.20
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CS Publishing Inc.: Foreign Exchange Risk Management
Stephen SappCase IVEY-9B19N024-EFinance, StrategyA medium-sized Canadian provider of specialized educational products and services, Canada Specialization Providers, had a subsidiary, CS Publishing Inc. (CSPub), which sold specialty learning materials around the world. Although the company's costs and revenues were almost exclusively in Canadian dollars and its subsidiary, CSPub, had most of its costs in Canadian dollars, this subsidiary also had a large and growing revenue base in other currenc...Starting at €8.20
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CS Publishing Inc.: Foreign Exchange Risk Management - Teaching Note
Stephen SappTeaching Note IVEY-8B19N024-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B19N024.Starting at €0.00
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Business Succession and the Asher Estate - Teaching Note
Stephen Sapp; Alykhan AlidinaTeaching Note IVEY-8B20N011-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B20N011.Starting at €0.00
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Business Succession and the Asher Estate
Stephen Sapp; Alykhan AlidinaCase IVEY-9B20N011-EFinanceIn December 2017, Ali Asher, the second-eldest child of Aziz Asher, was conducting research for his father on the best way to restructure the family business to prepare for succession. Asher’s parents and siblings all lived in Canada, while Ali had been running a start-up in India for nearly two years. The family had a real estate and construction business in Vancouver, British Columbia. Ali’s older sister had special needs and lived with her par...Starting at €8.20
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ChimpChange: How to Raise Capital to Grow
Stephen SappCase IVEY-9B19N009-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceIn early 2016, ChimpChange Limited, a financial technology (fintech) start-up, had started operations in California and already had more than 80,000 customers. The company needed capital to acquire more customers in order to become cash-flow positive, as was the case with most start-ups. ChimpChange Limited should have been able to attain the break-even number of customers within another year or so, but it needed capital to execute a marketing ca...Starting at €8.20