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Susser Petroleum Partners, LP: IPO of a Master Limited Partnership
Chaplinsky, Susan; Simkins, Betty J.; Butler, John C.; Titman, SheridanCase DARDEN-F-2006-EFinanceThis case explores Susser Holdings Corporation (SHC), a Texas-based company with two businesses: operating large-footprint convenience stores that sold fuel, food, and other merchandise; and fuel distribution—both to its own stores and to such companies as Conoco, Chevron, Citgo, Exxon, Mobil, Phillips 66, Texaco, and Valero. In 2012, Sam Susser, SHC’s president and CEO, was under pressure to create value for SHC’s shareholders and an exit for We...Starting at €8.20
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Convertible Notes: A Form of Early-Stage Financing
Chaplinsky, Susan; Becker, Joseph M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1925-EFinanceConvertible notes are often used to raise early-stage financing for start-up companies, frequently due to their advantages related to delayed valuation, greater speed, and lower cost of completion compared to venture capital financing. As a result, there has been a large increase in the number of early-stage companies raising capital through convertible notes over the past decade. Investors have made this form of financing more available, believi...Starting at €8.20
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Elephant Bar Restaurant: Mezzanine Financing - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, Susan; Anderson, KristinaTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1542TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1542Starting at €0.00
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Primary Integration, LLC: Lower-Middle-Market Investment
Chaplinsky, Susan; Yang, Jiaxin (Cathy)Case DARDEN-F-1705-EFinanceThis case is used in Darden's course elective "Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity." Students are asked to analyze the internal rate of return and cash-on-cash returns that a private equity firm is likely to achieve on a particular investment. In addition, students are asked to assess whether the minority rights negotiated in this deal are sufficient to protect the firm's interests in the absence of a controlling equity stake. If instructo...Starting at €8.20
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Valuation of Late-Stage Companies and Buyouts
Chaplinsky, Susan; Khetrepal, ShikhaTechnical Note DARDEN-F-1639-EFinanceThis note focuses on the valuation of late-stage companies with a particular emphasis on leveraged buyouts (LBOs). In addition to LBOs, late-stage investments can arise in situations involving growth equity, turnarounds, mezzanine investments, and distressed debt. In contrast to venture capital, where firms are typically at an early stage of development, late-stage investments involve more established businesses that have an ability to take on hi...Starting at €8.20