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Carrefour, S.A. (Spanish version)
Fruhan, William E.; de Monton, M. JeanCase HBS-203S09FinanceInvolves a very rapidly growing retail chain that is financing itself in an unusual (and at first glance) risky fashion.Starting at €8.20
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Applications for Financial Futures (Spanish version)
Mason, Scott P.; Durdan, Sally E.Case HBS-220S05FinanceConsists of a series of four brief descriptions of the use of financial futures as hedging vehicles: a savings and loan hedging the rollover of three-month money market certificates with T-bill futures, a corporate debt issuer hedging the cost of a future debt issue with T-bond futures, an equity investor hedging a decline in the market, and an example of a company with a natural interest rate hedge on its balance sheet. The examples describe the...Starting at €8.20
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Wilson Lumber Co. (Spanish version)
Piper, Thomas R.Case HBS-208S07FinanceThe Wilson Lumber Co. is faced with a need for increased bank financing due to its rapid sales growth and low profitability. Students must determine the reasons for the rising bank borrowing, estimate the amount of borrowing needed, and assess the attractiveness of the loan to the bank. A rewritten version of an earlier case by J.K. Butters.Starting at €8.20
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Interco (Spanish version)
Mason, Scott P.; Roth, Susan L.Case HBS-210S19FinanceInterco has been advised by Wasserstein Perella to reject a $70 per share offer for the company. The case deals with the various types of analysis employed by Wasserstein Perella and allows a discussion of the actions of Interco's board as well as Wasserstein Perella.Starting at €8.20
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Duckworth Industries, Inc.--Incentive Compensation Programs (Spanish version)
Fruhan, William E.Case HBS-219S09FinanceA private company is considering an introduction of a long-run incentive compensation system in which payoffs to managers are determined by the economic value added for shareholders by their individual business units. The proposed new system is compared to a number of earlier incentive schemes utilized by the firm.Starting at €8.20
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Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corp. (A) (Spanish version)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Millett, Mathew MateoCase HBS-205S01FinanceOn October 15, 1996, Virginia-based CSX and Pennsylvania-based Consolidated Rail (Conrail), the first and third largest railroads in the eastern United States, announced their intent to merge in a friendly deal worth $8.3 billion. This deal was part of an industry-wide trend toward consolidation and promised to change the competitive dynamics of the Eastern rail market. Students, as shareholders, must decide whether to tender shares into the fron...Starting at €8.20
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Confidential Information for RIGGS ENGINEERING (Seller) (Spanish version)
Wheeler, Michael A.Case HBS-812S11StrategyThe seller (Riggs Engineering) manufactures and services recycling equipment for the computer industry. The buyer (Vericomp) uses solvents in manufacturing chips. Though set in a high-tech industry, this exercise illustrates fundamental aspects of negotiation analysis that would apply in any situation--specifically, potential sources of joint gains and the tension between creating and claiming value. While it may be possible to reach a deal on pr...Starting at €8.20
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Confidential Information for VERICOMP (Buyer) (Spanish version)
Wheeler, Michael A.Case HBS-812S12StrategyThe seller (Riggs Engineering) manufactures and services recycling equipment for the computer industry. The buyer (Vericomp) uses solvents in manufacturing chips. Though set in a high-tech industry, this exercise illustrates fundamental aspects of negotiation analysis that would apply in any situation--specifically, potential sources of joint gains and the tension between creating and claiming value. While it may be possible to reach a deal on pr...Starting at €8.20
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Radio One, Inc. (Spanish version)
Ruback, Richard S.; Fischer, PaulineCase HBS-204S05FinanceAFM). Radio One was also negotiating the acquisition of nine stations in Charlotte, North Carolina, Augusta, Georgia, and Indianapolis, Indiana. The proposed acquisitions would double the size of Radio One. The case focuses on the strategic and financial evaluation of the proposed acquisitions.Starting at €8.20
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Seagate Technology Buyout (Spanish version)
Andrade, Gregor; Pulvino, Todd; Gilson, Stuart C.Case HBS-206S03FinanceSeagate's equity value was just a fraction of the value of its minority stake in Veritas Software Corp., a software maker. The investor group had to decide how much to offer for the operating assets, as well as how to finance the transaction. Further complicating the analysis was the fact that, unlike in traditional buyout settings, the target company was in a highly cyclical, volatile, and capital--intensive industry.Starting at €8.20