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Banco Sabadell Group 2004
Hartmann, Vivian; Renart, Lluís G.Case M-1193-EMarketingThis case is a continuation of M-1178-E "Banco Sabadell Group, 1996". It describes the events and issues arising from Banco Sabadell's expansion in the period from 1996 to 2004. In particular, it presents the choice of a new name and corporate visual identity following the acquisition of Banco Atlántico. Various options are considered.Starting at €8.20
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Target Media (B)
Horniman, Alexander B.; Kiang, Kyle; Chen, StellaCase DARDEN-OB-0911-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the B case, bitter rivals Yu Feng and Jiang Nanchun decide to merge their two companies. This is an unusual action because both men are successful entrepreneurs who are proud of their individual successes. They both assume that the merger will go smoothly. See also the A (UVA-OB-0910) and C (UVA-OB-0912) cases.Starting at €5.74
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Stratitek B.V. (Chinese Version)
Johnson, RobCase E-72-ZHEntrepreneurshipThe directors of Stratitek have been approached by a company wishing to buy an investor's 50% shareholding in Stratitek and must determine the current value of their company for the negotiations.Starting at €8.20
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Stratitek B.V.
Johnson, RobCase E-72-EEntrepreneurshipThe directors of Stratitek have been approached by a company wishing to buy an investor's 50% shareholding in Stratitek and must determine the current value of their company for the negotiations.Starting at €8.20
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SunTrust Acquisition of National Commerce
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Shapiro, AndrewCase DARDEN-F-1554-EFinanceThis case presents an interesting acquisition opportunity that SunTrust considered in 2004: National Commerce Financial, a large commercial bank, based in Memphis, Tennessee, with a strong footprint in North and South Carolina. The case shows how capital ratios are often a key component in the bank-merger process, and it allows for the evaluation of whether Phil Humann (SunTrust’s CEO) could justify a multi-billion-dollar acquisition that had the...Starting at €8.20
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LIPA (B): Decisions about People
Rábago, Eduardo; Stein, GuidoCase DPO-173-ECorporate GovernanceOLTRA, a leading Spanish manufacturer, has acquired the Argentinean firm LIPA. Before any other measures are taken, the acquirer wishes to carry out an assessment of the second-level executives at LIPA. OLTRAs human resources director decides to use assessment centers, which reveal significant differences between the two companies and call for decisions to be made about specific individuals.Starting at €5.74
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Volkswagen AG: Valuation in 2009 (A)
Saffi, Pedro; Vergara, CarlesCase F-845-EFinanceThe purpose of this case is to introduce two of the most basic and used valuation techniques: dividend discount model (DDM) and multiples valuation. Students are required to value Volkswagen AG in the context of its merger agreement with Porsche and a major economic crisis that strongly affected the car industry. This case is designed for use at the beginning of a standard MBA Corporate Finance course, but can also be placed in any valuation modu...Starting at €8.20
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ISS Spain. The Integration Machine (A)
Agulles, Remei; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-126-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementISS Spain Country Manager Joaquim Borràs was preparing a meeting with other ISS Country Managers in which he was invited to share with them his experiences on acquisitions and integrations along the already ten years he had been in this position. Going over the firm's history, he decided to dwell on two key points: the first acquisitions which led to the constitution of ISS Spain, and the the year 2004. From 1999 to 2004, the subsidiary had gone ...Starting at €8.20
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ISS Spain. The Integration Machine (B)
Agulles, Remei; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-133-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementISS Spain Country Manager Joaquim Borràs remembered how the ISS Spain team decided in 2004 to buy the cleaning company UNICA, as well as Alitecnic, which operated in the service areas of pest control and environmental hygiene. From 1999 to 2004, the subsidiary had gone from 1 to 9,160 employees, through 18 acquisitions. The company had a 7% organic growth and 132M revenue and it was strongly positioned in Spanish Levante, East, North and The Ba...Starting at €5.74
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Integration Project. GALP in Spain
Caldart, Adrián A.; Leão, PedroCase AESE-DG-A-958(I)-EStrategyThe case refers to Galp´s decision to strengthen significantly its competitive position in the Iberian Peninsula through the acquisition of the operations of Agip and Exxon in 2008. The singularity of the case results from the fact that, as both acquisitions were done almost simultaneously, the process of integration involved three firms with rather different organizational cultures at the same time. The case documents how the integration process...Starting at €8.20