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Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. - The Belle of the Ball
Rose, Clayton; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-313017-EIn November of 2011 Transatlantic Holdings, Inc., a global property and casualty reinsurance company, announced it had agreed to sell itself to Alleghany Corporation, ending "the most frenzied takeover battle" of 2011, which involved competitors, Warren Buffett's National Indemnity, and private equity investors. The agreement with Alleghany came after Transatlantic's failed effort at a merger of equals, and a several other unsuccessful bids for t...Starting at €8.20
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Negotiating the Path of Abraham
Sebenius, James K.; Leary, KimberlynCase HBS-912017-EThe Abraham Path Initiative board faces strategic and negotiating challenges in revitalizing a route of Middle East cultural tourism following Abraham's path 4000 years ago. The Path begins in the ancient ruins of Harran, in modern-day Turkey, where Abraham first heard the call to "go forth." It passes through some of the world's most revered cultural, historical, and holy sites, ending in the city of Hebron/AI-Khalil at the tomb of Abraham. With...Starting at €8.20
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The Six CEOs of Tyco International Ltd.
Wells, John R.; Ellsworth, GabrielCase HBS-717459-EStrategyIn September 2016, Johnson Controls, Inc., completed the acquisition of Tyco International PLC, a $9.9 billion business with operating profits of $884 million. The purchase consideration was $14.4 billion. Although the deal was billed as a merger, Ireland-based Tyco effectively acquired U.S.-based Johnson Controls in a tax inversion deal that saved $150 million a year in taxes. Operating synergies were estimated at $500 million over three years. ...Starting at €8.20
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The Sri Lankan Health Crisis and the Middle Man
Stephen GraingerCase IVEY-9B16M117-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2015, many people in southwest Sri Lanka were experiencing severe health problems as a result of poor water sanitation, decaying pumps and pipes, and the resultant unsanitary water. With Sri Lanka’s dubious credit record and extremely poor economy, the country's government was unsure of how to raise the US$70 million that was required to build new sanitation plants and replace many aging pipes throughout the region. Would it have to accept the...Starting at €8.20
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John Keells Hotels in Sri Lanka: Building Brand Architecture
Sulakshana "Lulu" Raghavan; Ruchi GunewardeneCase IVEY-9B19A028-EMarketing, StrategyIn the summer of 2012, the president of the leisure sector of John Keells Hotels needed to discuss marketing strategies with his senior management team. The company was a well-known brand that operated Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts and Chaaya Hotels and Resorts in Sri Lanka and Maldives. Each of the two hotel brands catered to a different set of customers and offered different value propositions. After the terrorist conflict that had plagued Sri La...Starting at €8.20
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Tea Leaf Trust: Providing More Than Education
Sheri LambertCase IVEY-W31149-EMarketing, StrategyTea Leaf Trust (TLT), a non-profit vocational training centre, worked to develop young students into emotionally resilient change agents within their Sri Lankan communities. TLT was proud that it equipped its students with the tools necessary to transform their surroundings in positive ways by dealing with the social issues they faced. Now, fourteen years since the company’s founding, Yadharshi Selvaraj, TLT’s co-lead, was assessing the advantage...Starting at €8.20
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Sri Lanka’s Macroeconomic Crises: The Tale of Twin Deficits
Preeta George; Monika GuptaCase IVEY-W31827-EEconomicsIn May 2022, Sri Lanka faced its worst economic crisis since its 1948 independence from Britain. The crisis led to skyrocketing prices, double-digit inflation, a more than 100 per cent increase in fuel prices, multi-hour power cuts, depleting foreign exchange reserves, an acute shortage of food and medicines, a dramatic collapse in incomes, mounting government deficits, devastating government policies, record debt defaults, and a downgraded curre...Starting at €8.20