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Latam Airlines and COVID-19: Seeking Bankruptcy Protection in the United States
Alfaro, Laura; Larrain, Mauricio; Vilches, Carlos; Jeong, SarahCase HBS-321027-EEconomicsOn May 26, 2020, Latam Airlines became the largest airline in the world to be driven to bankruptcy by COVID-19. With a complex debt structure and international investor composition, the company decided to file for bankruptcy protection in the United States, which offered a more flexible reorganization procedure than the local bankruptcy process. After the filing announcement, the company reached an all-time-low stock market valuation. Some expert...Starting at €8.20
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Empresas La Polar, S.A. (A)
Edward Waltzer; Matko KoljaticCase IVEY-9B16C032-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyOn June 9, 2011, Empresas La Polar S.A., a Chilean retailer, informed the Chile’s securities commission that it had detected irregularities in its accounting for credit card receivables. A fraudulent credit card scheme masterminded by key executives and missed by directors and auditors was going to result in an estimated write-off in excess of US$300 million. On June 17th, the company advised the commission that the write-off would, in fact, be d...Starting at €8.20
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Carbon Zen: Crossroads for a tech start-up (B)
Pacheco, Desiree; Neckebrouck, Jeroen; Eduard Prujà; Isaac Sastre BoquetCase E-246-EEntrepreneurshipIt was March 2023, and Carbon Zen (COz), the startup Lara Román co-founded a year ago, was entering a new stage of growth. The pilot of their AI product at the car manufacturing plant was giving encouraging first results, and they were receiving inquiries from other potential industrial customers. On top of that, they had just closed their first round of financing of $1 million with Cima Capital, and the new Board was already in place. One of the...Starting at €5.74
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The Future of Start-Up Chile
Choudhury, Prithwiraj; Costas, Ruth; Levindo, PedroCase HBS-622080-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2021, public accelerator program Start-Up Chile, which ten years earlier had created a global buzz, might be losing its competitive edge to similar programs or one-year visas for digital nomads offered by other countries. The case follows SUP's CEO, Angeles Romo, as she considers how Chile could remain appealing to world-class entrepreneurs in a post-pandemic world and how to ensure SUP's impact on Chile's economy.Starting at €8.20
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Uber and Cornershop: An Acquisition in the Multi-sided Platform Space
Jorge TarzijanCase IVEY-9B21M036-EStrategyIn mid-2020, Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) acquired Latin American-based mobile application Cornershop, which delivered online grocery purchases to the consumer’s home. The operation involved technology firms based on multisided platforms. Uber, which focused on the intermediation of passenger transport, had expanded to businesses such Uber Eats for the delivery of restaurant meals, while Cornershop’s focus was the purchase and delivery of super...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Services at Falabella (A)
Foley, C. Fritz; Hurtado, Agustin M.Case HBS-217016-EFinanceIn 2010, the board and senior management team of Falabella, a leading retailer with operations throughout Latin America, faced choices about what to do with its financial services division. More than 4.5 million customers had CMR credit cards that could be used in Falabella stores, and Banco Falabella competed with other banks by offering personal banking services. The case covers many of the key questions the leaders of the firm faced, including...Starting at €8.20
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Residencial Los Andes, Teaching Plan
Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Strope, LisaTeaching Note HBS-215056-EFinanceIn 2011, Mauricio Levitin and Josef Preschel, Managing Directors of Peninsula Investments Group (Peninsula) are deciding weather or not to recapitalize an equity investment in Residencial Los Andes, a residential development project in Santiago, Chile, or exit and take a substantial loss. The project has not meet its sales goals and the bank is pressuring the investors to liquidate the construction loan. Early on, Peninsula had identified Chile a...Starting at €0.00
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Codelco Copper Mines
Upton, David M.; Staats, Bradley R.; Fuller, Virginia A.Case HBS-608053-EInformation TechnologiesCodelco was a Chilean copper-mining company, widely considered to be one of the most professionally managed firms in South America in spite of the fact that it was 100% government-owned. A $10.5 billion company in 2005, Codelco faced the challenge of incorporating information technology into its production processes, which had historically been very manual in nature. CEO Juan Villarzu's initial turnaround attempts introduced a customer-centric co...Starting at €8.20
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Forward Integration or Horizontal Expansion? (Spanish version)
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Tarzijan, Jorge; Mitchell, JordanCase HBS-706S35StrategyCelulosa Arauco is a major Chilean producer of market pulp and wood products. Owning over 1.2 million hectares of forest in Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay, the company's key advantage is the ideal growing conditions in which the company's forests are located. As of early 2004, Arauco is the third largest producer of market pulp (pulp sold on the open market) and is considering increasing its capacity, tying it with Brazilian competitor Aracruz as ...Starting at €8.20
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Patagonia Sur: For-Profit Land Conservation in Chile
Segel, Arthur I; Ibanez, Nicolas; Verjee, JayCase HBS-211103-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Warren Adams founded Patagonia Sur in 2007 as one of the world's first for-profit land conservation businesses. His goal was to purchase over 100,000 acres of land in southern Chile and to run a variety of sustainable businesses to generate annual returns for investors. Patagonia Sur planned to derive various streams of revenue from the land-including eco-tourism, sustainabl...Starting at €8.20