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The Delhi Land and Finance IPO: To Be or Not to Be
Nandita Yadav; Pratap Chandra BiswalCase IVEY-9B12N023-EAccounting and Control, Finance, StrategyDLF was the largest real estate player in India, possessing a strong home market in Delhi and Gurgaon (the National Capital Region, NCR). The Indian real estate market was growing rapidly, and DLF wanted to convert this growth opportunity into a country-wide presence by building significant land reserves. With huge debt on its balance sheet, the company decided to raise finance through equity. The stock markets were on a rise, and the timing was ...Starting at €8.20
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The First 10 Questions for Would-be Searchers
Nieboer, Ian; Carenzo, Mathieu; Davila, AntonioTechnical Note EN-15-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceThis note answers ten of the most common questions asked by people who are relatively new to the search fund model, or have never heard of a search fund before. The content of this note is based on the experience of search funds from around the world, and will help prospective entrepreneurs become familiar with the search fund model and the important questions that should be answered before considering the model more seriously. At the end of each...Starting at €8.20
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Could Crowdfunding Be Right for Your Business?
Eufinger, ChristianArticle ART-3201-EFinance, Information TechnologiesCrowdfunding is among the fastest growing segments in the financial industry. This article, based on research and teaching at IESE in this emerging area, outlines the various options currently on the market. Although these funding alternatives are by no means perfect, they have several strengths that traditional banks would do well to bear in mind: nimble, personalized, efficient, accountable, transparent, character-based as opposed to purely col...Starting at €8.20
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Abengoa, S.A. Should capital be increased in mid-2015 (Portuguese version, Portugal)
Suárez, José LuisCase F-925-PPAccounting and Control, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, FinanceIn mid-2015, Abengoa, S.A. was highly indebted, in the opinion of both management and external analysts. A plan was launched to limit new investments and sett assets that were not performing. The level of debt was the result of a change in strategy with regards to the previous decade, from being an engineering services company to investing in infrastructure projects. Abengoa continued to do engineering, but mostly, at the time of writing, for the...Starting at €8.20
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Bill Ackman's Big Short of Herbalife - Teaching Note
Vandebroek, Tom; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Simon, JanTeaching Note SMT-98-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, StrategyThe teaching note provides an analysis of the case "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Bill Ackman's Big Short of Herbalife" as well as suggestions on how to lead the class discussion. The note also provides references for additional video material for instructors to use.Starting at €0.00
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Bill Ackman's Big Short of Herbalife
Vandebroek, Tom; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Simon, JanCase SM-1611-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, StrategyThis case describes how hedge fund activist Bill Ackman took a $1 billion short position on the shares of the nutrition company Herbalife. Ackman is convinced that Herbalife's business model is essentially a pyramid scheme, rendering it unsustainable as well as illegal. The case describes his arguments and the evidence he builds on. Other hedge fund titans soon took the opposite position on Herbalife, possibly because they fundamentally disagree ...Starting at €8.20
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Should Dariu Foundation's Microfinance Program be Self-Sustainable : Thomas Trueb and the Tan Phu Project in Vietnam
Mitchell, Jordan; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-809-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, FinanceIn mid-2005, Thomas Trueb, head of Pacific Media for Ringier AG (a Swiss media conglomerate based in Zürich) and co-founder of Dariu Foundation, a non-government organization (NGO), needs to decide whether his foundation's microfinance programme in Vietnam should be self-sustainable. He is faced with a choice of either adjusting the programs current plans which specify loan sizes, interest rates and the number of loan officers per member to make ...Starting at €8.20
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Ask the Right Questions and Build Rapport during Due Diligence
Krylova, Elena; Liechtenstein, HeinrichTechnical Note FN-632-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceThis technical note is written to give students competing in the VCIC a guideline on how to approach due diligence sessions with entrepreneurs. The technical note focuses on hands-on experience from professional venture capitalists concerning important questions to be answered and deal breakers one should be aware of.Starting at €8.20
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Agrawal Kitchenware Distributors: A Miscellany of Inventory Problems
Samriddhi Dhasmana, Sandeep GoelCase IVEY-W26014-EAccounting and Control, FinanceA recent master of business administration degree graduate, had discovered a problem with inventory management in her family’s business. Agrawal Kitchenware Distributors (Agrawal), a wholesaler and distributor of kitchenware items, appeared to be well-off according to its financials, but when she had toured the company’s warehouse, she discovered several problems with the inventory, and there was no management system that could identify, track, o...Starting at €8.20
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Yates Control Systems: Will the Bank Make the Loan
David HouseCase IVEY-9B18N008-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceIn early April 2017, the newly-appointed business account manager at the Confederation Bank of Canada's branch in London, Ontario, was reviewing a long-term loan request for CA$1,500,000. The president of Yates Control Systems (YCS), an engineering company focused on providing automation solutions for manufacturing companies, had requested the loan to fund the purchase of a new facility for her company as part of a strategic expansion plan. YCS’s...Starting at €8.20