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Chestnut Foods (B)
Schill, Michael J.; Briceno, Frank; Stevenson, DonaldCase DARDEN-F-1974-EFinanceAfter a period of poor stock-market performance, conglomerate Chestnut Foods (Chestnut) faces the acquisition of its stock by an activist investor. The new investor demands the sale of Chestnut’s high-growth division, which contrasts with the CFO’s turnaround plan to expand this same division. To disentangle the way forward for Chestnut, students are invited to grapple with the risk-adjusted performance of each division and the estimation of divi...Starting at €5.74
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Chestnut Foods (A)
Schill, Michael J.; Stevenson, DonaldCase DARDEN-F-1736-EFinanceAfter a period of poor stock-market performance, conglomerate Chestnut Foods (Chestnut) faces the acquisition of its stock by an activist investor. The new investor demands the sale of Chestnut’s high-growth division, which contrasts with the CFO’s turnaround plan to expand this same division. To disentangle the way forward for Chestnut, students are invited to grapple with the risk-adjusted performance of each division and the estimation of divi...Starting at €8.20
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For-Profit Higher Education: University of Phoenix, Teaching Note
Yu, Gwen; Noe, Christopher F.; Weber, JosephTeaching Note HBS-114032-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for 114024.Starting at €0.00
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For-Profit Higher Education: University of Phoenix
Yu, Gwen; Noe, Christopher F.; Weber, Joseph; McLellan, JudyCase HBS-114024-EAccounting and ControlStarting at €8.20
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La educación superior con fines lucrativos: University of Phoenix
Yu, Gwen; Noe, Christopher F.; Weber, Joseph; McLellan, JudyCase HBS-116S05Accounting and ControlStarting at €8.20
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Staples LBO: Meet You on the Mezzanine
Loutskina, Elena; Meredith, Jon; Stevenson, DonaldCase DARDEN-F-1721-EFinanceIn this case, two friends, a managing director with an investment banking group and a partner at Cavalier Capital LLC have submitted a bit for a leveraged buyout (LBO) of retail giant Staples Inc. Staples seemed like an ideal LBO candidate: it was a large, stable company; it was a market leader with highly predictable cash flows; and, most important, its shareholders were unhappy. Markets also looked friendly for a new wave of LBOs: valuations we...Starting at €8.20
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Microsoft's aQuantive Acquisition
Yu, Gwen; Noe, Christopher F.; Weber, Joseph; Samuelson, ThomasCase HBS-115039-EAccounting and ControlThis case introduces students to the topic of mergers and acquisitions. At the time that Microsoft purchased aQuantive there was a mixed reaction by analysts and investors on whether this transaction would increase shareholder value. Ultimately the transaStarting at €8.20