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Agricultural Revolution without a Land Revolution: the Megafarms of CP Group
Kirby, William C.; Hua Dai, NancyCase HBS-316150-EThis case describes the megafarm model launched by the CP group as part of their efforts to ensure the safety and quality of their supply chain of agricultural products (particularly, eggs) in China while also promoting the welfare of Chinese farmers. This model was developed in close partnership with the local government, and received financing support from a local bank. The case asks students to discuss the potential for scaling this model acro...Starting at €8.20
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Yili Group: Building a Global Dairy Company
Kirby, William C.; Hua Dai, NancyCase HBS-317003-EStrategyFrom its humble beginnings as a local Chinese dairy company, the Inner Mongolia Yili Group has become one of the largest dairy companies in the world. To achieve this Yili has aggressively expanded its footprint overseas including building the world's largest integrated dairy production base in New Zealand and forming R&D partnerships in Europe and North America. As the company continues its growth in the context of a slowing Chinese economy, how...Starting at €8.20
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Petrolera Zuata, Petrozuata C.A. (Spanish version)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Millett, Mathew MateoCase HBS-104S12FinancePetrozuata is a proposed $2.5 billion oil-field development project in Venezuela. The case is set in 1997 as the project sponsors, Conoco and PDVSA (Venezuela's national oil company), are planning to meet with various development agencies and rating agencies regarding the proposed financial structure. The sponsors hope to raise a portion of the $1.5 billion debt in the capital markets, which will require an investment-grade rating. The key questi...Starting at €8.20
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Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corp. (B) (Spanish version)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Millett, Mathew MateoCase HBS-203S05FinanceEight days after CSX announced it was going to buy Consolidated Rail (Conrail) for $88.65 per share, Norfolk Southern made a hostile $100 per share bid for Conrail. Over the next several months, the potential acquirers upped their bids while exchanging criticism in the popular press, prompting analysts to call this one of the nastiest takeover battles of the 1990s. The case is set in January 1997, just before Conrail shareholders are scheduled to...Starting at €5.74
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Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corp. (A) (Spanish version)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Millett, Mathew MateoCase HBS-205S01FinanceOn October 15, 1996, Virginia-based CSX and Pennsylvania-based Consolidated Rail (Conrail), the first and third largest railroads in the eastern United States, announced their intent to merge in a friendly deal worth $8.3 billion. This deal was part of an industry-wide trend toward consolidation and promised to change the competitive dynamics of the Eastern rail market. Students, as shareholders, must decide whether to tender shares into the fron...Starting at €8.20
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International Investor: Islamic Finance and the Equate Project
Esty, Benjamin C.; Millett, Mathew MateoCase HBS-200012-EFinanceEquate Petrochemical Co. (Equate) is a joint venture between Union Carbide Corp. and Petrochemical Industries Co. (PIC) for the construction of a $2 billion petrochemical plant in Kuwait. The sponsors began construction in August 1994, using a bridge loan, and are in search of permanent, nonrecourse finance. As part of the permanent financing, the sponsors want to use a tranche of Islamic finance--funds that are invested in accordance with Islami...Starting at €8.20
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Whirlpool Corp.: Structuring the Deal to Acquire Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Company
Esty, Benjamin C.; Hua Dai, NancyCase HBS-216019-EFinanceIan Lee, Whirlpool's VP for North Asia, had been negotiating a possible acquisition with Jackie Jin, the chairman of a leading Chinese appliance manufacturer named Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Company (Hefei Sanyo), for almost six months when suddenly Hefei Sanyo's stock price jumped 25% in the first two weeks of May 2013. The sudden price increase not only increased the likely acquisition price for an ownership stake in Hefei Sanyo, but also m...Starting at €8.20
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Introduction to Islamic Finance
Esty, Benjamin C.; Qureshi, Fuaad A.; Millett, Mathew MateoCase HBS-200002-EFinanceProvides a basic introduction to the principles of Islamic finance. Examines the religious background and legal foundations of Islamic finance. Also discusses the development of Islamic financial institutions and the financial instruments they use. Concludes with a discussion of recent developments and future challenges for this growing segment of the global financial system.Starting at €8.20
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Yunnan Baiyao: Transforming a Chinese State-Owned Enterprise
Chu, Michael; Kirby, William C.; Hua Dai, Nancy; Wang, YuanzhuoCase HBS-318078-EEconomicsThis case tells the story of how Wang Minghui, Chairman of Yunnan Baiyao Group since 1999, transformed a single-product traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) state-owned enterprise (SOE) into a major diversified consumer health player in China's highly competitive fast-moving consumer goods market. The case also traces the development of the company from a private business to an state-owned enterprise (SOE) and then to a SOE under mixed state-privat...Starting at €8.20