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IN-fusion, Inc.
Chaplinsky, SusanCase DARDEN-F-1584-EFinanceThis case is designed as an introductory exercise to familiarize students with several methods used to value early-stage companies. The value of a young biotech company is compared under the venture capital (VC), discounted cash flow (DCF), and real option methods of valuation. Students are asked to value the firm under the VC and DCF methods and then compare those values to the value obtained under the real option method. It is suggested that th...Starting at €8.20
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Early-Stage Term Sheets
Chaplinsky, SusanTechnical Note DARDEN-F-1730-EFinanceThis note was written as an updated version of "The Early-Stage Term Sheet" (UVA-F-1444) and may be used in its place.In seeking funding for an early-stage company, the entrepreneur and investor will confront choices about the amount, terms, and conditions of the financing. These terms are usually set forth in a term sheet that contains a host of provisions designed to protect the value of an investor’s capital. These terms define the investor’s ...Starting at €8.20
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Elephant Bar Restaurant: Mezzanine Financing
Chaplinsky, Susan; Anderson, KristinaCase DARDEN-F-1542-EFinanceIn November 2003, John Fruehwirth, a principal at Allied Capital, was considering a $20 million mezzanine investment in growth capital for Elephant Bar, a California restaurant chain. Elephant Bar had had some initial success in California but now Allied’s investment committee had to wrestle with the question of whether the restaurant concept was strong enough to travel and become a national brand or whether it was mainly a “California Concept.” ...Starting at €8.20
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Charles Schwab Corp. in 2017 - Teaching note
Siegel, R; Makinen, JTeaching Note SGSB-SM282TN-EStrategyBy almost any measure, Charles Schwab Corp. appeared to be killing it in 2017. The wealth management, banking, custody and brokerage firm’s stock was trading near its all-time high. It was posting unprecedented levels of new client accounts, net new client assets, revenues and profits and had a record $3.12 trillion in client assets under management. Schwab was taking customers and assets from old-line wire houses like Morgan Stanley, while fendi...Starting at €0.00
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Charles Schwab Corp. in 2017
Siegel, R; Makinen, JCase SGSB-SM282-EStrategyBy almost any measure, Charles Schwab Corp. appeared to be killing it in 2017. The wealth management, banking, custody and brokerage firm’s stock was trading near its all-time high. It was posting unprecedented levels of new client accounts, net new client assets, revenues and profits and had a record $3.12 trillion in client assets under management. Schwab was taking customers and assets from old-line wire houses like Morgan Stanley, while fendi...Starting at €8.20
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Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund: Push and Pull Over GP/LP Compensation
Chaplinsky, Susan; Loutskina, Elena; Walsh, RobCase DARDEN-F-1628-EFinanceThe case is designed to explore the structure and rationale behind the standard compensation arrangements in the private equity (PE) industry. It effectively introduces students to commonly used terms of limited partnership agreements (LPAs), such as fees, carried interest, and preferred terms or hurdle rates. The backdrop for the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (OPERF) case is the changed market conditions following the 2007 financial cr...Starting at €8.20
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Susser Petroleum Partners, LP: IPO of a Master Limited Partnership
Chaplinsky, Susan; Simkins, Betty J.; Butler, John C.; Titman, SheridanCase DARDEN-F-2006-EFinanceThis case explores Susser Holdings Corporation (SHC), a Texas-based company with two businesses: operating large-footprint convenience stores that sold fuel, food, and other merchandise; and fuel distribution—both to its own stores and to such companies as Conoco, Chevron, Citgo, Exxon, Mobil, Phillips 66, Texaco, and Valero. In 2012, Sam Susser, SHC’s president and CEO, was under pressure to create value for SHC’s shareholders and an exit for We...Starting at €8.20
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Micron Technology, Inc.: Riding the Wave-Refinancing Convertible Notes
Chaplinsky, Susan; Nguyen, NhatCase DARDEN-F-1719-EFinanceIn 2013, Micron Technology (Micron), a leading provider of advanced memory solutions, was finally having a good year after several difficult years. In July, its share price rose above $14, an increase of more than 100% since the beginning of the year. In light of the recently improved performance, Ronald C. Foster, vice president of finance and CFO, was reevaluating the firm’s financing policies. Micron had historically made heavy use of converti...Starting at €8.20
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Invitrogen/Life Technologies (B)
Burgelman, R; Siegel, R; Lee, RCase SGSB-SM209B-EStrategyOn June 12, 2008, Invitrogen and Applied Biosystems announced plans to merge. The combined company was to be renamed Life Technologies (NASDAQ: LIFE). Invitrogen offered to acquire Applied Biosystems for $6.7 billion in cash and stock. AB shareholders would receive $38 per share in cash and stock, representing a 17 percent premium over the share’s closing price on Wednesday, June 11, 2008.Starting at €5.74
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SuDa Electric Vehicle Company: Private Equity Investment in China
Chaplinsky, Susan; Hoang, LinhCase DARDEN-F-1766-EFinanceIn March 2013, the Shipston Group, the family office of billionaire industrialist Michael D. Dingman, was considering a private equity investment in the SuDa Electric Vehicle Company (SuDa), a rapidly growing maker of electric bicycles (e-bikes) in the People's Republic of China (PRC). This field-based case explores the differences between investments that are funded through a family office compared to a more traditional committed fund. Shipston ...Starting at €8.20