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PG&E and the First Climate Change Bankruptcy
Gilson, Stuart C.; Abbott, Sarah L.Case HBS-221057-EFinanceIn early 2020, the California-based utility PG&E filed a second amended plan of reorganization. PG&E had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the face of more than $30 billion of legal claims brought against it for its alleged role in causing California wildfires. The plan had the support of key creditors and shareholders and a court-appointed committee representing the wildfire victims. However, it faced strong opposition from California's governo...Starting at €8.20
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Thomas Cook Group on the Brink (A), (B), and (C), Teaching Note
Esty, Benjamin C.; Gilson, Stuart C.Teaching Note HBS-217028-EFinanceTeaching note for cases 215008, 215051 and 215052.Starting at €0.00
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E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company: El split-off de Conoco (A)
Gilson, Stuart C.; Fagan, Perry L.Case HBS-210S21FinanceDespués de tomar el 30% de su filial pública de petróleo y gas de Conoco en la mayor oferta pública inicial doméstica (OPI) en la historia de EE.UU., la gestión de E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. (DuPont) está considerando desprenderse de su participación restante en Conoco. Este objetivo se logrará a través de una transacción relativamente poco común llamada corporativa "escisión", bajo la cual se darán los accionistas de DuPont la opción de in...Starting at €8.20
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Thomas Cook Group on the Brink (A)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Gilson, Stuart C.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-215008-EFinanceHarriett Green, the newly appointed CEO of Thomas Cook Group, faces a daunting set of business and financial challenges at the 171-year old UK travel services company. The company has lost almost 600 million in the last three-quarters; has seen its stock price fall from 230 pence to a low of 8.8p in the past two years; and had seen its bonds trade down to as little as 40% of face value. In just a few weeks the company's license to operate is to...Starting at €8.20
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Note on the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA)
Gilson, Stuart C.Case HBS-209133-EFinanceIn 2005 new legislation was passed by the U.S. Congress, and signed into law by the President, that introduced a number of major amendments to U.S. bankruptcy law, affecting both business and consumer bankruptcies. This legislation, called the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA), became effective on October 17, 2005. This note summarizes key provisions of the new law that affect business bankruptcy reorganization unde...Starting at €8.20
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Technical Note (Spanish version)
Gilson, Stuart C.Case HBS-204S14FinanceThis case provides a technical overview of different valuation techniques for use in valuing companies in corporate restructuring. Techniques covered include adjusted present value, WACC, capital cash flow, and discounted cash flow valuation. Specific numerical examples are provided.Starting at €8.20
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FAG Kugelfischer - Una reestructuración alemana
Gilson, Stuart C.Case HBS-210S11FinanceUn gran fabricante alemán de rodamientos de bolas y maquinaria de precisión experimenta dificultad financiera severa provocada por las malas prácticas de gestión, una adquisición mal concebida de una antigua fábrica de rodamientos de bolas de Alemania del Este, y una recesión de la industria. La empresa contrata a un gerente de respuesta profesional alemán que en recuperaciones anteriores de las empresas alemanas ha participado en "estilo" prácti...Starting at €8.20
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Adelphia Communications Corp.'s Bankruptcy, Teaching Note
Gilson, Stuart C.; Villalonga, BelenTeaching Note HBS-209020-EFinanceTeaching Note for [208071].Starting at €0.00
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School Specialty, Inc.
Gilson, Stuart C.; Mugford, KristinCase HBS-214084-EFinanceSet in 2013, School Specialty was a financially troubled supplier of educational products to primary and secondary schools in the United States. The company planned to file Chapter 11 in order to address its excessive debt load, but needed to arrange debtor-in-possession financing to provide liquidity while in bankruptcy. The company has received a financing proposal from its existing term loan lender that includes some aggressive and unusual fea...Starting at €8.20
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Adelphia Communications Corp.'s Bankruptcy
Gilson, Stuart C.; Villalonga, BelenCase HBS-208071-EFinanceIn 2002, a massive accounting fraud and corporate looting scandal involving the founding Rigas family made Adelphia the 11th largest bankruptcy case in history, and the third--after WorldCom and Enron--among those triggered by fraud. Set in 2005, when AdeStarting at €8.20