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Investcorp and the Moneybookers Bid
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Lietz, Nori GerardoCase HBS-811013-EEntrepreneurshipIn January 2007, Hazem Ben-Gacem, managing director and co-head of Investcorp Technology Partners (ITP), needs to decide what to bid at an auction for Moneybookers Limited, one of the top three e-payment solution providers in Europe. However, approximately 70% of Moneybookers revenues were related to transactions from online gaming sites (down from 100% in 2002). Although the thesis was that e-commerce transactions would soon make up a much large...Starting at €8.20
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Simon Storage
Lietz, Nori GerardoCase HBS-212064-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color.Starting at €8.20
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Monmouth, Inc. (Brief Case)
Piper, Thomas R.; Abelli, HeideCase HBS-4226-EFinanceThe management of Monmouth Inc. is considering whether to acquire the Robertson Tool Company and the value and form that the acquisition should take. Value can be assessed using a variety of approaches including a DCF with WACC analysis, impact on EPS and market multiples. The case also requires the student to consider how the offer should be designed and implemented. Subjects Include: Acquisition, DCF Analysis, Market Multiples Analysis, Revenu...Starting at €8.20
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The Tax Man: Taxes in Private Equity Real Estate
Lietz, Nori Gerardo; Becker, Timothy J.; Andrade, Ricardo; McCree, Sayiddah FatimaCase HBS-218077-EFinanceIn January 2018, Caelan Langan, an associate at KSW Partners LLC ("KSW"), was asked by Katherine Scott, the partner for whom he worked, to recommend a proposed structure to acquire a prominent office building in San Francisco for their most recent fund. Caelan was asked to review potential acquisition structures that would minimize the impact of taxes on their investors' returns. The assignment was complicated as KSW had different categories of i...Starting at €8.20
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ProTech, Inc. (Spanish Version)
Piper, Thomas R.; Ehrlich, Susan P.Case HBS-208S21FinanceUna empresa está considerando la eliminación de una línea de productos. Como parte de esa consideración, debe desarrollar posibles estrategias para el cierre de la división, e identificar las implicaciones económicas y no económicas de la estrategia. La situación se complica por la necesidad de la empresa para una infusión de capital propio.Starting at €8.20
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The U-Turns of National Truck Stops
Lietz, Nori Gerardo; Schultz, Alexander W.Case HBS-217062-EFinanceRaj Makam had spent months trying to restructure a 2006 investment he had made in National Truck Stops, Inc. ("NTS") as a senior member of Oaktree Capital Management's ("Oaktree") Mezzanine finance business within their Corporate Debt platform. It was the first time they had truly considered forcing a company into involuntary bankruptcy, which he clearly would prefer to avoid lest they risk losing their entire investment. As the company's financi...Starting at €8.20
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The Perfect Storm: What Happens When the Market Moves Four Standard Deviations
Lietz, Nori GerardoCase HBS-213077-EFinanceAdam Carter was the portfolio manager for Tate Modern Finance III, L.P. ("Tate" or the "Fund"), the third in a series of U.S. commercial real estate debt funds sponsored by the London-based Tate Partners. The Fund was capitalized with $700 million of equity commitments, including a $50 million Sponsor commitment. The Fund's objective was to acquire income-producing commercial real estate mortgages at conservative attachment points in the capital ...Starting at €8.20
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Dressen (Abridged) (A)
Piper, Thomas R.Case HBS-207125-EFinanceJohn Lynch, CEO of the Dressen Division of Westinghouse, was elated by the proposed leveraged buyout by the private equity firm, Warburg Pincus Ventures. The buyout would rid the division of a 'bad' parent and place the division's destiny in its own hands. A recently instituted restructuring plan seemed likely to improve profitability, but the turnaround was in its infancy. Would sources of finance support a financing plan that relied heavily on ...Starting at €8.20
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Project Sun Devil and Project Paris
Lietz, Nori GerardoCase HBS-213078-EFinanceTony Lee is preparing to present a project to the invesment committee of Howard Street Capital. He will be recommending an investment in Project Sun Devil, a high-quality 225-unit student housing rental property near Tempe, Arizona. Tony Lee will compete for capital against the other project on the investment committee's agenda, Project Paris. Project Paris, a very different type of real estate transaction, is a hybrid mezzanine investment in the...Starting at €8.20
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Assessing a Company's Future Financial Health
Piper, Thomas R.Case HBS-911412-EFinanceThe case provides students with (1) an understanding of the essence of long-term financial health; (2) familiarity with the calculation and meaning of various financial ratios; and (3) an understanding of the influence of a company's operating and competitive characteristics on its investment in various type assets, on the profitability of these investments, and on the financial structure of its balance sheet. The case also allows a discussion of...Starting at €8.20