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De-SPACing: Tattooed Chef Inc. - Teaching note
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Sesia, AldoTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1996TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1996Starting at €0.00
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Squeezed: Citron Capital Shorts GameStop
Evans, Richard B.; Sesia, AldoCase DARDEN-F-1983FinanceThe case examines the short selling of GameStop by hedge fund Citron Capital. The valuation case for short selling GameStop is explored, along with the actual market mechanics of short selling a stock (i.e., rebate rates, securities lending collateral, and loan recalls). In addition to the costs, additional risks of short selling, including the potential for a short squeeze, are introduced.Starting at €8.20
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Alpha Architect: Is Momentum Losing Steam?
Evans, Richard B.; Sesia, AldoCase DARDEN-F-1977FinanceThe case explores the momentum investment strategy of AlphaArchitect, a boutique asset management firm. The protagonist, Wes Grey the CEO of AlphaArchitect, is preparing a potential client presentation for Lochen Capital, a multi-family office. Lochen has traditionally focused on value-investing and as a result the presentation needs to compare and contrast the two styles. The case introduces students to the simplest of quantitative investing ...Starting at €8.20
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The Sudden Implosion of Silicon Valley Bank
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Sesia, AldoCase DARDEN-F-2061FinanceOn March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) went into receivership. At the time, it was the second-largest US bank failure in history. What happened? The case briefly describes the story of SVB, from its origin in the early 1980s to March 2023, and focuses on the events surrounding its demise. The case discusses in detail the issues that led to SVB’s bankruptcy, in particular interest-rate risk, asset-liability management (ALM), inadequate stres...Starting at €8.20
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De-SPACing: Tattooed Chef Inc.
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Sesia, AldoCase DARDEN-F-1996-EFinanceIn late October 2020, hedge fund analyst Maya Botti was evaluating the decision to vote for the proposed merger of Forum Merger IIa special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), with Ittella International, a plant-based food company; if the SPAC shareholderStarting at €8.20
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Goldman Sachs: Stay with Fair Value Accounting (A)
Hawkins, David F.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-113015-EAccounting and ControlStarting at €8.20
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Goldman Sachs: Stay with Fair Value Accounting (B)
Hawkins, David F.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-113043-EAccounting and ControlSupplement for case 113015.Starting at €5.74
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Virtual Revenue Recognition
Hawkins, David F.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-115011-EAccounting and ControlStarting at €8.20
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Christie's: The Art of Lending
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Sesia, AldoCase DARDEN-F-2065-EFinanceThe partially fictionalized, field-based case focuses on the emergence of art finance, which provides liquidity to art collectors by structuring loans using pieces of art as collateral. Sayuri Ganepola, global managing director of art finance at Christie�s, has to decide whether to lend against a portfolio of art, and if so, what risks such a loan might entail, given her overall portfolio of art loans. Ganepola provides a view of art lending from...Starting at €8.20
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Repositioning Axon Enterprise (A)
McBrady, Matthew; Sesia, AldoCase DARDEN-F-2003-EFinanceIn November 2017, Axon Enterprise, Inc. (Axon), was amid transforming from a simple manufacturing company focused almost exclusively on its market leading TASER-brand conducted energy weapons (CEWs) for law enforcement into a multiline, technology-driven provider of low margin body-worn cameras (BWCs) and unproven cloud-based enterprise software and connected devices. The company’s stock had languished for years, and the market did not seem to un...Starting at €8.20