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Goldman Sachs Goes to Rikers Island
Loutskina, Elena; Frank, Mary Margaret; Yemen, Gerry; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-F-1807-EFinanceYi Hua, the leader of an impact-investing initiative at Goldman Sachs, was examining a new financial arrangement in a proposed public-private partnership called the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond (SIB). The proposed SIB was the result of a partnership between Goldman Sachs, the New York City (NYC) Department of Correction, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and three nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)-MDRC, Osborne Association (Osborne), and the Vera ...Starting at €8.20
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Rio de Janeiro Galeao International Airport Concession
Lee, Henry; Deep, Akash; De Neve, PinarCase HBS-KS1230-EEconomicsIn 2013, Rio de Janeiro's main international airport, Gale o, was set to be privatized through a 25-year term concession. The Brazilian government set a minimum bid value of $4.8 billion for the airport. Five consortia submitted bids, surpassing the minimum bid value by at least 36 percent. The winning consortium of Singapore's Changi Airport and the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht surprised everyone by offering to pay R$19 billion, alm...Starting at €8.20
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Buchanan Renewables: Bringing Power to Liberia
Lee, Henry; Deep, Akash; Heimur, TamaraCase HBS-HKS888-EEconomicsThe case - Buchanan Renewables: Bringing Power to Liberia - focuses on a proposal to build two 17 megawatt facilities to provide power to Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. The country has just come out of a bitter civil war in which almost all of its power system was destroyed. The case can be taught as an energy case - comparing the alternative supply options or as an infrastructure case - looking at the question - should Liberia pursue a projec...Starting at €8.20
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Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
Loutskina, Elena; Shapovalov, GeorgeCase DARDEN-F-1607-EFinanceRecommended for MBAs, this case is one of a pair of cases used in a merger negotiation exercise. It is designed to be used with "Mars, Incorporated" (UVA-F-1612), but it can also be used on its own. Half of the class prepares only the Wrigley case and the other half uses the Mars case. Wrigley and Mars are in the process of negotiating a merger agreement. Macroeconomic assumptions—particularly forecasting future sugar prices in an uncertain envi...Starting at €8.20
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Mars, Incorporated
Loutskina, Elena; Shapovalov, GeorgeCase DARDEN-F-1612-EFinanceRecommended for MBAs, this case is one of a pair of cases used in a merger negotiation exercise. It is designed to be used with "Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company" (UVA-F-1607), but it can also be used on its own. Half of the class prepares only the Wrigley case and the other half uses the Mars case. Wrigley and Mars are in the process of negotiating a merger agreement. Macroeconomic assumptions—particularly forecasting future sugar prices in an uncertain...Starting at €8.20
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Pricing Carbon: The Birth of British Columbia's Carbon Tax
Datla, Anjani; Lee, HenryCase HBS-KS1170-EEconomicsIn 2008, British Columbia became one of the few jurisdictions in the world to successfully implement a comprehensive carbon tax. The architect of the tax, Premier Gordon Campbell, championed the broad-based carbon tax that applied to nearly all fossil fuels and made it "revenue neutral." Every dollar raised from the tax would be returned to BC residents and businesses in the form of personal income and corporate tax cuts. Campbell was an unlikel...Starting at €8.20
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Pricing Carbon: The Birth of British Columbia's Carbon Tax (Sequel)
Lee, Henry; Datla, AnjaniCase HBS-KS1171-EEconomicsThis sequel accompanies case KS1170. In 2008, British Columbia became one of the few jurisdictions in the world to successfully implement a comprehensive carbon tax. The architect of the tax, Premier Gordon Campbell, championed the broad-based carbon tax that applied to nearly all fossil fuels and made it "revenue neutral." Every dollar raised from the tax would be returned to BC residents and businesses in the form of personal income and corpora...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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Gainesville Regional Utilities' Feed-in Tariff Epilogue
Lee, Henry; Stokes, LeahCase HBS-HKS704-EService and Operations ManagementInspired by the experiences in Germany and Spain, Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) developed a pilot feed-in tariff to stimulate investment into solar photovoltaic systems. This case explores the factors behind the decision to promulgate a feed-in tariff, and the factors that affected the design of the tariff and its rate. Once implemented, GRU found that its design created several perverse incentives that led to some unexpected results. The ...Starting at €8.20
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New Delhi Water and Power
Singh, Avjeet; Lee, HenryCase HBS-HKS103-EFinanceThe New Delhi Water and Power case compares the efforts by the government of the capital territory of New Delhi to privatize its electric distribution company and reform its municipal water company. The case introduces students to problems surrounding the delivery of water and power infrastructure services common in developing countries and the challenges that governments face when they attempt to reform these two sectors. The case can be taught ...Starting at €8.20