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General Electric's Acquisition of Amersham PLC - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.; Frank, Mary Margaret; Simko, Paul J.; Martin, DavidTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1458TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1458Starting at €0.00
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JUST Capital - Teaching Note
Frank, Mary Margaret; Matos, PedroTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1844TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1844TNStarting at €0.00
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DC Water: Turning Sewers from Gray to Green - Teaching Note
Frank, Mary MargaretTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1854TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1854Starting at €0.00
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Goldman Sachs Goes to Rikers Island - Teaching Note
Frank, Mary Margaret; Loutskina, Elena; Yemen, GerryTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1807TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1807Starting at €0.00
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An Overview of Patent Quality: Assessment Valuation and Financial Reporting Implications
Bruner, Robert F.; Frank, Mary Margaret; Simko, Paul J.; Martin, DavidTechnical Note DARDEN-F-1539-EFinanceA significant fraction of corporate market values derive from intellectual property. It is vital for the practicing manager to appreciate the risks and uncertainties surrounding intellectual property. This note focuses specifically on patent positions, arguing that these deserve special scrutiny because of an emerging crisis within and among governments, corporations, and inventors. The objective of this note is to introduce the reader to patent ...Starting at €8.20
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Basic Deal Structures
Frank, Mary Margaret; Hoffarth, AlexanderTechnical Note DARDEN-F-1862-EFinanceThis technical notes discusses three basic deal structures used to acquire another corporation. Asset acquisitions, stock acquisitions, and mergers under state law are the three common legal forms discussed.Starting at €8.20
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A Community for Change: B Lab and Certified B Corps
Frank, Mary Margaret; Loutskina, Elena; Yemen, GerryTechnical Note DARDEN-F-1878-EFinanceFounded in 2006, the B Lab, a nonprofit organization, created the certified B Corporations (B Corps). B Corps are businesses that satisfy a set of standards and benchmarks defined by social and environmental impact. B Corps and their supply chains are assessed on their policies and procedures around governance, workers, community, environment, and disclosures to the public. Certification means the company is a "purpose-driven" business that creat...Starting at €8.20
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Próspera: Partnering for Economic Development in Honduras
Frank, Mary Margaret; Holtz, Paul; Kelly, Dorothy C.Case DARDEN-F-1980-EFinanceErick A. Brimen’s vision was on the verge of reality. As CEO of Próspera LLC, an economic development platform based in Washington, DC, he had devoted years to fostering efforts to bring economic development and stability to a small region in Honduras. He had worked with government officials, scholars of economics and law, and local residents to develop a zone for employment and economic development (in Spanish, zona de empleo y desarrollo económ...Starting at €8.20
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JUST Capital
Matos, Pedro; Frank, Mary Margaret; Fernstrom, AaronCase DARDEN-F-1844-EFinanceThe case examines the development and launch of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on JUST Capital's socially responsible corporate ranking methodologies. The case provides a market overview of Environment, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) and socially responsible investing (SRI), what has driven growth in those areas worldwide, and several best-practice investment approaches. Following the overview, the case describes the founding and dev...Starting at €8.20
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DC Water: Turning Sewers from Gray to Green
Frank, Mary Margaret; Ruchman, ZachCase DARDEN-F-1854-EFinanceMark Kim, CFO of DC Water, believed building green infrastructure in Washington, DC, was an innovative way to improve the performance of the city’s aging sewer system and save money. In considering the options to fund a pilot program, Kim was especially intrigued by a new financing structure: social impact bonds (SIBs). Partnering with Eric Letsinger of Quantified Ventures, they built on SIBs to develop an Environmental Impact Bond. This case dis...Starting at €8.20