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Zurich Financial Services (UKISA) India Programme - Teaching Note
Farmer M.; Mair, JohannaTeaching Note DGT-32-EStrategyNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of case DG-1447-E Zurich Financial Services (UKISA) India Programme.Starting at €0.00
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Zurich Financial Services (UKISA) India Programme: Creating value through corporate community involvement
Farmer M.; Mair, JohannaCase DG-1447-EStrategyThis case describes the evolution of a community affairs initiative called the India Programme, run by the Zurich Financial Services (UKISA) Community Trust. ZFS (UKISA) is UK-based and specialises in general insurance and life assurance. It is part of the Zurich Financial Services group of companies, headquartered in Switzerland, and was formed in 2000 after the completion of the merger between Zurich Insurance of Switzerland and the UK-based in...Starting at €8.20
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A Puma vs. Giants: The rise of David
Fruechtnicht M.; Mair, JohannaCase DG-1519-EStrategyAt the beginning of 2007 - for the first time in his 13 years at the helm of Puma - Jochen Zeitz was able to take a deep breath, reflect on the company's successful turnaround and, most importantly, contemplate the way ahead. After reinventing itself, creating a new market segment and demonstrating that the company could compete with its bigger brother Adidas, Puma was at a crossroads. It had become very profitable in the past decade and the stoc...Starting at €8.20
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Puma contra los gigantes: El ascenso de David
Fruechtnicht M.; Mair, JohannaCase DG-1519StrategyA principios de 2007, por primera vez en los 13 años que llevaba al mando de Puma, Jochen Zeitz decidió respirar hondo y reflexionar sobre el giro radical hacia el éxito que había dado la compañía y, lo que es más importante: contemplar el camino que tenía por delante. Después de reinventarse, crear un nuevo segmento de mercado y demostrar que la compañía podía competir con su hermana mayor, Adidas, Puma se hallaba en una encrucijada. En la últim...Starting at €8.20
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Convertible Notes: A Form of Early-Stage Financing
Chaplinsky, Susan; Becker, Joseph M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1925-EFinanceConvertible notes are often used to raise early-stage financing for start-up companies, frequently due to their advantages related to delayed valuation, greater speed, and lower cost of completion compared to venture capital financing. As a result, there has been a large increase in the number of early-stage companies raising capital through convertible notes over the past decade. Investors have made this form of financing more available, believi...Starting at €8.20
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RadNet, Inc.: Financing an Acquisition
Chaplinsky, Susan; Droznik, AlexCase DARDEN-F-1652-EFinanceThis case examines issues surrounding the choice of financing arrangements for the acquisition of Radiologix in July 2006. The case follows Mark Stolper, the CFO of RadNet, as he considers how to raise the $363 million in funds necessary to finance the acquisition. When completed, the combined firms will be the largest private diagnostic-imaging provider in the United States. When Stolper joined RadNet in 2003, he confronted a company with "too m...Starting at €8.20
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Investure, LLC: Investing in Alternative Assets
Chaplinsky, SusanCase DARDEN-F-1971-EFinanceIn July 2019, Bruce Miller, CEO of Investure, LLC (Investure), an outsourced chief investment office (OCIO), is preparing a proposal for Franklin and Marshall (F&M), a small liberal arts college located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with an endowment of $350 million. F&M recently began a search to find a new endowment manager in hopes of improving its investment returns and access to alternative assets (AA), such as private equity (PE) and hedge fu...Starting at €8.20