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The Carlyle Group: IPO of a Publicly Traded Private Equity Firm
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.Case DARDEN-F-1689-EFinanceThis case is used in Darden's course elective, Corporate Financing, and is accompanied by a teaching note for instructors and Excel spreadsheet for students. The Carlyle Group IPO case explores the circumstances leading up to the firm’s IPO in May 2012. Over the past 25 years, Carlyle had grown from a fledgling private equity firm to one of the world’s largest and most diversified investment firms. Carlyle had prepared extensively for the roadsho...Starting at €8.20
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SuDa Electric Vehicle Company: Private Equity Investment in China
Chaplinsky, Susan; Hoang, LinhCase DARDEN-F-1766-EFinanceIn March 2013, the Shipston Group, the family office of billionaire industrialist Michael D. Dingman, was considering a private equity investment in the SuDa Electric Vehicle Company (SuDa), a rapidly growing maker of electric bicycles (e-bikes) in the People's Republic of China (PRC). This field-based case explores the differences between investments that are funded through a family office compared to a more traditional committed fund. Shipston ...Starting at €8.20
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Primary Integration, LLC: Lower-Middle-Market Investment
Chaplinsky, Susan; Yang, Jiaxin (Cathy)Case DARDEN-F-1705-EFinanceThis case is used in Darden's course elective "Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity." Students are asked to analyze the internal rate of return and cash-on-cash returns that a private equity firm is likely to achieve on a particular investment. In addition, students are asked to assess whether the minority rights negotiated in this deal are sufficient to protect the firm's interests in the absence of a controlling equity stake. If instructo...Starting at €8.20
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Valuation of Late-Stage Companies and Buyouts
Chaplinsky, Susan; Khetrepal, ShikhaTechnical Note DARDEN-F-1639-EFinanceThis note focuses on the valuation of late-stage companies with a particular emphasis on leveraged buyouts (LBOs). In addition to LBOs, late-stage investments can arise in situations involving growth equity, turnarounds, mezzanine investments, and distressed debt. In contrast to venture capital, where firms are typically at an early stage of development, late-stage investments involve more established businesses that have an ability to take on hi...Starting at €8.20
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Polaris Management: The Løgstør Rør A/S Journey
Chaplinsky, Susan; Loutskina, Elena; Engell, JulieCase DARDEN-F-1586-EFinanceHow does a private equity fund decide whether to cut its losses on a newly successful but somewhat unstable investment? Focusing on the exit valuation of an international manufacturing company, this case is designed for a second-year MBA elective called “Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity.” The private equity fund owns a 33% share in a pipe manufacturer that has a roller-coaster history. Near bankruptcy soon after the fund’s 1999 acquisit...Starting at €8.20
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Nokia OYJ: Financing the WP Strategic Plan
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.Case DARDEN-F-1651-EFinanceThe Nokia case provides an opportunity to explore financing alternatives in a situation of broad strategic change. The case emphasizes the difficulties of managing the financial resources of technology-based companies when they fall behind in product innovation. Nokia, the world’s leading producer of mobile phones, had recently seen its market share and profits eroded by rival products such as Apple’s iPhone and phones featuring Google’s Android ...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
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AtHomeCare, Inc.: Health Care Services Rollup - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, SusanTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1679TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1679Starting at €0.00
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OutReach Networks: First Venture Round - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, SusanTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1683TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1683Starting at €0.00
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Investure, LLC: Investing in Alternative Assets - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, SusanTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1971TN-EFinanceTeaching Note for product F-1971Starting at €0.00