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Investing in Sponsor-Backed IPOs: The Case of Hertz
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.; Pozzi, MichaelCase DARDEN-F-1561-EFinanceThis case and its companion, UVA-F-1560, were awarded the 2012 Wachovia Award for Excellence in Teaching Materials - Innovative Case. In November 2006, Alec Berg, a successful hedge fund manager, must decide whether to invest in the initial public offering (IPO) of the Hertz Corporation. The IPO followed a leveraged buyout (LBO) of Hertz that was completed in December 2005 by three prominent private equity firms that had combined to purchase Hert...Starting at €8.20
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AtHomeCare, Inc.: Health Care Services Rollup
Chaplinsky, SusanCase DARDEN-F-1679-EFinanceThe AtHome Care case is currently taught in Susan Chaplinsky's Finance and Private Equity course elective. It is supported by a teaching note for instructors and an Excel spreadsheet for student analysis. This introductory case explores the venture capital (VC) and discounted cash flow (DCF) methods of valuing early-stage companies. OutReach Networks is an unusual start-up company in that it was profitable early in its development and did not hav...Starting at €8.20
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OutReach Networks: First Venture Round
Chaplinsky, SusanCase DARDEN-F-1683-EFinanceOutReach Networks is taught in Darden's Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity elective. A teaching note for this case is available for instructors as well as an Excel files for student and instructor analysis. This introductory case explores the venture capital (VC) and discounted cash flow (DCF) methods of valuing early-stage companies. OutReach Networks is an unusual start-up company in that it was profitable early in its development and d...Starting at €8.20
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MedMetric, LLC: Seed-Round Convertible Note Financing
Chaplinsky, SusanTechnical Note DARDEN-F-1924-EFinanceIn April 2016, Mark Parker, an experienced private-equity investor, is considering an investment in MedMetric, LLC (MedMetric), a seed-stage health care information technology company. The company has a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product that facilitated reimbursement for Medicare Advantage companies (MAs), private firms that provided an alternative way for senior citizens in the United States to receive Medicare coverage. The Centers for Medic...Starting at €8.20
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Illinois Teachers' Retirement System, 2019: Private Equity Performance
Chaplinsky, SusanCase DARDEN-F-1952FinanceCinda Klickna, trustee of the State of Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS), was preparing to vote in June 2019 on a proposed $75 million investment in a new fund being raised by First Light Capital (FLC), a midsized buyout firm. Illinois had been under financial pressure for some time, and TRS, the state’s largest public pension, was seriously underfunded. In 2012, TRS’s board began a plan to strategically increase its allocations to priva...Starting at €8.20
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StreetShares, Inc.: Fintech Platform Lending Business - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, SusanTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1916TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1916Starting at €0.00
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TRX, Inc.: Initial Public Offering - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, SusanTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1568TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1568Starting at €0.00
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OptiGuard, Inc.: Series A–Round Term Sheet - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, SusanTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1798TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1798Starting at €0.00
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The Carlyle Group: IPO of a Publicly Traded Private Equity Firm - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1689TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1689Starting at €0.00
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Valuing the Early-Stage Company
Chaplinsky, Susan; Reed, BrendanTechnical Note DARDEN-F-1471-EFinanceThis note covers several frequently used methods to value early-stage companies and discusses some of the issues and difficulties encountered more generally in valuing privately held assets. The basic assumptions underlying the venture capital and the discounted cash flow methods of valuation are discussed in detail. In addition, the note attempts to provide some direction in making the appropriate tradeoffs between the guidance provided by finan...Starting at €8.20