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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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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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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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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
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DuPont Corporation: Sale of Performance Coatings - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.; Merker, BrettTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1709TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1709Starting 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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Convertible Notes in Early-Stage Financing
Loutskina, Elena; Chaplinsky, SusanTechnical Note DARDEN-F-2063-EFinanceThis technical note introduces convertible note financing for early-stage start-up companies. These unpriced securities offer significant advantages related to delayed valuation, greater speed, and lower cost of completion compared to venture capital financing. As a result, the number of early-stage companies raising capital through convertible notes over the past decade has greatly increased. The note discusses the most frequently used terms an...Starting at €8.20