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Choosing a Bank Account
Eades, Kenneth M.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Fairchild, Gregory B.Case DARDEN-F-1893-EFinanceThis case simulates the decision of choosing a bank account through the eyes of a new couple on the verge of getting married. Bill Donlon has no prior experience in banking, choosing instead to accumulate his savings in cash. Donlon’s fiancée, Melissa Ivy, had a bank account in college, but rarely used it other than to withdraw funds occasionally. After their marriage, the couple will move from Norfolk, Virginia, to Roanoke, Virginia, to start ne...Starting at €8.20
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Prime Micro Inc.
Eades, Kenneth M.; Thacker, JayCase DARDEN-F-1661-EFinanceThe vice president in SouthBank’s Corporate Banking Group was reviewing an opportunity for SouthBank (SB) to bid to become the agent bank in a $120 million revolving credit facility for Prime Micro Inc. (PMI). SB’s competition for the agent’s position would be Texas Trade Bank (TTB), which had been PMI’s lead bank for many years. Despite SB’s attempts to displace TTB over the past several years, this was SB’s first real opportunity to gain agent ...Starting at €8.20
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Sanofi-Aventis's Tender Offer for Genzyme
Eades, Kenneth M.; Matos, Pedro; Aleyev, Dmitriy; Xu, ChongCase DARDEN-F-1716-EFinanceIn October 2010, Henri Termeer, the chairman and CEO of Genzyme, received a letter from the CEO of Sanofi-Aventis announcing its intention to commence a tender offer for Genzyme. Termeer thought the offer undervalued Genzyme, given the number of promising new drugs in the company’s pipeline and the success of its current drug portfolio. The case focuses on the strategic and financial considerations of a large corporate acquisition. To estimate Ge...Starting at €8.20
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Best Buy: Investing in Language Learning
Eades, Kenneth M.; Dickey, Keith; Ledesma, Jordhy; Frazier, Jennifer; Sider, Duane; Johnson, MelissaCase DARDEN-F-1669-EFinanceAfter observing customer interactions in a Best Buy in Dallas, the regional HR manager considers training sales representatives in a second language. Considering that the store's regional customer base ranges between 13% and 30% Latino, she believes it may be a prudent option and immediately thinks of Rosetta Stone software as a cost-effective approach. Yet she still must translate her instincts into a quantifiable, tangible return on investment...Starting at €8.20
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WNG Capital LLC
Eades, Kenneth M.; Kelly, Dorothy C.; Gangemi, MichaelCase DARDEN-F-1777-EFinanceIn late 2013, an analyst at WNG Capital LLC, Wenbo Su, must recommend whether the terms of a sale-and-leaseback deal are value adding for WNG. WNG was an operating lessor of used commercial aircraft manufactured by Airbus Group and Boeing Corporation. The lessee in the deal was a small private airline based in the United Kingdom. The essence of the transaction was to transform the airline from being the owner of certain aircraft in its fleet to b...Starting at €8.20
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The Absheron Project: BP’s Production Sharing Agreement in Azerbaijan
Eades, Kenneth M.; Weitkemper, Sam; Kasradze, Emily ReesCase DARDEN-F-1753-EFinanceThis case is used in a Darden second-year elective in corporate finance, "Corporate Financial Policies." It asks students to analyze the cash flows estimated for a production sharing agreement (PSA) between BP and the Azerbaijan government targeted for signing by year-end 2014. The primary relationship is a joint venture (JV) between BP and the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR). The JV is entitled to recover operating costs and...Starting at €8.20
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Horizon Lines, Inc.
Eades, Kenneth M.; Hake, DanielCase DARDEN-F-1668-EFinanceIt is recommended that this case be taught either just before or just after another Chapter 11 case. Students must to decide whether Horizon Lines should seek Chapter 11 protection or attempt a voluntary financial restructuring. Students have a wide range of financial restructuring alternatives to consider that should give them an appreciation of the advantages and disadvantages faced by a firm choosing to use the bankruptcy court. The case also ...Starting at €8.20
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USEC Inc.
Eades, Kenneth M.; Mackovjak, Ben; Doe, LucasCase DARDEN-F-1546-EFinanceThis case is designed to present students with the challenges of formulating a discounted-cash-flow (DCF) analysis for a strategically important capital-investment decision. Analytically, the problem is representative of most corporate investment decisions, but it is particularly interesting because of the massive size of the American Centrifuge Project and the potential of the project to significantly affect the stock price. Students must determ...Starting at €8.20
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J&L Railroad: The Board Meeting
Eades, Kenneth M.; Lehman, Jeannine; Green, RickCase DARDEN-F-1605-EFinanceThis short case could be handed out at the end of class discussion on “J&L Railroad” [UVA-F-1053] in preparation for the following class, or if students are more experienced with hedging and option pricing, the instructor may choose to cover both cases in a single class period. It is the companion case to “J&L Railroad" [UVA-F-1053], and presents more technical issues regarding the hedging problem by requiring students to understand option-pricin...Starting at €8.20
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Reggie Needs a Car (B)
Eades, Kenneth M.; Sinclair, Safiya; Fairchild, Gregory B.Case DARDEN-F-1885-EFinanceIn this case, fry cook Reggie Fuller, who wants to buy a car to ensure that he can consistently get to work on time, asks his mother if she and his sister would like to chip in with him so that he can afford a new Nissan Versa, a cheaper alternative to some of the other new cars he's been looking at. Fuller's mother responds by raising scheduling concerns along with car-related costs outside of monthly payments, such as gas, maintenance, and insu...Starting at €5.74