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Wheaties: Reinvigorating an Iconic Brand (C)
Moore, Marian Chapman; Weinberg, Adam; Tang, JeffCase DARDEN-M-0830-EMarketingThe results were not promising following the initial campaign and launch of Wheaties FUEL as sales dipped five months after it had been put on store shelves. Still there was a 96% incremental gain in sales of the original Wheaties, and many of its new consumers were younger than usual. Based on the initial feedback, the team began using a lighter tone in its messaging, and continued to monitor, learn, and optimize the product and the campaign.Starting at €5.74
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Brooke Correll and Clos Du Val: Adventures in Napa Valley (C)
Moore, Marian Chapman; Glinska, GosiaCase DARDEN-M-0749-EMarketingIn this three-part case, an established winery’s first marketing director is charged with reviving the once-hot brand. Cofounded by an expert winemaker with ties to the famous Château Lafite-Rothschild, Clos Du Val had seen its glory days, with high ratings accompanied by robust sales. During the 1990s, however, sales had begun to lag, though it was unclear why. What should the new marketing director do first? How should the company allocate its ...Starting at €5.74
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Wheaties: Reinvigorating an Iconic Brand (A), (B), and (C) - Teaching Note
Moore, Marian Chapman; Weinberg, AdamTeaching Note DARDEN-M-0828TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0828Starting at €0.00
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Cengage Learning: Can Apax Partners Salvage This Buyout? - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.; Smith, David C.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1727TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1727Starting at €0.00
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Cengage Learning: Can Apax Partners Salvage This Buyout?
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.; Smith, David C.Case DARDEN-F-1727-EFinanceThis case investigates the issues involved in a private equity (PE) firm’s decision to invest in the debt of a distressed leveraged buyout. The analysis has been purposefully simplified to involve only two classes of outstanding debt, senior debt and junior debt, so that students do not need to have detailed knowledge of the bankruptcy process to complete the analysis. The main analytical task requires students to compute the expected internal ra...Starting at €8.20
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Bidding for Hertz: Leveraged Buyout - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1560TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1560Starting at €0.00
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Investing in Sponsor-Backed IPOs: The Case of Hertz - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1561TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1561Starting 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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Nokia OYJ: Financing with WP Strategic Plan - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1651TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1651Starting at €0.00
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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