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Warren E. Buffett, 2015
Bruner, Robert F.; DuBois, JakeCase DARDEN-F-1769-EFinanceThis case was designed as an introduction to a finance course or a module on capital markets. Alternatively, it could be used as a basic introduction to methods of valuing a firm. A detailed teaching note provides instructors with a teaching plan for either scenario. Set in August 2015, students are asked to evaluate Warren Buffett’s decision to acquire the aerospace-parts supplier Precision Castparts Corporation (PCP), which would be the largest...Starting at €8.20
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Warren E. Buffett, 2015 - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1769TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1769Starting at €0.00
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The Panic of 1861 and the Advent of Greenbacks and National Banking (B)
Bruner, Robert F.; Caires, Michael T.Case DARDEN-F-1823-EFinanceSet in 1870, the B case describes Chief Justice Samuel P. Chase's opinion in Hepburn v. Griswold, which challenged the constitutionality of a national fiat currency. The B case also discusses reactions to the ruling and subsequent court decisions.Starting at €5.74
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The Financial Crises of the 1890s and the High Tide of Populism (A)
Bruner, Robert F.Case DARDEN-F-1831-EFinanceSet in November 1896, the case describes the views of the two leading candidates for US president, William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley, along with those of three other figures: J. P. Morgan, Mary Elizabeth Lease, and Eugene Debs. The task for the student is to assess the role of money and financial crises in the evolving political landscape—these five people reflect policy positions across the political spectrum. The main controversy in t...Starting at €8.20
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The Financial Crises of the 1890s and the High Tide of Populism (B)
Bruner, Robert F.Case DARDEN-F-1832-EFinanceThe A case describes the views of the two leading candidates for US President, William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley, along with those of three other figures: J. P. Morgan, Mary Elizabeth Lease, and Eugene Debs. The task for the student is to assess the role of money and financial crises in the evolving political landscape – these five people reflect policy positions across the political spectrum. The main controversy in the case is whether...Starting at €5.74
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The Panic of 1861 and the Advent of Greenbacks and National Banking (A)
Bruner, Robert F.; Caires, Michael T.Case DARDEN-F-1822-EFinanceSet in 1870, the case describes the situation of Supreme Court Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, who must render an opinion in Hepburn v. Griswold, which challenges the constitutionality of the creation of a national fiat currency, so-called greenbacks. In 1862, Chase was Secretary of the Treasury in Abraham Lincoln’s administration and reluctantly endorsed creating the greenbacks. Now, eight years later, he still harbors misgivings. The task for th...Starting at €8.20
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Genzyme/Geltex Pharmaceuticals Joint Venture
Bruner, Robert F.; Bodily, Samuel E.; Jacquet, PierreCase DARDEN-F-1254-EFinanceIn March 1997, an executive vice president of Genzyme Corporation must develop the terms by which the $518 billion (revenue) firm will form a joint venture with a small biotechnology firm to make and market a new drug. The tasks for the decision maker are to estimate the enterprise value of the new joint venture, recommend how large an interest to acquire in the venture, and determine what price to pay for that interest and when. The case may be ...Starting at €8.20
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Duckworth Asset Management Inc.
Chuck GraceCase IVEY-9B09N021-EFinanceIn October 2008, the manager of client services at Duckworth Asset Management Inc. (Duckworth), an investment firm headquartered in St. John's, Newfoundland, was preparing for a briefing with Duckworth's vice-president of investments. The vice-president had been fielding several phone calls in the past few weeks, all from clients concerned about the significant drop in global financial markets. Since its June 2008 peak, Canada's S&P/TSX had dropp...Starting at €8.20
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Fonderia del Piemonte S.p.A - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.; Schill, Michael J.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1764TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1764Starting at €0.00
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Fonderia del Piemonte S.p.A.
Bruner, Robert F.; Schill, Michael J.Case DARDEN-F-1764-EFinanceThe managing director of this specialty foundry must decide whether to approve a major investment to automate part of her plant’s production process. The case presents information sufficient to build cash-flow forecasts of production costs incremental to this investment. Discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis reveals that this investment project is attractive but that the benefits hinge on important assumptions about the plant’s business volume, the...Starting at €8.20