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How Emerging Giants Are Rewriting the Rules of M&A
Kumar, NirmalyaArticle HBS-R0905K-EStrategyThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. While Western companies struggle with mergers and acquisitions, emerging giants like Indian aluminum producer Hindalco are using M&A as their main globalization strategy. That's partly because developing economies grew at near double-digit rates in the past 15 year...Starting at €8.20
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Evaluating M&A Deals--Equity Consideration
Baldwin, Carliss Y.Case HBS-208077-EFinanceWhat the acquiring company pays for a target in a merger or acquisition is called "consideration." Consideration can be in the form of cash, shares, or a combination of the two. Lays out the basic mechanics of equity consideration. Derives formulas for thStarting at €8.20
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Chunyu: The First Mover in Chinese M-Health Industry
Jingui Xie; Haji Suleman Ali; Feiyan Jia; Muhammad Adnan Zahid Chudhery; Bin DingCase IVEY-9B19M044-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyChunyu Yisheng (Chunyu) was the largest mobile health (m-health) application in China. Since its creation in July 2011, the application had focused on providing online medical information and consultations with professional doctors. Chunyu's business model was based on free and premium online health care services. In the first three years, Chunyu gained more experience than profits. The primary concern for the founder and chief executive officer ...Starting at €8.20
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Coca-Cola Company (A): The Rise and Fall of M. Douglas Ivester (Abridged)
Watkins, Michael D.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Reavis, CateCase HBS-808074-EThis is a shortened version of The Coca-Cola Company (A): The Rise and Fall of M. Douglas Ivester, HBS case #9-800-355. It eliminates some background detail and the financial data and exhibits. As with the original case, it chronicles the appointment of Douglas Ivester as CEO of Coca-Cola and the missteps that led to his dismissal.Starting at €8.20
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The Quest for Achieving Financial Inclusion: M-Pesa Versus UPI
Winig, Laura; Eaves, DavidCase HBS-KS1304-EInformation TechnologiesIn 2019, World Bank analyst Abebi Eke had a difficult assignment: decide whether to recommend that the World Bank, in line with its commitment to expanding financial inclusion to the world's poor, lend its support to a particular digital payments scheme. Eke was asked to investigate two of the most promising payment systems-UPI in India and M-Pesa in Kenya-and prepare a memo comparing the benefits and drawbacks of each. Eke had discovered that wh...Starting at €8.20
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How Emerging Giants Are Rewriting the Rules of M&A (Spanish version)
Kumar, NirmalyaArticle HBS-R0905KStrategyThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. While Western companies struggle with mergers and acquisitions, emerging giants like Indian aluminum producer Hindalco are using M&A as their main globalization strategy. That's partly because developing economies grew at near double-digit rates in the past 15 year...Starting at €8.20
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M rieux NutriSciences: Marketing Food Safety Testing
Quelch, John A.; Rodriguez, Margaret L.Case HBS-516024-EMarketingStarting at €8.20
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Twenty Questions for Every M&A: Improving Postmerger Integration Performance
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Harvey, AllenTechnical Note DARDEN-S-0226-EStrategyThis note is used in Darden's Postmerger Integration elective. The authors present a guide to help managers prepare for integration challenges and allocate integration resources more efficiently. Although simple at first glance, addressing 20 yes-or-no questions can lead to fruitful in-depth conversations that provide a sound foundation for successful PMI planning and execution. By answering these questions in open dialogue, PMI managers and seni...Starting at €8.20
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The Valuation and Financing of Lady M Confections
Desai, Mihir A.; Meyer, Elizabeth A.Case HBS-215047-EFinanceThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). This case explores the decision-making process that small, private businesses must undertake when considerinStarting at €8.20
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Evaluating M&A Deals: How Poison Pills Work
Baldwin, Carliss Y.Case HBS-208061-EFinanceThe poison pill defense against hostile takeovers was invented in 1982 by Martin Lipton, of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz. Pills are considered the most effective of all the normal defenses against a hostile bidder. Describes the two basic types of poison pills (flip-ins and flip-overs), and explains how the form of a tender offer changes the impact of a pill on the bidder. Also describes how bidders can set up tender offers to avoid poison pi...Starting at €8.20