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PG&E and the First Climate Change Bankruptcy
Gilson, Stuart C.; Abbott, Sarah L.Caso HBS-221057-EFinanzasIn early 2020, the California-based utility PG&E filed a second amended plan of reorganization. PG&E had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the face of more than $30 billion of legal claims brought against it for its alleged role in causing California wildfires. The plan had the support of key creditors and shareholders and a court-appointed committee representing the wildfire victims. However, it faced strong opposition from California's governo...Desde 8,20 €
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Warren E. Buffett, 2015
Bruner, Robert F.; DuBois, JakeCaso DARDEN-F-1769-EFinanzasThis 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...Desde 8,20 €
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Warren E. Buffett, 2015 - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.Nota del Instructor DARDEN-F-1769TN-EFinanzasTeaching note for product F-1769Desde 0,00 €
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Genzyme/Geltex Pharmaceuticals Joint Venture
Bruner, Robert F.; Bodily, Samuel E.; Jacquet, PierreCaso DARDEN-F-1254-EFinanzasIn 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 ...Desde 8,20 €
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Turkish Economy Bank and Fortis Bank: Managing a Complex Merger
Gilson, Stuart C.; Cekin, Esel; Abbott, Sarah L.Caso HBS-218012-EFinanzasFollowing the announcement of the merger of the Turkish Economic Bank (TEB) and Fortis Bank AS, Varol Civil, TEB's CEO, is faced with the task of executing the merger of these two entities. First, all parties must agree to the economic terms of this merger; a process that is challenging due to the complex ownership structures of these banks. Second, Civil and his team must find a way to combine the operations of the banks. With meaningful overlap...Desde 8,20 €
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W.R. Grace & Co: Dealing with Asbestos Torts
Gilson, Stuart C.; Abbott, Sarah L.Caso HBS-213046-EFinanzasA manufacturer of building products and specialty chemicals, W. R. Grace & Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2001 in response to a flood of lawsuits alleging that its products contained asbestos, and had caused hundreds of thousands of people to contract asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma and lung cancer. Nine years later, Grace is poised to emerge from bankruptcy with a plan of reorganization that provides for the establishment ...Desde 8,20 €
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The Depression of 1920–1921 and the Return to “Orthodoxy” (A)
Bruner, Robert F.Caso DARDEN-F-1890-EFinanzasIn March 1921, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) wrestled with setting monetary policy during a severe economic contraction, called by many a depression. FRB members disagreed over whether to respond to the depression, and if so, how. The depression had sparked a crisis of purpose and policy within the FRB. For the past six years, FRB leaders had been trying to get the Treasury to allow the Federal Reserve (Fed) to pursue “orthodox” monetary polici...Desde 8,20 €
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1918 -1932: The International Great Depression (A)
Bruner, Robert F.Caso DARDEN-F-1902-EFinanzasIn May 1932, US president Herbert Hoover and British prime minister Ramsay MacDonald called for leaders from 65 nations to attend the World Economic Conference, scheduled to occur in the winter of 1933 after the American presidential election. Hoover turned his attention to the instructions he would have to give to the American delegation about the forthcoming conference. Arguments by pundits, critics, and Hoover’s advisers fell into at least thr...Desde 8,20 €
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The "Roaring ’20s" and the Crash of 1929
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCaso DARDEN-F-1908-EFinanzasIn April 1930, US Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon reviewed recent stock market events as he prepared to enter a meeting of the Federal Reserve Board, which he chaired. In September and October 1929, the US stock market had fallen about a third, and then recovered somewhat. In response to the turmoil, the Federal Reserve (Fed) had lowered the discount rate in five steps from 6% to 3.71%, and market rates of interest across a range of debt securit...Desde 8,20 €
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Amazon: Cult or Culture
Groysberg, Boris; Abbott, Sarah L.; Gregg, TriciaCaso HBS-421008-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasAmazon was one of the first entrants in e-commerce. Under the leadership of founder Jeff Bezos, Amazon had expanded beyond books to manufacturing and selling a wide range of products and services globally. Bezos had built a customer-centric culture that permeated all aspects of the company. As Amazon continued to grow and expand into new business areas, would it be able to maintain its culture and practices? How much of Amazon's success depended ...Desde 8,20 €