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GeneRisk.com
Johnson, RobCase E-67Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeA mediados del año 2000, los inversores en Medical Sciences Limited (MSL) consolidaron una nueva compañía, GeneRisk.com, para concentrar su capital en una herramienta de software propiedad de MSL. La inmediata cuestión planteada a los inversores de MSL fue cómo evaluar esta nueva compañía para la siguiente tanda de financiación.Starting at €8.20
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GeneRisk.com
Johnson, RobCase E-67-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeIn mid-2000 the investors in Medical Sciences Limited (MSL) set up a new company, GeneRisk.com, to capitalize on a proprietary software tool owned by MSL. The immediate issue facing MSL's investors was how to value this new company for the upcoming round of financing.Starting at €8.20
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Tradetix Limited (B)
Johnson, RobCase E-204-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceThe (A) case describes a fast-growing company in the City of London whose CEO and board are considering initiating a trade sale process. The (B) case describes an offer received, which includes an earn-out as part of the price. The (C) case describes a sequence of events following acceptance of the offer-events that are totally unexpected and that jeopardize the earn-out.Starting at €5.74
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Tradetix Limited (C)
Johnson, RobCase E-205-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceThe (A) case describes a fast-growing company in the City of London whose CEO and board are considering initiating a trade sale process. The (B) case describes an offer received, which includes an earn-out as part of the price. The (C) case describes a sequence of events following acceptance of the offer-events that are totally unexpected and that jeopardize the earn-out.Starting at €5.74
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The Coffee Table
Johnson, Rob; Pinto, MauriceCase E-190-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceThis case describes how the entrepreneur financed an innovative coffee shop chain from start-up through multiple stages of growth. The company raised £12.6 million over six rounds of financing and needs another £9-11 million at the end of the case. The entrepreneur must decide whether (a) to press ahead with another round of capital to fund further expansion, (b) to stop opening new shops and focus on becoming profitable, or (c) to sell the com...Starting at €8.20
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Accolade Group
Kolarova, Lenka; Johnson, RobCase E-225-EFinanceIn September 2005, John Allen, the Chairman and founder of Accolade Group, leaned back in the armchair in his office and reflected on the developments in his company over the past nine years. Allen had a lifelong career in the UK leisure industry, culminating in his founding of the Accolade Group through a £279m management buy-in (MBI) of the Accolade Bingo business from Guss, a quoted UK-based leisure company, in 1997. Allen had a vision that un...Starting at €8.20
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BMW Mini: Big Decisions Under the Brexit Cloud
Klaus Meyer; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B19M013-EStrategyIn April 2017, BMW AG (BMW) faced a big decision regarding which plant should receive the mandate to produce the first electric version of BMW’s iconic Mini car. The leadership team of BMW’s UK operations was determined to keep the Mini at its historical home base in the United Kingdom. However, given the uncertainty arising from the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union—a move commonly known as “Brexit” —how would the team be abl...Starting at €8.20
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Doing Business in Sierra Leone: Graeme Hossie at London Mining (A)
Brian C. Pinkham; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B16M228-EStrategyIn 2008, Graeme Hossie, co-founder and chief executive officer of London Mining, an iron-ore mining firm, was preparing to assist the London Mining team in its negotiations for a project in Sierra Leone. Hossie was to meet with representatives from the government of Sierra Leone, a local city mayor, and landowners to acquire a property that included an old iron-ore mine. The mine was a potentially high-grade iron-ore mine that would be lucrative ...Starting at €8.20
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Kaupthing Bank hf Acquires Singer & Friedlander Group plc (Spanish version)
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07BS13Accounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyThe managing director of investment banking for Kaupthing Bank hf (Kaupthing) was considering what he would need to do if he accepted a new appointment as chief executive officer of Kaupthing's latest acquisition, U.K.-based investment bank Singer & Friedlander Group plc (Singer). He would have to deal with the fact that the two merging companies had very different cultures, the possibility that some employees may leave as a result of the change ...Starting at €8.20
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Kaupthing Bank hf Acquires Singer & Friedlander Group plc
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07B013-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyThe managing director of investment banking for Kaupthing Bank hf (Kaupthing) was considering what he would need to do if he accepted a new appointment as chief executive officer of Kaupthing's latest acquisition, U.K.-based investment bank Singer & Friedlander Group plc (Singer). He would have to deal with the fact that the two merging companies had very different cultures, the possibility that some employees may leave as a result of the change ...Starting at €8.20