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Mike Mayo Takes on Citigroup (B)
Srinivasan, Suraj; Kaser, AmyCase HBS-112051-EAccounting and ControlMike Mayo takes on Citigroup (B) is a supplementary exercise to go along with Mike Mayo takes on Citigroup (A) case and is designed to give students an opportunity to understand the creation of deferred tax liabilities (DTLs) and the life cycle of a DTL using an example based on the difference between Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) depreciation which is allowed for tax purposes, and straight line depreciation which is typically...Starting at €5.74
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Brink's Company: Activists push for a spin-off
Srinivasan, Suraj; Sesia, Aldo; Kaser, AmyCase HBS-112055-EAccounting and ControlThe case studies the decision of the security services corporation Brink's Company to spin-off its home security division from the rest of the company. The decision followed intense pressure on the company by three activist hedge funds who felt that Brink's was chronically undervalued and the individual businesses were worth more than the combined company. The company resisted the decision for over a year before agreeing to the break up. The case...Starting at €8.20
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NovaStar Financial: A Short Seller's Battle
Srinivasan, Suraj; Kaser, AmyCase HBS-113120-EAccounting and ControlThe NovaStar case describes the challenges faced by short seller Marc Cohodes of hedge fund Rocker Partners as he tried to expose what he thought was widespread fraud in mortgage lender NovaStar Financial. The case is set in the time period from 2001 to 2007 and tracks the growth of the subprime industry and its collapse leading to the financial crisis. The case describes the business model of NovaStar, a leading subprime mortgage lending company...Starting at €8.20
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Mike Mayo Takes on Citigroup (A)
Srinivasan, Suraj; Kaser, AmyCase HBS-112025-EAccounting and ControlThe case details the conflict between Mike Mayo, an influential banking analyst, and Citigroup about what Mayo considers aggressive accounting policies. Mike Mayo questions Citigroup's lack of a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets despiteStarting at €8.20