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Citadel Capital (A): Managing for Opportunity and the Unexpected
Meehan W; Pfleiderer P; McCoy DCase SGSB-F287A-EFinanceThis case described the activities of Citadel Capital, a Cairo-based Emerging Markets Private Equity Fund, in Egypt during the tumultuous political environment following the Arab Spring and the country’s first democratic elections. The case focuses in particular on Citadel’s approach to investment exits and liquidation in order to realize value for investors.Starting at €8.20
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Citadel Capital (B): Managing for Opportunity and the Unexpected
Meehan W; Pfleiderer P; McCoy DCase SGSB-F287B-EFinanceThis case updates the activities of Citadel Capital, a Cairo-based Emerging Markets Private Equity Fund, in light of ongoing political uncertainty in Egypt and the MENA region.Starting at €5.74
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Global Asset Allocation: Whither the U.S. Dollar?
Warnock, Francis E.; Chandler, MarcCase DARDEN-F-1591-EFinanceFully updated through end-2016, this case is an in-depth study of long-run issues facing the U.S. dollar. Couched in terms of a pension fund manager having to make an international asset allocation decision that requires a 5- to 10-year view on the path of the U.S. dollar, it allows students to debate important factors such as the likely adjustment of private U.S. investors’ international portfolios, central bank diversification away from the dol...Starting at €8.20
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Fix or Float
Warnock, Francis E.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1746-EFinanceA fundamental policy decision every government must make is whether, and to what extent, to manage the exchange rate. This note discusses some of the basic costs and benefits of fixed and floating exchange rates.Starting at €8.20
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Global Asset Allocation: Crude Calculations - Teaching note
Warnock, Francis E.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1647TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1647Starting at €0.00
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Global Asset Allocation: Investing in a Time of Debt, Deficits, and Quantitative Easing - Teaching Note
Warnock, Francis E.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1738TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1738Starting at €0.00
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Global Asset Allocation: All That Glitters?
Warnock, Francis E.Case DARDEN-F-1646-EFinanceFully updated through mid-2015, this case examines the gold market. To decide whether to initiate a position in gold, the protagonist must assess its features as a strategic component in any portfolio as well as whether the time is right for an opportunistic tactical allocation. Factors that must be considered include how supply and demand for gold will be affected by the paths of real interest rates, inflation expectations, the eurozone debt cri...Starting at €8.20
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Global Asset Allocation: All That Glitters? - Teaching Note
Warnock, Francis E.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1646TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1646Starting at €0.00
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Leopard Capital: Private Equity in Cambodia
Meehan W; Pfleiderer P; Kennedy M, McCoy D; Melvin SCase SGSB-F279-EFinanceThis case describes the formation and operation of Leopard Capital, a “Frontier Market Private Equity Fund” from its establishment in 2007 up through the end of 2012. The case focuses on the fund’s founder, Douglas Clayton, and his history doing business in Asia and what led him to the decision to start Leopard Capital as a Cambodia- focused private equity fund, and later to expand into other frontier markets such as Mynmar, Mongolia, and Haiti....Starting at €8.20
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Managing for Valie at the Global Environment Fund
Meehan W; Pfleiderer P; Kennedy M; McCoy DCase SGSB-F285-EFinanceThe Global Environment Fund (GEF) is a private equity fund focused on investments in environmental and energy solutions in both developed and developing markets. The fund is currently examining the strategy of one of its portfolio companies–NEOgás, a Latin American natural gas supplier–which is considering entering the Mexican distribution market. The also case recounts two previous GEF investments in emerging markets, a South African forestry ...Starting at €8.20