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Should udu a Convertible Note?
Loutskina, Elena; DeVito, DamonCase DARDEN-F-2025-EFinanceIn this field-based case, the founders of udu, Inc. (udu—pronounced "you-do"), a company whose proprietary technology helped private equity clients source deals by identifying target companies and overlooked opportunities, and by shortening the business-development cycle. Clients who had found success with udu's help raved about the technology, but despite their product's promise, the founders were still struggling to find a scalable and profitab...Starting at €8.20
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The End of Credit Suisse - Teaching note
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos)Teaching Note DARDEN-F-2064TN-EFinanceStarting at €0.00
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Rolling the Dice with Management Service Agreements
Loutskina, Elena; Kenney Jr., Chad; McElroy, W. LeeCase DARDEN-F-2058-EFinanceIn April 2023, Will Anderson, managing partner of SummitStone Capital, LP (SummitStone), received a copy of the management service agreement (MSA) between Artemis Capital (Artemis), a private equity firm, and Lucky Dice Casinos Inc., one of Artemis’ recently acquired portfolio companies. SummitStone had invested in Artemis buyout funds since 2011 and was in the due diligence phase of allocating $75 million to Artemis’ newest vehicle, Artemis Fund...Starting at €8.20
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Charter Communications: Ensuring the Right Path Forward
Loutskina, ElenaCase DARDEN-F-1814-EFinanceThis case explores the considerations of an executive compensation analyst as he finalizes a report to the compensation and benefits committee of Charter Communications (Charter), a leading broadband and communications company, on the appropriate compensation structure for Charter's CEO, Thomas Rutledge. Charter's board clearly wanted to retain Rutledge, but in the world of executive compensation, it was not enough to have the biggest payment p...Starting at €8.20
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Chestnut Foods (A)
Schill, Michael J.; Stevenson, DonaldCase DARDEN-F-1736-EFinanceAfter a period of poor stock-market performance, conglomerate Chestnut Foods (Chestnut) faces the acquisition of its stock by an activist investor. The new investor demands the sale of Chestnut’s high-growth division, which contrasts with the CFO’s turnaround plan to expand this same division. To disentangle the way forward for Chestnut, students are invited to grapple with the risk-adjusted performance of each division and the estimation of divi...Starting at €8.20
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The Procter & Gamble Company: Investment in Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal
Schill, Michael J.; Lentz, DanielCase DARDEN-F-1670-EFinanceA financial analyst for Procter & Gamble must report on the prospects and implications of a new teeth-whitening product. Beyond a realistic profit-and-loss forecast and baseline net present value, he must determine which pricing and marketing strategy is most likely to maximize value for shareholders.Starting at €8.20
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Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
Schill, Michael J.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1728-EFinanceThis technical note outlines the principles and application of proper discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis in the context of evaluating business investment projects. The note provides several specific examples, emphasizes building intuition for DCF modeling, and reviews several common errors novices to the subject make in such analysis.Starting at €8.20
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Shamrock Capital: Pricing the Masters of Taylor Swift
Schill, Michael J.Case DARDEN-F-2050-EFinanceThis case examines the 2020 pricing decision for the master recordings of Taylor Swift’s first six albums in consideration of a sale of the recordings by music executive Scooter Braun to Shamrock Capital (Shamrock), an investment company owned by the Roy E. Disney family. Swift, the most listened-to musician in the world, had expressed displeasure with Braun’s ownership of her masters and a desire to own the recordings herself—even threatening to...Starting at €8.20
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Shamrock Capital: Pricing the Masters of Taylor Swift - Teaching note
Schill, Michael J.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-2050TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-2050Starting at €0.00
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Bob's Baloney - Teaching note
Schill, Michael J.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1942TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1942Starting at €0.00