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Dynamic debt management: swaps (Portuguese Version, Portugal)
Suárez, José LuisTechnical Note FN-185-PPFinanceThe note describes currency and interest-rate swaps and explains their use in financial management.Starting at €8.20
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Dow's Bid for Rohm and Haas (Portuguese version)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-223P03FinanceThis case analyzes Dow Chemical Company's proposed acquisition of Rohm and Haas in 2008. The $18.8 billion acquisition was part of Dow's strategic transformation from a slow-growth, low-margin, and cyclical producer of basic chemicals into a higher-growth, higher-margin, and more stable producer of performance chemicals. Simultaneously, Dow had signed a joint venture agreement with Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) of Kuwait, a deal that wou...Starting at €8.20
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Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Transactional and Translational Exposures (Portuguese version)
Desai, Mihir A.; Veblen, Mark F.Case HBS-223P09FinanceHow should a multinational firm manage foreign exchange exposures? Examines transactional and translational exposures and alternative responses to these exposures by analyzing two specific hedging decisions by General Motors. Describes General Motors' corporate hedging policies, its risk management structure, and how accounting rules impact hedging decisions. Although the overall corporate hedging policy provides a consistent approach to the fore...Starting at €8.20
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Profitability of Investments (Portuguese Version, Portugal)
Faus, JosepTechnical Note FN-201-PPFinanceAn informal, non-algebraic presentation of the techniques used for measuring the profitability of investments, especially the methods (NPV and IRR), based on discounted cash flows. This note is an amplification of note TMN-157, (also available in English).Starting at €8.20
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AZA Group. Investment in a Hotel: Investment in Times of Crisis (Portuguese version, Portugal)
Martínez Abascal, Eduardo; Franco, AlejandroCase F-957-PPFinanceIn January 2014, the AZA Group had to decide definitively whether to undertake the construction of a hotel in the center of Valencia, for its subsequent rental or sale or if it opted for other real estate investments on the same site. The expected investment was 15 million euros. This case replaces the AC Hotels case F-760 from the same author.Starting at €8.20
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Abengoa, S.A. Should capital be increased in mid-2015 (Portuguese version, Portugal)
Suárez, José LuisCase F-925-PPAccounting and Control, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, FinanceIn mid-2015, Abengoa, S.A. was highly indebted, in the opinion of both management and external analysts. A plan was launched to limit new investments and sett assets that were not performing. The level of debt was the result of a change in strategy with regards to the previous decade, from being an engineering services company to investing in infrastructure projects. Abengoa continued to do engineering, but mostly, at the time of writing, for the...Starting at €8.20
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Cofinec: A Private Equity Acquisition in Central Europe (Portuguese Version, Portugal)
Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Martínez Abascal, Eduardo; Lukasz U.Case F-792-PPFinanceThe case describes the decision by the CEO of a Central European Private Equity Fund on what share price to offer to take over a private listed company on the Hungarian stockmarket. The case presents the acquisition of a company as a particular type of an investment project. In order to reach the decision, it is important to analyze criteria unique to a private equity fund transaction in addition to the derivation of the company's value based o...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon 2018: Business Strategy and Financial Strategy (Portuguese version, Portugal)
Martínez Abascal, Eduardo; Eufinger, Christian; Simões, Oscar R.Case F-945-PPFinance, StrategyDescription of Amazon's business and financial situation based on Amazon's 2017 annual report. Comparatives with competitors. Analysis of Amazon's business and financial strategy.Starting at €8.20
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Riverside: The Acquisition of Euromed : Investment Process of a Private Equity (Portuguese version, Portugal)
Martínez Abascal, Eduardo; Sagarra, MartíCase F-962-PPFinanceIn December 2015, Riverside PE (private equity) had to present a blind offer for the acquisition of Euromed, together with the financing of the operation. Euromed produces active ingredients for medical use. Euromed enjoys a profitable niche (good margins), with few competitors, high barriers and promising growth opportunities. It has sales of around 43 million euros, with 300 clients in 35 countries.Starting at €8.20
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Costa y Riera, S.A. (Portuguese Version, Portugal)
Palacios, JuanCase F-256-PPFinanceStarting at €8.20