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Carbfix: Storing CO2 forever - Teaching Note
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Sigurjonsson, Throstur OlafTeaching Note FT-123-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, StrategyIn March 2021, the team at Carbfix -a start-up born out of the culmination of more than 15 years of work by universities and parent company Reykjavik Energy- believed it had a game-changing technology to fight against climate change: eliminating CO2 permanently and safely from the atmosphere by storing it in basalt rock. In an aim to scale, they were considering three options to commercialize the concept: licensing the technology to other countri...Starting at €0.00
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Banco Popular: Impact of the Real Estate Cycle and the Sovereign Crisis in Spain
Hernandez, Eva; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Suárez, José LuisCase F-892-EFinance, StrategyOn Sunday, September 30, 2012, Banco Popular's Board of Directors was summoned to an urgent meeting; the Board faced a difficult decision about the future of the bank. The results of the stress test performed by consultants and external advisors on a large part of the Spanish financial sector had been made public that Friday. According to the stress test, in an adverse macro scenario, Banco Popular would need 3.2 billion in additional capital to...Starting at €8.20
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Banco Popular: Impact of the Real Estate Cycle and the Sovereign Crisis in Spain - Teaching Note
Hernandez, Eva; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Suárez, José LuisTeaching Note FT-102-EFinance, StrategyOn Sunday, September 30, 2012, Banco Popular's Board of Directors was summoned to an urgent meeting; the Board faced a difficult decision about the future of the bank. The results of the stress test performed by consultants and external advisors on a large part of the Spanish financial sector had been made public that Friday. According to the stress test, in an adverse macro scenario, Banco Popular would need ¿3.2 billion in additional capital ...Starting at €0.00
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La lucha por el control de New England Wire & Cable: con el dinero de los demás
Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Maximon, Hillel M.; Mitchell, JordanCase F-887Corporate Governance, Finance, StrategyEste caso se basa en la conocida película "Con el dinero de los demás", que trata, en resumen, de cómo un mismo negocio es interpretado y ambicionado por distintas partes. Imagina que te encuentras frente al imponente, elocuente y majestuoso Andrew Jorgensen (interpretado por Gregory Peck) y al presuntuoso, burlón y carente de cualquier atractivo Lawrence Garfield (interpretado por Danny DeVito). Ambos recurren a sus estrategias de persuasión par...Starting at €8.20
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El escándalo del LIBOR: Caso Barclays
Soley, Jorge; Sánchez de León, Carlos; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-883Corporate Governance, Finance, StrategyEste caso explica con detalle el proceso de fijación de los tipos de interés con base en el líbor y el euríbor. Se hace hincapié en las manipulaciones llevadas a cabo por algunas entidades bancarias, con el apoyo de un documento emitido al respeto por la Autoridad de Servicios Finacieros británica. Se pretende familiarizar al alumno con los procedimientos de fijación y dar a conocer cómo evitar estos malos usos.Starting at €8.20
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God is Brazilian: Turning Alcohol Into Fuel (French Version)
Giordano, Paola; Sanchez, Felix; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase SM-1654-FRDecision Analysis, Innovation and Change, StrategyIn September 1979, while Brazil is treading the uncertain and dangerous waters of an oil crisis that has exacerbated the country's balance of payment, Mario Garnero, the president of the National Association of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers (ANFAVEA), is desperately looking for an escape to avoid the imminent threat of gasoline rationing and to contain the oil dependency of his country. The idea of developing a local ethanol industry and to pr...Starting at €8.20
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Repsol: Repsol International Finance, B.V. XS0933604943
Hernández Castells, Eva; Suárez, José Luis; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-907Finance, StrategyA principios del año 2013 Repsol se enfrentaba a una situación complicada. La expropiación de su filial YPF por parte del Gobierno argentino el año anterior había producido un empeoramiento en su situación financiera, llevando a las agencias de rating a reducir su calificación crediticia. La compañía había reaccionado inmediatamente con un plan estratégico que contemplaba diversas medidas con el objetivo de recuperar el equilibrio del balance, en...Starting at €8.20
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Abengoa SA: The Unveiling or Unraveling of a Bold New Strategy?
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-929-EDecision Analysis, Finance, StrategyShortly after presenting its new asset-light strategy involving the division of its operating structure into three separate entities, Abengoa S.A. is faced with a crisis when its stock price drops by half amid investor doubts that the parent company will guarantee a newly issued green bond.Starting at €8.20
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The Fight for Control of The New England Wire & Cable Company: Other People's Money
Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Maximon, Hillel M.; Mitchell, JordanCase F-887-ECorporate Governance, Finance, StrategyThis is a case study based on the much-heralded movie, "Other People's Money." In summary, the story is about how different parties view and pursue the same business. Imagine standing before you the statuesque, articulate and regal Mr. Andrew Jorgensen (played by Gregory Peck) and the pretentious, derisive and totally unappealing Mr. Lawrence Garfield (played by Danny DeVito). Both men make their pitches, in the competition for ownership and cont...Starting at €8.20
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Carbfix: Storing CO2 Forever
Mitchell, Jordan; Sigurjonsson, Throstur Olaf; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-974-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, StrategyIn March 2021, the team at Carbfix - a start-up born out of the culmination of more than 15 years of work by universities and parent company Reykjavik Energy- believed it had a game-changing technology to fight against climate change: eliminating CO2 permanently and safely from the atmosphere by storing it in basalt rock. In an aim to scale, they were considering three options to commercialize the concept: licensing the technology to other count...Starting at €8.20