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Próspera: Partnering for Economic Development in Honduras
Frank, Mary Margaret; Holtz, Paul; Kelly, Dorothy C.Case DARDEN-F-1980-EFinanceErick A. Brimen’s vision was on the verge of reality. As CEO of Próspera LLC, an economic development platform based in Washington, DC, he had devoted years to fostering efforts to bring economic development and stability to a small region in Honduras. He had worked with government officials, scholars of economics and law, and local residents to develop a zone for employment and economic development (in Spanish, zona de empleo y desarrollo económ...Starting at €8.20
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H&S Company
Frank, Mary Margaret; Habenicht, Paul; Garza, MelissaCase DARDEN-C-2310-EAccounting and ControlA important decision in starting a business is the choice of legal entity. This case provides a realistic, yet stylized, setting to facilitate a discussion of factors to consider in the entity choice decision, emphasizing legal and tax issues. Two MBA graduates have raised $5.2 million in equity from a small group of investors to buy a company. Upon determining to buy assets from another company to start their business venture, they must determin...Starting at €8.20
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Hamilton’s Electronics Services, Inc.: The Second Year
Lynch, Luann J.; Frank, Mary MargaretCase DARDEN-C-2396-EAccounting and ControlThe owner of Hamilton´s has provided his CPA with all the company’s invoices, bank statements, and a lot of other miscellaneous business-related information for the company´s second year. He has asked the CPA to reconstruct, in summary form, all the company’s second-year transactions and to create an income statement for its second year of operations and a balance sheet at the end of that year.Starting at €8.20
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Sustainability Bonds
Frank, Mary Margaret; Villarreal Daza, NicolasCase DARDEN-F-1911-EFinanceIn 2017, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) voted to issue tax-exempt municipal bonds through a competitive bidding process. An associate at Citibank’s (Citi’s) Debt Capital Markets group must define Citi’s bid for the bonds. During the investor lunch, the MBTA promoted that a portion of the issuance would include the first tax-exempt sustainability bond. Green bonds were a relatively recent worldwide phenomenon, but issuances ...Starting at €8.20
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Goldman Sachs Goes to Rikers Island
Loutskina, Elena; Frank, Mary Margaret; Yemen, Gerry; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-F-1807-EFinanceYi Hua, the leader of an impact-investing initiative at Goldman Sachs, was examining a new financial arrangement in a proposed public-private partnership called the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond (SIB). The proposed SIB was the result of a partnership between Goldman Sachs, the New York City (NYC) Department of Correction, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and three nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)-MDRC, Osborne Association (Osborne), and the Vera ...Starting at €8.20
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UFS Corporation (A)
Frank, Mary MargaretCase DARDEN-C-2323-EAccounting and ControlA new credit analyst for a bank has received the consolidated balance sheet of a conglomerate and the balance sheet of its intended target company. The bank wants her to consider the credit risk at UFS Corporation (UFS), but she realizes that she needs information that wasn’t included in the balance sheets. Students will be able to examine the information she obtains from the loan officer responsible for UFS.Starting at €8.20
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H&S Company (C)
Frank, Mary Margaret; Habenicht, Paul; Garza, MelissaCase DARDEN-C-2450-EAccounting and ControlAn important decision in starting a business is the choice of legal entity. This case provides a realistic, yet stylized, setting to facilitate a discussion of factors to consider in the entity choice decision, emphasizing legal and tax issues. Two MBA graduates have raised $5.2 million in equity from a small group of investors to buy a company. Upon deciding to buy assets from another company to start their business venture, they must determine ...Starting at €5.74
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Alcatel S.A. and Lucent Technologies: The Effect of Acquisitions on Net Operating Losses
Frank, Mary Margaret; Right, Jonathan M.Case DARDEN-C-2257-EAccounting and ControlThis brief case asks students to assess the impact of an acquisition on the valuation of a company's net operating losses. Specifically, students assess whether an article discussing Alcatel S.A. s acquisition of Lucent has assessed the correct value of Lucent's net operating losses. The case requires students to use the companies' financial statement information and a related technical note on the valuation of net operating losses in acquisition...Starting at €8.20
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Effective “Estée-te” Tax Planning through Financial Engineering: Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.
Frank, Mary Margaret; Pozzi, MichaelCase DARDEN-C-2261-EThis case examines the creative strategies that the Lauder family used to monetize its position in Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., in the 1990s while deferring its tax liability on the appreciated position. Strategies included the use of the company's IPO to engage in a short-against-the-box transaction and the issuance of hybrid securities known as TRACES. The case allows students to consider a variety of monetization strategies and the tax and no...Starting at €8.20
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Oracle Corporation’s Acquisition of Siebel Systems, Inc.: The Battle of Two Silicon Valley Titans Comes to an End
Frank, Mary Margaret; Pozzi, MichaelCase DARDEN-C-2271-EAccounting and ControlIn September 2005, after years of bitter competition, Siebel Systems Inc. finally agreed to be acquired by Oracle Corporation. The two companies preferred different forms of consideration as payment for Siebel Systems and used a deal structure known as a "double dummy" to satisfy both parties. The case requires students to examine how the unique deal structure meets the tax and non-tax preferences of the corporations and their shareholders.Starting at €8.20