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UFS Corporation (B)
Frank, Mary MargaretCase DARDEN-C-2324-EAccounting and ControlThe credit analyst for a bank is asked to consider the credit risk at UFS Corporation (UFS). She obtains the information not included in the balance sheets but still needs to consider UFS's relationship with other companies. She asks a colleague for a lesson in push-down accounting.Starting at €5.74
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Taking Private Equity Public: The Blackstone Group
Milone, Kristin; Loutskina, Elena; Frank, Mary MargaretCase DARDEN-C-2327-EAccounting and ControlOn the eve of the Blackstone Group’s much anticipated initial public offering (IPO), a Wall Street portfolio manager contemplates his commitment to purchase 20,000 units at $31.00 each. As one of the largest IPOs in recent history and the first major PE fund to go public in the United States, the offering had stirred up significant media and congressional interest, some of which was potentially damaging for the PE industry. Even taking the uncert...Starting at €8.20
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SunTrust Banks, Inc.: Coke Refreshes Tier 1 Capital
Frank, Mary Margaret; Thompson, SylvieCase DARDEN-C-2337-EAccounting and ControlAs the 2008 financial crisis continued to intensify, a SunTrust executive was preparing for a presentation she would make to the rest of her team. SunTrust’s CEO had put together the team to review selling the bank’s large holding of Coca-Cola shares to obtain much-needed cash. Cash was needed because in the second quarter of 2008, SunTrust had experienced continued deterioration of its assets.Starting at €8.20
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J&J, Inc.
Lynch, Luann J.; Frank, Mary MargaretExercise DARDEN-C-2361-EAccounting and ControlJack and Jill, first-year MBA students at the Darden School of Business, discovered their mutual interest in entrepreneurship and agreed to consider developing a small start-up during the summer after their first year. After much contemplation, they came up with an innovative idea for creating their own new business venture. Undergraduate students at the University of Virginia were welcomed on campus each fall, and Jack and Jill thought those stu...Starting at €8.20
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Equity Compensation and the US Tax Consequences
Frank, Mary Margaret; Lynch, Luann J.Technical Note DARDEN-C-2385-EAccounting and ControlThis technical note explores the many different forms of equity compensation. Equity compensation, defined as compensation that provides for the delivery of equity securities, aligns employees’ incentives with shareholder value driven by a company’s stock price. Equity compensation is used extensively to attract and retain key employees. However, the types of equity compensation differ in their effects on incentives, dilution, net income, corpora...Starting at €8.20
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Entity Choices for a Socially Responsible Business
Frank, Mary Margaret; Hoffarth, AlexanderTechnical Note DARDEN-C-2407-EOne of the fastest-growing areas in business is socially responsible investment (SRI), which incorporates environmental, social, and governance concerns. From 2007 to 2017, SRI increased from $2.71 trillion to over $21 trillion, and in 2017, 84% of all millennials were interested in SRI. Given these trends, how should an entrepreneur with a social mission proceed? One of the first decisions is choosing an appropriate legal entity. This technical ...Starting at €8.20
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Effective “Estée-te” Tax Planning through Financial Engineering: Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. - Teaching Note
Frank, Mary MargaretTeaching Note DARDEN-C-2261TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2261Starting at €0.00
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Taking Private Equity Public: The Blackstone Group - Teaching Note
Frank, Mary MargaretTeaching Note DARDEN-C-2327TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2327Starting at €0.00
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Innovation through M&A: Promega's Taxable Acquisition of Ophidian
Frank, Mary Margaret; Harrison, LisaCase DARDEN-C-2432-EAccounting and ControlThe tax director for Promega Corporation (Promega), was finalizing a deal to buy Ophidian Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Ophidian), and needed to settle on a deal structure. Given that the consideration paid for Ophidian was going to be primarily cash, the deal would be taxable. The question for her to address was: Should Promega buy the assets or stock of Ophidian? She had to consider the after-tax consequences to Promega and Ophidian from the different...Starting at €8.20
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JUST Capital
Matos, Pedro; Frank, Mary Margaret; Fernstrom, AaronCase DARDEN-F-1844-EFinanceThe case examines the development and launch of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on JUST Capital's socially responsible corporate ranking methodologies. The case provides a market overview of Environment, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) and socially responsible investing (SRI), what has driven growth in those areas worldwide, and several best-practice investment approaches. Following the overview, the case describes the founding and dev...Starting at €8.20