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Evaluating an Investment in Expansion (Spanish version)
Stafford, Erik; Heilprin, Joel L.; DeVolder, JeffreyCase HBS-411S17FinanceWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. A manufacturer of private-label personal care products must decide whether to fund an unprecedented expansion of manufacturing capacity. The decision prompts fundamental financial analysis of the potential project, including development of cash flow projections and net present value calculations. Students wi...Starting at €8.20
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Swedbank
García-Castro, RobertoCase AD-376-EDecision AnalysisA Data Scientist at Swedbank must develop a credit score system to classify customers. Credit score systems are used by banks to improve lending practices and reduce the number of loan defaults.Starting at €8.20
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Cost of Capital at Ameritrade (Spanish version)
Mitchell, Mark; Stafford, ErikCase HBS-203S18FinanceAmeritrade Holding Corp. is planning large marketing and technology investments to improve the company's competitive position in deep-discount brokerage by taking advantage of emerging economies of scale. In order to evaluate whether the strategy would generate sufficient future cash flows to merit the investment, Joe Ricketts, chairman and CEO of Ameritrade, needs an estimate of the project's cost of capital. There is considerable disagreement a...Starting at €8.20
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Strategic Capital Management, LLC (A) (Spanish version)
Stafford, Erik; Mitchell, Mark; Pulvino, ToddCase HBS-217S01FinanceStrategic Capital Management, LLC, is a hedge fund that is planning to make financial investments in Creative Computers and Ubid. Creative Computers recently sold approximately 20% of its Internet auction subsidiary, Ubid, to the public at $15 per share. Ubid's stock price closed the first day of trading at $48, giving Ubid a $439 million market capitalization. Paradoxically, the parent's stock price did not keep pace with that of its subsidiary....Starting at €8.20
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Harvard Management Company (2010) (Spanish version)
Perold, Andre F.; Stafford, ErikCase HBS-218S12FinanceIn February 2010, Jane Mendillo, CEO of Harvard Management Company, was reflecting on the list of issues facing Harvard University's endowment in preparation for the upcoming board meeting. The recent financial crisis had vividly highlighted several key issues including the adequacy of short-term liquidity, the effectiveness of portfolio risk management, and the balance of internal and external managers.Starting at €8.20
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Martingale Asset Management LP in 2008, 130/30 Funds, and a Low-Volatility Strategy (Spanish version)
Viceira, Luis M.; Tung, Helen H.Case HBS-218S15FinanceIn early July of 2008, William (Bill) Jacques, Chief Investment Officer at Martingale Asset Management, a quantitative value-oriented investment manager in Boston, Massachusetts, was busy preparing for an upcoming meeting with the group that made new product decisions within the firm. The objective of the meeting was to review the backtesting and real-time investment results of a new minimum-variance strategy within the framework of a 130/30 fund...Starting at €8.20
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Windward Investment Management
Viceira, Luis M.; De Armas, RicardoCase HBS-211005-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Windward Investment Management has experienced rapid growth in assets under management in just ten years, from under $30 million at year end 1999 to $3.6 billion in 2010. Windward is one of the leading firms in the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) industry that seeks to value for its investors through asset diversification and active macro-level investing. The firm implem...Starting at €8.20
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The Long and Short of Apollo Group and the University of Phoenix (A)
Viceira, Luis M.; Heilprin, Joel L.; Holmes, Andrew S.; Zajac, Damian M.Case HBS-212045-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. A hedge fund is deciding whether to liquidate its position in Apollo Group, a for-profit education firm, in light of significant political and macro-economic uncertainty facing the industry. As part of the investment analysis a complete discounted cash flow analysis must be performed.Starting at €8.20
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S&P Indices and the Indexing Business in 2012
Viceira, Luis M.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-213049-EFinanceIn June 2012, Standard & Poor's Indices is finalizing a deal with the CME Group, the largest global exchange for futures and options and majority owner of Dow Jones Indexes, to combine their respective indices business into a new joint venture called S&P Dow Jones Indices. This case discusses the index provider business model through the lenses of this transaction: sources of revenue and profitability, business valuation, uses of indexes in the m...Starting at €8.20
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Harvard University Defined Contribution Pension Plan in 2013: Looking Ahead
Viceira, Luis M.; Chapman, Jordan; Souther, JohnCase HBS-213108-EFinanceStarting at €8.20