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Apple, Einhorn, and iPrefs
Baldwin, Carliss Y.; Feit, Hanoch; Minasian, Edward A.; Van Buren, BrandonCase HBS-215037-EFinanceIn March 2013, Apple Inc. has a very large cash balance and is under pressure to return cash to shareholders. Hedge fund manager David Einhorn thinks Apple can "unlock value" by issuing perpetual preferred stock, dubbed iPrefs. Henry Blodget, CEO of The BStarting at €8.20
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IESE On. Sustainable Leadership
Ferraro, Fabrizio; Rosenberg, Mike; Berrone, Pascual; Vergara, Carles; Ormazabal, Gaizka; Duro, Miguel; Sáez de Tejada, AnnaDossier DOS-41-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThe world is faced with grand challenges, such as climate change, poverty and inequality. At IESE, we believe business can play a significant role in solving these seemingly intractable problems.
In this curated collection of articles from IESE faculty, you will find the insight you need to know to lead your organization in the transition to a sustainable future.
This IESE On includes the articles:
- Tackling Sustainability, F...Starting at €15.00
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A Glossary of Technical Terms Related to Bankruptcy in the U.S.
Baldwin, Carliss Y.; Sharpe, James M.; Mehta, RaviCase HBS-212081-EFinanceQuick reference guide of various terms related to the United States Bankruptcy Code. Outline of some of the important technical terms related to the bankruptcy process in the United States. Covers both Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 with a brief definition of bStarting at €8.20
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Saks Incorporated
Baldwin, Carliss Y.; Burns, StefonCase HBS-212060-EFinanceSaks Fifth Avenue, a luxury department store chain, has been hard hit by the 2008 financial crisis and stock market crash. Speculation about impending bankruptcy is rampant in the press. The CEO, Stephen Sadove, must decide how to respond.Starting at €8.20
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OpenAI y el mercado de los grandes modelos de lenguaje
Samila, Sampsa; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1742Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and Change, StrategyEl caso se centra en Sam Altman, el CEO de OpenAI, y las trascendentales decisiones que debía tomar con respecto al rumbo de la empresa en un mercado, el de los grandes modelos de lenguaje (LLM), que crecía rápidamente. Gracias al éxito del GPT-4, OpenAI se había convertido en un actor prominente del sector, y Altman tenía que elaborar una estrategia integral con la que mantener la posición de la empresa y, al mismo tiempo, sortear los complejos ...Starting at €8.20
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Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York, Teaching Note
Taliaferro, Ryan D.; Baldwin, Carliss Y.Teaching Note HBS-211054-EFinanceTeaching Note for 208129.Starting at €0.00
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Roche's Acquisition of Genentech
Baldwin, Carliss Y.; Becker, Bo; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-210040-EFinanceFranz Humer, CEO of the Roche Group, must decide whether to mount a hostile tender offer for the publicly-owned shares of Roche's biotechnology subsidiary, Genentech. The case provides opportunities to analyze Roche's strategy with respect to Genentech, tStarting at €8.20
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PepsiCo's Bid for Quaker Oats (B)
Baldwin, Carliss Y.; Soudakov, LeonidCase HBS-209078-EFinanceSecond in a series on PepsiCo's bid for Quaker Oats. Describes the negotiations between PepsiCo and Quaker including due diligence process, first bid and counteroffer. Quaker's counteroffer included a collar on equity consideration, and thus the case offers an opportunity to discuss and value these contractual devices.Starting at €5.74
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Evaluating M&A Deals--Announcement Effects, Risk Arbitrage and Event Risk
Baldwin, Carliss Y.Case HBS-208103-EFinanceThe announcement of merger or acquisition conveys new information to the capital markets. This note describes how the stock prices of a Buyer and Target behave after the announcement of a deal. First, for an all-stock deal that is certain to go through, the note defines accouchement effects and describes the fundamental arbitrage relationship between Target and Buyer stock prices. It shows how post-announcement prices may be used to infer the mar...Starting at €8.20
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Evaluating M&A Deals: How Poison Pills Work
Baldwin, Carliss Y.Case HBS-208061-EFinanceThe poison pill defense against hostile takeovers was invented in 1982 by Martin Lipton, of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz. Pills are considered the most effective of all the normal defenses against a hostile bidder. Describes the two basic types of poison pills (flip-ins and flip-overs), and explains how the form of a tender offer changes the impact of a pill on the bidder. Also describes how bidders can set up tender offers to avoid poison pi...Starting at €8.20