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Super Group: Acquisition and Delisting from the Singapore Exchange
Ruth S.K. Tan; Allaudeen Hameed; Weina Zhang; Zsuzsa R. HuszarCase IVEY-9B20N033-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyOn November 3, 2016, Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) launched a bid for Singapore-based food and beverage company Super Group Ltd. (Super). JDE had already acquired 60 per cent of the shares but needed another 30 per cent in order to delist the company and takStarting at €8.20
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Reel Gardening: Pursuing a Social Mission through Market Mechanisms
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Marta PasztaCase IVEY-W25557-EEntrepreneurshipIn May 2021, Claire Reid, the founder of social enterprise start-up Reel Gardening, spoke about her ambitious ten-year plan to help secure nutritious food for impoverished people in South Africa and elsewhere in the world. Reel Gardening produced and sold a paper strip packed with seeds and fertilizer. Although the company had grown significantly, it had to manage the dual mission of social contribution and financial sustainability. The company h...Starting at €8.20
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Asahi Group Holdings Limited: Global Expansion Versus Financial Leverage
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Tomas HovorkaCase IVEY-W26041-EMarketing, StrategyIn May 2021, Asahi Group Holdings, Limited (Asahi), a Japanese global beer, spirits, soft drinks, and food company, shifted its focus to non-alcoholic beers. The shift was made after spending US$20 billion to acquire premium beer brands from Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, a Belgian multinational drinks and brewing company.
The Japanese beer market had been shrinking for decades with Japan’s declining population, and more recently, the market ...Starting at €8.20
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Sembcorp Marine: Proposal to Restructure
Allaudeen Hameed; Ruth S.K. TanCase IVEY-W27820-EFinanceOn June 24, 2021, Keppel Corporation (Keppel) and Sembcorp Marine Limited (Sembmarine) announced that they had signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to enter into exclusive talks to merge Sembmarine and Keppel Offshore and Marine (Keppel O&M), a division of Keppel. Separately, but on the same day, Sembmarine also announced an intention to raise S$1.5 billion through a three-for-two renounceable rights issue (up to 18.83 billion new sha...Starting at €8.20
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Sembcorp Marine: Recapitalization and Demerger During COVID-19 - Teaching Note
Ruth S.K. Tan; Allaudeen Hameed; Weina ZhangTeaching Note IVEY-W25132-EFinanceTeaching note for product W25131.Starting at €0.00
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Susser Petroleum Partners, LP: IPO of a Master Limited Partnership
Chaplinsky, Susan; Simkins, Betty J.; Butler, John C.; Titman, SheridanCase DARDEN-F-2006-EFinanceThis case explores Susser Holdings Corporation (SHC), a Texas-based company with two businesses: operating large-footprint convenience stores that sold fuel, food, and other merchandise; and fuel distribution—both to its own stores and to such companies as Conoco, Chevron, Citgo, Exxon, Mobil, Phillips 66, Texaco, and Valero. In 2012, Sam Susser, SHC’s president and CEO, was under pressure to create value for SHC’s shareholders and an exit for We...Starting at €8.20
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Valuing the Early-Stage Company
Chaplinsky, Susan; Reed, BrendanTechnical Note DARDEN-F-1471-EFinanceThis note covers several frequently used methods to value early-stage companies and discusses some of the issues and difficulties encountered more generally in valuing privately held assets. The basic assumptions underlying the venture capital and the discounted cash flow methods of valuation are discussed in detail. In addition, the note attempts to provide some direction in making the appropriate tradeoffs between the guidance provided by finan...Starting at €8.20
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Cargill: Keeping the Family Business Private
Ruth S.K. Tan; Yupana WiwattanakantangCase IVEY-9B15N022-EFinanceWhen Margaret A. Cargill passed away in 2006, her 17.5 per cent stake in Cargill went to Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies (MAC). MAC lobbied for her stake to be liquidated. Cargill proceeded to shed its 64 per cent stake in Mosaic, North America’s second-largest fertilizer company, in exchange for Margaret Cargill’s stake in the company, in order to maintain control over the company. Like many second- and third-generation family businesses, Car...Starting at €8.20
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Neptune Orient Lines: Valuation and Capital Structure
Ruth S.K. Tan; Zsuzsa R. Huszar; Weina ZhangCase IVEY-9B17N007-EFinance, StrategyNeptune Orient Lines Limited (NOL) was started as Singapore’s national shipping line to facilitate industrial development and support the economy. The CMA CGM Group (CMA CGM) had acquired 67 per cent of NOL from Temasek Holdings Private Limited for SG$2.3 billion or $1.30 per share—a 6 per cent premium over the last closing price. In 2016, CMA CGM sought to acquire the remaining shares at the same price so that it could delist NOL and take it pri...Starting at €8.20
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Standard Chartered PLC: Riding the Market During Corporate Restructuring
Weina Zhang; Ruth S.K. Tan; Zsuzsa R. HuszarCase IVEY-9B18N004-EFinance, StrategyIn early 2014, Standard Chartered PLC, a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London, England, announced its restructuring plan. The announcement triggered positive reactions in both stock and bond markets. Nevertheless, the eventual profitability was not what was expected. Moving forward into 2015, how would a rational investor have taken advantage of such a corporate restructuring event?Starting at €8.20