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- July 2008 (Revised November 2012)
- Supplement
UpDown: Confidential Instructions for PHUC
By: Noam Wasserman and Deepak Malhotra
Michael Reich is having severe doubts about how he split the equity with his co-founders two months ago, when they completed a one-page "November Agreement." Since then, Michael has found an angel investor and has worked non-stop on the business, while one co-founder...
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Wasserman, Noam, and Deepak Malhotra. "UpDown: Confidential Instructions for PHUC." Harvard Business School Supplement 809-023, July 2008. (Revised November 2012.)
- May 2008
- Supplement
Finansbank 2006 (CW)
By: C. Fritz Foley and Linnea Meyer
How do financial policy requirements and benefits of ownership concentration affect the need for and process of corporate restructuring? This case provides students with an opportunity to analyze the restructuring of a Turkish multinational business group by way of a...
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- May 2008 (Revised June 2009)
- Case
Finansbank 2006
By: C. Fritz Foley and Linnea Meyer
How do financial policy requirements and benefits of ownership concentration affect the need for and process of corporate restructuring? This case provides students with an opportunity to analyze the restructuring of a Turkish multinational business group by way of a...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Restructuring;
Capital Budgeting;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Valuation;
Turkey;
Greece
Foley, C. Fritz, and Linnea Meyer. "Finansbank 2006." Harvard Business School Case 208-108, May 2008. (Revised June 2009.)
- March 2008 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
The Blackstone Group's IPO
By: Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Steven Schwarzman, Chairman of the Blackstone Group, has just learned that an investment group associated with the government of China wants to buy the majority of Blackstone's leveraged IPO. As he considers how to respond to this offer, Schwarzman reviews the firm's...
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Financial Liquidity;
Initial Public Offering;
Investment;
Ownership Stake;
Business and Stakeholder Relations
Hardymon, Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "The Blackstone Group's IPO." Harvard Business School Case 808-100, March 2008. (Revised May 2008.)
- November 2006 (Revised May 2014)
- Case
Li Ka-Shing and the Growth of Cheung Kong
By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony J. Mayo and Mark Benson
Events in the history of Cheung Kong's growth reveal how Li Ka-Shing applied his skills as a "first-class noticer" to complex political and socioeconomic environments. While Li's determination to succeed is legendary, so are his skills in reading and responding to the...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Competency and Skills;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Investment Portfolio;
Business History;
Leadership;
Personal Development and Career;
Hong Kong
Nohria, Nitin, Anthony J. Mayo, and Mark Benson. "Li Ka-Shing and the Growth of Cheung Kong." Harvard Business School Case 407-062, November 2006. (Revised May 2014.)
- January 2006 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
SuperCat Powerboats (A)
By: James L. Heskett
Ryan and David Kratz have formed a new company, under very favorable terms, with a fiberglass boat builder. But at the signing of the agreement for the new company's information, the builder's spouse suggests that the Kratz's share of ownership be reduced from 67% to...
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Heskett, James L. "SuperCat Powerboats (A)." Harvard Business School Case 806-102, January 2006. (Revised February 2007.)
- January 2005
- Case
Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (E) - CME Returns
By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Financial Institutions;
Ownership Stake;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Corporate Governance;
Fairness;
Rights
Desai, Mihir A., and Kathleen Luchs. "Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (E) - CME Returns." Harvard Business School Case 205-069, January 2005.
- May 2004 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Ultra: The Quest for Leadership (A)
By: Dwight B. Crane and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
Ultra is one of a small group of competing Brazilian petrochemical companies, each of which buys raw material and is a minority owner of Copene, a "cracking" company that provides ethylene and other materials. Because of an industry restructuring, an auction of shares...
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Keywords:
Capital;
Capital Budgeting;
Investment;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Risk Management;
Industry Structures;
Cash Flow;
Cost of Capital;
Valuation;
Bids and Bidding;
Economy;
Ownership Stake;
Chemical Industry;
Brazil
Crane, Dwight B., and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho. "Ultra: The Quest for Leadership (A)." Harvard Business School Case 204-146, May 2004. (Revised April 2006.)
- February 2004
- Case
Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (A)
By: Mihir A. Desai, Alberto Moel and Kathleen Luchs
This case examines how insiders can expropriate value from shareholders in emerging markets when property rights are ill-defined. As such, it provides a platform for considering how institutions and legal rules impact financing patterns and economic outcomes. CME,...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Fairness;
Financial Institutions;
Corporate Governance;
Rights;
Ownership Stake
Desai, Mihir A., Alberto Moel, and Kathleen Luchs. "Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (A)." Harvard Business School Case 204-118, February 2004.
- February 2004
- Case
Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (B1)-CME Negotiates
By: Mihir A. Desai, Alberto Moel and Kathleen Luchs
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Fairness;
Financial Institutions;
Corporate Governance;
Rights;
Ownership Stake
Desai, Mihir A., Alberto Moel, and Kathleen Luchs. "Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (B1)-CME Negotiates." Harvard Business School Case 204-119, February 2004.
- February 2004
- Case
Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (B2)-SBS Negotiates
By: Mihir A. Desai, Alberto Moel and Kathleen Luchs
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Fairness;
Financial Institutions;
Corporate Governance;
Rights;
Ownership Stake
Desai, Mihir A., Alberto Moel, and Kathleen Luchs. "Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (B2)-SBS Negotiates." Harvard Business School Case 204-120, February 2004.
- February 2004
- Case
Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (B3)-Zelezny Negotiates
By: Mihir A. Desai, Alberto Moel and Kathleen Luchs
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Fairness;
Financial Institutions;
Corporate Governance;
Rights;
Ownership Stake
Desai, Mihir A., Alberto Moel, and Kathleen Luchs. "Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (B3)-Zelezny Negotiates." Harvard Business School Case 204-121, February 2004.
- February 2004
- Case
Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (C)-The Struggle for Control
By: Mihir A. Desai, Alberto Moel and Kathleen Luchs
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Fairness;
Financial Institutions;
Corporate Governance;
Rights;
Ownership Stake
Desai, Mihir A., Alberto Moel, and Kathleen Luchs. "Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (C)-The Struggle for Control." Harvard Business School Case 204-122, February 2004.
- February 2004
- Case
Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (D)-Resolution
By: Mihir A. Desai, Alberto Moel and Kathleen Luchs
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Fairness;
Financial Institutions;
Corporate Governance;
Rights;
Ownership Stake
Desai, Mihir A., Alberto Moel, and Kathleen Luchs. "Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (D)-Resolution." Harvard Business School Case 204-129, February 2004.
- August 2001 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Strategic Capital Management, LLC (A)
By: Mark L. Mitchell, Erik Stafford and Todd Pulvino
Strategic 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...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Business Subsidiaries;
Internet and the Web;
Investment Funds;
Price;
Performance Efficiency;
Capital Markets;
Auctions;
Investment Return;
Equity;
Planning;
Financial Services Industry
Mitchell, Mark L., Erik Stafford, and Todd Pulvino. "Strategic Capital Management, LLC (A)." Harvard Business School Case 202-024, August 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
- November 2000
- Background Note
Note on Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and Phantom Stock Plans
By: Dwight B. Crane and Indra Reinbergs
Provides a brief overview of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and phantom stock plans for owners of closely held companies. ESOPs can be used as a tool of corporate financing, and can provide employees with ownership interests. Phantom stock plans can reward...
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Keywords:
Financing and Loans;
Employee Stock Ownership Plan;
Motivation and Incentives;
Management Teams;
Corporate Governance;
Ownership Stake;
Taxation
Crane, Dwight B., and Indra Reinbergs. "Note on Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and Phantom Stock Plans." Harvard Business School Background Note 201-034, November 2000.
- October 2000 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
Editora Abril S.A.
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Perry Fagan
Brazil's media conglomerate Editora Abril S.A. is Latin America's largest publishing and printing company; it publishes books, and comic books, videos, maps, travel guides, music, and textbooks. It also owns Brazil's largest database marketing company, its...
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Keywords:
Business Conglomerates;
Investment;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Marketing Communications;
Market Design;
Media;
Service Delivery;
Private Ownership;
Expansion;
Web Sites;
Publishing Industry;
Service Industry;
Brazil
Yoshino, Michael Y., and Perry Fagan. "Editora Abril S.A." Harvard Business School Case 301-062, October 2000. (Revised May 2001.)
- July 2000 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
Cisco Systems: Are You Ready? (A)
By: James L. Heskett and John P. Morgridge
An Internet service provider, INS, in which Cisco Systems has a minority ownership stake, receives an offer of $3.1 billion from Cisco's rival Lucent. Cisco's management has to decide whether to act on a request from INS management that Cisco make a counteroffer. The...
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Keywords:
Corporate Strategy;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Ownership Stake;
Strategic Planning;
Innovation and Management;
Technology;
Information Technology Industry;
Web Services Industry
Heskett, James L., and John P. Morgridge. "Cisco Systems: Are You Ready? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 901-002, July 2000. (Revised October 2000.)
- January 2000 (Revised May 2007)
- Case
Dressen
By: Thomas R. Piper and Jeremy Cott
Divisional management must decide whether to support a leveraged buyout by a private equity group and, if so, what percent of ownership should go to the various partners involved. The appropriateness of the financing structure and the value of the equity depend on the...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Capital Structure;
Valuation;
Ownership Stake;
Forecasting and Prediction
Piper, Thomas R., and Jeremy Cott. "Dressen." Harvard Business School Case 200-041, January 2000. (Revised May 2007.)
- January 1998 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
General Scanning, Inc. (B)
By: H. Kent Bowen, Sean McClenaghan and Charles Tillen
After meeting with a mediator, Montagu and Davis decided their goals were not in accordance, and Davis left General Scanning. Montagu and Brosens wrote three-year objectives for the company and proceeded to search for a new professional manager. Chuck Winston took on...
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Keywords:
Business Units;
Restructuring;
Change;
Business or Company Management;
Ownership Stake;
Strategic Planning;
Hardware
Bowen, H. Kent, Sean McClenaghan, and Charles Tillen. "General Scanning, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 698-037, January 1998. (Revised May 1999.)