by Mihir Desai - Publications - Faculty & Research

Describes a core module in the International Finance course at Harvard Business School. The module explores how valuation differs in an international context and introduces students to the major issues in cross-border valuations: how to value investments in currencies... View Details

Keywords: International Accounting; Currency Exchange Rate; Investment; Framework; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Body of Literature; Risk Management; Projects; Valuation

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November 2005 (Revised May 2006)
Teaching Note

Valuing a Cross-Border LBO: Bidding on the Yell Group (TN)

By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts

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October 2005
Teaching Note

Exchange Rate Policy at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (TN)

By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs

Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Singapore

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September 2005
Teaching Note

Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (TN) (A) - (E) Series

By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs

Teaching Note to (9-204-118), (9-204-119), (9-204-120), (9-204-121), (9-204-122), (9-204-129) and (9-205-069). View Details

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September 2005
Teaching Note

Hedging Currency Risks at AIFS (TN)

By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs

Keywords: Currency; Risk and Uncertainty; Financial Services Industry

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April 2005
Supplement

Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Competitive Exposures (CW)

By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs

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April 2005 (Revised January 2006)
Supplement

Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Transactional and Translational Exposures (CW)

By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs

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July 2003 (Revised September 2003)
Case

Refinancing of Shanghai General Motors (B), The

By: Mihir A. Desai and Mark Veblen

This case provides the outcome to "The Refinancing of Shanghai General Motors (A)" in which the CFO of General Motors' joint venture in Shanghai, Shanghai General Motors (SGM), wants to refinance almost $900 million of project finance it raised to begin operations. The... View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Multinational Firms and Management; Joint Ventures; Financing and Loans; Auto Industry; Shanghai

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2005
Working Paper

Czech Mate: Expropriation and Investor Protection in a Converging World

By: Mihir A. Desai and Alberto Moel

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October 2014
Supplement

Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 Excel Supplement

By: Mihir Desai and Elizabeth A. Meyer

This is the Excel Supplement to Teaching Note 215-022: Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 (A) - (B). View Details

Keywords: Apple; Steve Jobs; Forecast; Forecasting; Forecasting And Prediction; Shareholder Activism; Share Repurchase; Dividends; Financial Ratios; Preferred Shares; Cash Distribution; Corporate Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; United States; Republic of Ireland

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April 2006
Teaching Note

Nestle and Alcon - The Value of a Listing (TN)

By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

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March 2006
Module Note

Exchange Rates and Firms

By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs

Describes a core module in the International Finance course at Harvard Business School. The module focuses on how firms identify, measure, and manage currency exposures. The cases first introduce students to foreign exchange exposures and the tools used to manage... View Details

Keywords: International Finance; Currency Exchange Rate; Corporate Finance

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March 2006
Module Note

Financing Decisions within the Firm

By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs

Describes a core module in the International Finance course at Harvard Business School. The module focuses on the financial and managerial issues that confront managers who make financial decisions within multinational firms: how subsidiaries should be financed and... View Details

Keywords: Decisions; International Finance; Taxation; Business Subsidiaries; Multinational Firms and Management; Framework; Performance Evaluation; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques

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