Publications

May 1986 (Revised February 1991)
Case

The Wilson Lumber Co. is faced with a need for increased bank financing due to its rapid sales growth and low profitability. Students must determine the reasons for the rising bank borrowing, estimate the amount of borrowing needed, and assess the attractiveness of the... View Details

Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Financing and Loans; Banks and Banking; Forecasting and Prediction; Sales; Financial Strategy

May 1986 (Revised July 1986)
Case

MBAs at Merrill Lynch

By: George C. Lodge

Keywords: Financial Services Industry

April 1986 (Revised May 1989)
Case

Alloy Rods Corp.

By: Frank V. Cespedes

In July of 1985 the managers of Alloy Rods (who recently purchased the company through a leveraged buyout arrangement) find that their chief competitor (a company more than 6 times as large as Alloy Rods) has introduced a new product clearly aimed at Alloy's most... View Details

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Business Strategy; Business or Company Management; Financial Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Marketing Channels; Product Development

April 1986 (Revised July 1996)
Case

Comdisco, Inc.: Financial Statement Analysis (A)

By: Krishna G. Palepu

Keywords: Financial Statements; Information Technology Industry

April 1986 (Revised February 1988)
Case

Batterymarch Financial Management (B)

By: Andre F. Perold

Keywords: Financial Services Industry

April 1986 (Revised February 1989)
Case

Tribal Assets Management: The Dragon Proposal

By: William A. Sahlman and Norman Klein

Keywords: Financial Services Industry

April 1986 (Revised February 1988)
Case

Batterymarch Financial Management (A)

By: Andre F. Perold

Keywords: Financial Services Industry

March 1986 (Revised February 1987)
Case

Spear Securities, Inc.

By: Andre F. Perold

Keywords: Finance; Financial Services Industry

February 1986 (Revised November 1992)
Case

Novo Industri A/S--1981

By: W. Carl Kester and Glynn Ferguson

This small but rapidly growing Danish biochemical company must choose among several financing opportunities that include a convertible Eurobond, a rights offering in Denmark and an issue of new common shares in the United States. The case involves a broad range of... View Details

Keywords: Capital Markets; Cost of Capital; Bonds; Stock Shares; Financing and Loans; Globalization; Biotechnology Industry; Chemical Industry; Denmark; United States

February 1986 (Revised May 1986)
Case

PQ Corp.: Adjustable Tender Security

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Keywords: Financial Instruments

January 1986 (Revised October 1986)
Case

Data Administration in Citibank Brazil (Abridged)

By: Shoshana Zuboff

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Information Management; Banking Industry; Brazil

January 1986 (Revised December 1986)
Case

Smartfood

By: William A. Sahlman

Contains a description of a major financing decision confronting the management and advisors of Smartfood, Inc., a company which hopes to market a cheese flavored popcorn product. The primary pedagogic objective is to teach students about matching the financing plan... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Market Entry and Exit; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Management; Food and Beverage Industry

January 1986 (Revised March 1997)
Case

Horizon Group

By: William A. Sahlman

Contains a description of a situation confronting the co-founder of a company planning to produce software for microcomputers. The company has just completed raising money from some wealthy investors by forming an R&D Limited Partnership. Development of the program (an... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Venture Capital; Partners and Partnerships; Business Plan; Outcome or Result; Research and Development; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Information Technology Industry

1986
Chapter

The Conoco Takeover and Stockholder Returns

By: R. S. Ruback

Keywords: Acquisition; Investment Return; Stocks; Energy Industry