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- November 1989 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners (A): Leveraged Buyouts and Financial Distress
By: Michael C. Jensen, Willy Burkhardt and Brian Barry
Wisconsin Central Ltd. is a regional railroad formed in a leveraged buyout, which is currently in default on its loan covenants. The case uses this situation to examine the financial structure of a typical LBO association and its internal control mechanisms and... View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leveraged Buyouts; Financial Condition; Financing and Loans; Corporate Finance; Rail Industry
Jensen, Michael C., Willy Burkhardt, and Brian Barry. "Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners (A): Leveraged Buyouts and Financial Distress." Harvard Business School Case 190-062, November 1989. (Revised March 2000.)
- April 1990
- Teaching Note
Burlington Northern (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-689-081) and (9-689-083). View Details
Keywords: Rail Industry
- August 2012
- Supplement
Albert 'Jack' Stanley in Nigeria (C)
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Annelena Lobb
The international joint venture that successfully bid for $6 billion in contracts to build LNG trains on Nigeria's Bonny Island became entangled in a widening bribery and corruption probe triggered by an unrelated accusation against an employee of one of the JV... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Crime and Corruption; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Governance Compliance; Law; Joint Ventures; Business Subsidiaries; Government Legislation; Rail Industry; Nigeria; United States; United Kingdom
Goldberg, Lena G., and Annelena Lobb. "Albert 'Jack' Stanley in Nigeria (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 313-019, August 2012.
- January 1993
- Case
Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (B), Abridged
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Rail Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (B), Abridged." Harvard Business School Case 193-090, January 1993.
- November 1989 (Revised December 1996)
- Supplement
Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners (B): LBO Associations and Corporate Governance
By: Michael C. Jensen
Describes the resolution of the default situation. Further examines the internal control mechanisms and distinct role of the board of directors of a typical LBO association. View Details
Jensen, Michael C. "Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners (B): LBO Associations and Corporate Governance." Harvard Business School Supplement 190-070, November 1989. (Revised December 1996.)
- March 2005
- Case
Henkel Iberica (A)
By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
In 2002, Esteban Garriga, customer service director at Henkel Iberica, questions whether Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR) would help manage retail promotions and limit their impact on the stock-outs and obsolete inventory. Describes the... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Forecasting and Prediction; Price; Distribution Channels; Strategic Planning; Commercialization; Valuation; Rail Industry; Germany; Spain
Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis, V.G. Narayanan, and Lisa Brem. "Henkel Iberica (A)." Harvard Business School Case 105-023, March 2005.
- March 1993
- Supplement
Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (C)
Continues the story of the implementation of the ARES project. View Details
Keywords: Rail Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 193-130, March 1993.
- Article
Choosing the Method of Sale: A Clinical Study of Conrail
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Sugato Bhattacharyya
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Sugato Bhattacharyya. "Choosing the Method of Sale: A Clinical Study of Conrail." Journal of Financial Economics 30, no. 1 (November 1991).
- March 2009 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (A)
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Vincent Marie Dessain and Sarah Abbott
In the summer of 2006, the chairman and CEO of Eurotunnel Group is faced with the decision whether to file for bankruptcy protection, after having failed to gain creditor approval of an ambitious out-of-court restructuring plan. The company, which has been attempting... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Laws and Statutes; Risk Management; Rail Industry; France; United Kingdom
Gilson, Stuart C., Vincent Marie Dessain, and Sarah Abbott. "Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-062, March 2009. (Revised March 2010.)
- March 2005
- Supplement
Henkel Iberica (B)
By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis, V.G. Narayanan, and Lisa Brem. "Henkel Iberica (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 105-024, March 2005.
- November 1986 (Revised May 1999)
- Teaching Note
Union Pacific (A), (B), and Introduction, Teaching Note
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Rail Industry
- December 1990 (Revised February 2000)
- Supplement
Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners, Video
By: Michael C. Jensen and Brian Barry
Edward Burkhardt, president and CEO of Wisconsin Central, and Carl Freebback, general partner of Berkshire Partners, engage in a question and answer session with the students. View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leveraged Buyouts; Financial Condition; Financing and Loans; Corporate Finance; Rail Industry
Jensen, Michael C., and Brian Barry. "Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 891-509, December 1990. (Revised February 2000.)
- January 1986 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
Union Pacific (B)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Rail Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Union Pacific (B)." Harvard Business School Case 186-178, January 1986. (Revised June 1986.)
- January 1986 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
Union Pacific (A)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Rail Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Union Pacific (A)." Harvard Business School Case 186-177, January 1986. (Revised June 1986.)
- November 1983
- Article
On the Problems of Applying Ramsey Pricing to the Railroad Industry with Uncertain Demand Elasticities
By: William B. Tye and Dutch Leonard
Tye, William B., and Dutch Leonard. "On the Problems of Applying Ramsey Pricing to the Railroad Industry with Uncertain Demand Elasticities." Transportation Research Part A: General 17, no. 6 (November 1983).
- April 1978 (Revised August 1978)
- Supplement
Baxley Railroad (B)
By: Michael Beer
Keywords: Rail Industry
Beer, Michael. "Baxley Railroad (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 478-041, April 1978. (Revised August 1978.)
- March 1996
- Case
Burlington Northern Railroad: Back on Track
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Keywords: Rail Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Burlington Northern Railroad: Back on Track." Harvard Business School Case 396-214, March 1996.
- March 1996
- Case
Burlington Northern Railroad: Strategic Repositioning
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Randi Wade Purchia
Applegate, Lynda M., and Randi Wade Purchia. "Burlington Northern Railroad: Strategic Repositioning." Harvard Business School Case 396-213, March 1996.
- 2019
- Working Paper
Collusive Investments in Technological Compatibility: Lessons from U.S. Railroads in the Late 19th Century
By: Daniel P. Gross
Collusion is widely condemned for its negative effects on consumer welfare and market efficiency. In this paper, I show that collusion may also in some cases facilitate the creation of unexpected new sources of value. I bring this possibility into focus through the... View Details
Keywords: Collusion; Compatibility; Railroads; Rail Transportation; Standards; Integration; Trade; History; United States
Gross, Daniel P. "Collusive Investments in Technological Compatibility: Lessons from U.S. Railroads in the Late 19th Century." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-044, December 2016. (Accepted at Management Science.)
- August 2017 (Revised February 2024)
- Teaching Note
Exotic Interest Rate Swaps: Snowballs in Portugal
By: Boris Vallee, Patrick Augustin and Philippe Rich
This case explores a complex swap transaction implemented by Metro do Porto in 2007. It represents an opportunity to study fixed income derivative instruments, such as plain-vanilla swaps and structured swaps, as well as understand the opportunities and challenges of... View Details