Publications

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

Educators

September 2006
Exercise

Earnings Management Exercise

By: Malcolm P. Baker

Students act as managers or investors. Managers have the ability to manipulate reported earnings, and investors must bid for shares taking this into account. View Details

Keywords: Earnings Management; Value; Stock Shares; Opportunities; Bids and Bidding; Reports

November 7, 2007
Editorial

Wall Street Must Learn from the Boss's Downfall

By: A. Zelleke

Keywords: Stocks; Financial Institutions; Learning; Management

August 2003
Article

The Really Long-Run Performance of Initial Public Offerings: The Pre-Nasdaq Evidence

By: Paul A. Gompers and Josh Lerner

Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Stocks; Markets; Performance

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Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage | Baker Library

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage Detailed descriptions of companies, industries, and mutual funds. Read More Company information includes a description of the company, stocks & bond issues, earnings estimates, dividend and split history and... View Details

26 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 26, 2007

economic impact of export subsidies by investigating stock price reactions to a critical event in 1997. On November 18, 1997, the European Union announced its intention to file a complaint before the World Trade Organization (WTO),... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Fast Answer

Companies: capital changes and distributions

How do I look up capital changes (such as stock splits and dividends) for a specific company? Use Capital Changes (Go to Tax - Estates, Gifts and Trusts) Enter a company into the Search box. OR Use Bloomberg: Type the... View Details

25 Jul 2003
Keynote Speech

The Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley and the NYSE Rules on American Corporate Governance

By: W. Carl Kester

Keywords: Stocks; Corporate Governance; Accounting Audits; United States

April 26, 2007
Article

How to Strengthen Wall Street's Global Trust

By: Robert C. Pozen

Keywords: Trust; Stocks; Financial Institutions

May 2014 (Revised June 2016)
Supplement

Mylan Lab's Proposed Merger with King Pharmaceuticals—courseware

By: Lucy White

Perry Capital owns shares in King and, to facilitate approval of the merger, buys shares in Mylan, whilst hedging out its economic exposure to Mylan's share price using derivatives. The price at which Mylan proposes to merge with King is generous to King shareholders,... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Voting; Ethics; Stock Shares; Investment; Lawsuits and Litigation; Ownership Stake

February 2014 (Revised June 2016)
Case

Mylan Laboratories' Proposed Merger with King Pharmaceutical

By: Lucy White and Matt Kozlowski

Perry Capital owns shares in King and, to facilitate approval of the merger, buys shares in Mylan, whilst hedging out its economic exposure to Mylan's share price using derivatives. The price at which Mylan proposes to merge with King is generous to King shareholders,... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Voting; Ethics; Stock Shares; Investment; Lawsuits and Litigation; Ownership Stake

Educators

March 2002
Case

Akamai's Underwater Options (B): The Decision

By: Brian J. Hall, Houston Lane and Jonathan Lim

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Motivation and Incentives; Stock Options; Attitudes; Compensation and Benefits

Educators

Through acquisitions, such as the Nichols Copper Company, the Calumet and Arizona Mining Company, and the United Verde Copper Company, Cates expanded Phelps-Dodge into an integrated operation in the copper industry. In 1930, the capital View Details

Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

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Delisted securities: prices | Baker Library

Help Center Delisted securities: prices Where can I find daily stock price data for delisted securities? US and non-US Stock price data for delisted securities can be found in the following databases: LSEG... View Details

28 Nov 2018
News

Elevating Women at Fidelity

In the wake of sexual harassment allegations at Fidelity, Abby Johnson (MBA 1988) has stepped up a concerted effort to promote women within the 72-year-old firm, according to Bloomberg. "A year ago Fidelity came under media scrutiny after it dismissed a prominent View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

IPA Meets IPO

line, took that concept to another level. When his company went public in 1995, Koch made sure that his loyal quaffers (at $15 a share), not Wall Street insiders (at $20), got the best stock price. He attached fliers to his six-packs that... View Details

Keywords: beer; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods; Wholesale Trade

October 2009
Article

Attracting Flows by Attracting Big Clients

By: Lauren Cohen and Breno Schmidt

We explore a new channel for attracting inflows using a unique dataset of corporate 401(k) retirement plans and their mutual fund family trustees. Families secure substantial inflows by being named the trustee of a 401(k) plan. We find that family trustees... View Details

Keywords: Value; Information; Investment Funds; Stocks; Relationships; Financial Services Industry