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Guoli Chen

Professor of Strategy

The case illustrates a wide range of strategic and implementation issues that companies face in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), particularly in an emerging market such as China. The three-part case is about Sunac, a real estate company listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE), and its various attempts to expand by acquiring other real estate businesses in China.

Published 26 Sep 2016

Reference 6222

Topic Strategy

Industry Real Estate

Region Asia

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The case illustrates a wide range of strategic and implementation issues that companies face in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), particularly in an emerging market such as China. The three-part case is about Sunac, a real estate company listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE), and its various attempts to expand by acquiring other real estate businesses in China.

Published 26 Sep 2016

Reference 6222

Topic Strategy

Industry Real Estate

Region Asia

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FWD is a young home-grown entrant in the Asian insurance market, which is dominated by giants such as AIA, Manulife, Prudential and AXA. Its mission is to change the way people feel about insurance by leveraging technology to create relevant products, make the buying process more efficient, customer- and distributor-friendly, and then scale up the business.

Published 14 May 2025

Reference 6928

Topic Strategy

Industry Insurance

Region Asia

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Headquartered in Japan, NEC Corporation is a leader in IT and network technologies with more than 125 years of history. This three-part case study focuses on one of its country affiliates, NEC-India, which had been operating for over 70 years and had a unique role in NEC’s business.

Published 26 Aug 2024

Reference 6859

Topic Leadership & Organisations

Industry Computer Networking Information Technology and Services

Region Asia

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Strategic leadership and corporate governance , Organizational growth (e.g., Mergers and acquisitions, Globalization, Innovation, IPOs), Sustainability and CSR, Chinese management