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The case covers events leading to the hostile bid for AkzoNobel by PPG in 2017, the market response that it prompted, and AkzoNobel’s takeover defenses including the divestment of a business area and large cash payout.
Reference 6474
Published 02 May 2019
Length 28 page(s)
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Chemicals
The case covers events leading to the hostile bid for AkzoNobel by PPG in 2017, the market response that it prompted, and AkzoNobel’s takeover defenses including the divestment of a business area and large cash payout.
In 2009, a Macquarie consortium won the tender to build six Irish schools under a public-private partnership programme. The work was financed mainly with debt, with only €50,000 of straight equity injected into the project. Payments from the Irish government were the sole source of revenue. However, the advent of the sovereign debt crisis in Europe put the government's ability to pay in doubt.
Reference 5905
Published 26 Nov 2012
Length 21 page(s)
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Education Management
In 2009, a Macquarie consortium won the tender to build six Irish schools under a public-private partnership programme. The work was financed mainly with debt, with only €50,000 of straight equity injected into the project. Payments from the Irish government were the sole source of revenue. However, the advent of the sovereign debt crisis in Europe put the government's ability to pay in doubt.
The case explores some of the conflicts generated by the liberalization of labour and services markets in the European Union (EU) following the post-Communist enlargement in 2004, focusing in particular on the role played by the European Court of Justice as the frequent arbitrator of conflicts over market liberalization in the EU.
Reference 5415
Published 19 Jan 2007
Length 11 page(s)
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
The case explores some of the conflicts generated by the liberalization of labour and services markets in the European Union (EU) following the post-Communist enlargement in 2004, focusing in particular on the role played by the European Court of Justice as the frequent arbitrator of conflicts over market liberalization in the EU.
A retail bank is considering a strategy to improve branch performance. Central to the strategy is a recent study of profitability of three retail products: current accounts, credit cards, and mortgages. The strategy involves giving branch managers incentives to sell profitable products.
Reference 5348
Published 03 Jan 2006
Length 11 page(s)
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
A retail bank is considering a strategy to improve branch performance. Central to the strategy is a recent study of profitability of three retail products: current accounts, credit cards, and mortgages. The strategy involves giving branch managers incentives to sell profitable products.
In response to the intensified competition in the banking industry, Barclays adopted a Value Based Management (VBM) program to align decision making at all levels in the organization with the interests of its shareholders. Under the umbrella of this VBM program the Bank introduced a new approach to identifying and effectively managing its high-value customers.
Reference 5215
Published 01 Dec 2004
Length 22 page(s)
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Banking
In response to the intensified competition in the banking industry, Barclays adopted a Value Based Management (VBM) program to align decision making at all levels in the organization with the interests of its shareholders. Under the umbrella of this VBM program the Bank introduced a new approach to identifying and effectively managing its high-value customers.
On March 2000, the European Commission rejected Volvos application for competition clearance of the Scania acquisition on the ground that it would give the merged firms a virtual monopoly in Sweden and a clearly dominant position in the Nordic area. Such case leads to the following questions: Why is competition policy necessary? How do you measure market power? How to define the market?
Reference 5107
Published 01 May 2003
Length 14 page(s)
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
On March 2000, the European Commission rejected Volvos application for competition clearance of the Scania acquisition on the ground that it would give the merged firms a virtual monopoly in Sweden and a clearly dominant position in the Nordic area. Such case leads to the following questions: Why is competition policy necessary? How do you measure market power? How to define the market?
This case provides a unique illustration of how a high-tech European new venture starts-up, grows, burns cash, stumbles, adapts, captures value, disappoints, survives on the verge of bankruptcy to eventually achieve in the fall of 1995 among the most successful IPOs on NASDAQ.
On 27 November 1995, L&H received an IPO pricing proposal of H and Q at the low end of the pricing range, after L and
Reference 4892
Published 01 Jul 2000
Length 28 page(s)
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Capital Markets
This case provides a unique illustration of how a high-tech European new venture starts-up, grows, burns cash, stumbles, adapts, captures value, disappoints, survives on the verge of bankruptcy to eventually achieve in the fall of 1995 among the most successful IPOs on NASDAQ.
On 27 November 1995, L&H received an IPO pricing proposal of H and Q at the low end of the pricing range, after L and
This case study is a description of the contested takeover of Martell & Cie by Joseph Seagram & Sons in 1987. Students are required to assume the role of one of four main participants in the events surrounding the acquisition: Martell-Martell (France), Joseph Seagram & Sons (Canada), Grand Metropolitan plc (UK) and the French Ministry of Finance.
Reference 4416
Published 01 Jan 1989
Length 14 page(s)
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
This case study is a description of the contested takeover of Martell & Cie by Joseph Seagram & Sons in 1987. Students are required to assume the role of one of four main participants in the events surrounding the acquisition: Martell-Martell (France), Joseph Seagram & Sons (Canada), Grand Metropolitan plc (UK) and the French Ministry of Finance.
The director of the Corporate Finance division of Bank Waal en IJssel (WIJ), the Dutch subsidiary of an international banking conglomerate, was interested in identifying synergies between the bank's financing and advisory activities.
Reference 4297
Published 01 Sep 1994
Length 20 page(s)
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Investment Banking
The director of the Corporate Finance division of Bank Waal en IJssel (WIJ), the Dutch subsidiary of an international banking conglomerate, was interested in identifying synergies between the bank's financing and advisory activities.
This case deals with the issue of a joint-venture between a UK-based multinational textile company and a Tunisian, owner manager firm. The objective of the joint-venture is to upgrade the current facilities of the Tunisian firm in order to produce garments to be distributed by the UK firm.
Reference 4293
Published 01 Jan 1994
Length 17 page(s)
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Textiles, Investment Management
This case deals with the issue of a joint-venture between a UK-based multinational textile company and a Tunisian, owner manager firm. The objective of the joint-venture is to upgrade the current facilities of the Tunisian firm in order to produce garments to be distributed by the UK firm.
British Airways British Caledonian Airways This is the principal case in a set of three (with British Airways and British Caledonian Airways) that describes the situation just prior to the privatisation of British Airways when the UK government was considering major structural and regulatory changes to the industry.
Reference 3033
Published 01 Jan 1986
Length 32 page(s)
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Airlines/Aviation, Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
British Airways British Caledonian Airways This is the principal case in a set of three (with British Airways and British Caledonian Airways) that describes the situation just prior to the privatisation of British Airways when the UK government was considering major structural and regulatory changes to the industry.
