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    To Buy or Not To Buy - The Agony of Choice: A Day in the Life of a Private Equity Partner

    By  Claudia Zeisberger,  Graham Oldroyd,  Alexandra von Stauffenberg,  Sara Lim
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    This experiential case simulates an investment committee (IC) meeting at the private equity (PE) firm Bridgepoint, a leading European mid-market private equity firm. In the first quarter of 2011, with Europe in a recession following the global financial crisis, forecasters are predicting the start of an economic recovery.

      Published 31 Aug 2021

      Reference 6659

      Topic Entrepreneurship

      Region Europe

      Industry Private Equity

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      To Buy or Not To Buy - The Agony of Choice: A Day in the Life of a Private Equity Partner

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      • By  Claudia Zeisberger,  Graham Oldroyd,  Alexandra von Stauffenberg,  Sara Lim
      • Reference 6659

      • Published 31 Aug 2021

      • Topic Entrepreneurship

      • Region Europe

      • Industry Private Equity

      This experiential case simulates an investment committee (IC) meeting at the private equity (PE) firm Bridgepoint, a leading European mid-market private equity firm. In the first quarter of 2011, with Europe in a recession following the global financial crisis, forecasters are predicting the start of an economic recovery.
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        Outfit7 (A): Human Resource Management and Culture at a Start-up

        By  Miha Skerlavaj,  Spencer Harrison,  Ziga Vavpotic
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        Outfit7 is a digital entertainment firm that develops and publishes animated video games for mobile phones, tablets and desktops. It’s flagship product is a series of mobile apps called “Talking Tom and Friends”, with close to 10 billion downloads globally.

          Published 22 Feb 2019

          Reference 6459

          Topic Entrepreneurship

          Region Europe

          Industry Broadcast Media

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          Outfit7 (A): Human Resource Management and Culture at a Start-up

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          • By  Miha Skerlavaj,  Spencer Harrison,  Ziga Vavpotic
          • Reference 6459

          • Published 22 Feb 2019

          • Topic Entrepreneurship

          • Region Europe

          • Industry Broadcast Media

          Outfit7 is a digital entertainment firm that develops and publishes animated video games for mobile phones, tablets and desktops. It’s flagship product is a series of mobile apps called “Talking Tom and Friends”, with close to 10 billion downloads globally.
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            Alibaba in Blockchain: Integrating Blockchain-based Remittances into Cloud Services

            By  Jason P. Davis,  Minh Vo,  Anne Yang
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            When Alibaba, China’s leading digital platform and cloud-based services company, fails to acquire the US firm Moneygram, CEO Jack Ma decides to go it alone and develop a digital strategy using blockchain technology as the basis for a global remittance service, GCash, within its cloud services business.

              Published 29 Oct 2018

              Reference 6442

              Topic Entrepreneurship

              Region Asia

              Industry Financial Services,  Internet

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              Alibaba in Blockchain: Integrating Blockchain-based Remittances into Cloud Services

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              • By  Jason P. Davis,  Minh Vo,  Anne Yang
              • Reference 6442

              • Published 29 Oct 2018

              • Topic Entrepreneurship

              • Region Asia

              • Industry Financial Services,  Internet

              When Alibaba, China’s leading digital platform and cloud-based services company, fails to acquire the US firm Moneygram, CEO Jack Ma decides to go it alone and develop a digital strategy using blockchain technology as the basis for a global remittance service, GCash, within its cloud services business.
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                Pro-invest: How to Launch a Private Equity Real Estate Fund

                By  Claudia Zeisberger,  Bowen White,  Anne-Marie Carrick
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                The case describes how the Pro-invest Group – a boutique investment firm specialising in private equity real estate and real estate asset management – built its business and raised a first-time private equity fund.

                  Published 26 Aug 2016

                  Reference 6221

                  Topic Entrepreneurship

                  Region Asia

                  Industry Private Equity

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                  Pro-invest: How to Launch a Private Equity Real Estate Fund

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                  • By  Claudia Zeisberger,  Bowen White,  Anne-Marie Carrick
                  • Reference 6221

                  • Published 26 Aug 2016

                  • Topic Entrepreneurship

                  • Region Asia

                  • Industry Private Equity

                  The case describes how the Pro-invest Group – a boutique investment firm specialising in private equity real estate and real estate asset management – built its business and raised a first-time private equity fund.
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                    Crisis at the Mill: Weaving an Indian Turnaround - Alvarez & Marsal

                    By  Claudia Zeisberger,  Anne-Marie Carrick,  Sankar Krishnan,  Nikhil Shah
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                    Emerging markets are challenging and require special expertise. India in particular is known to be a tricky business environment. The case follows two senior executives from Alvarez & Marsal’s India practice as they deal with an urgent request from one of their US private equity clients, Sapphire Capital.

                      Published 24 Apr 2015

                      Reference 6069

                      Topic Entrepreneurship

                      Region Asia

                      Industry Textiles

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                      Crisis at the Mill: Weaving an Indian Turnaround - Alvarez & Marsal

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                      • By  Claudia Zeisberger,  Anne-Marie Carrick,  Sankar Krishnan,  Nikhil Shah
                      • Reference 6069

                      • Published 24 Apr 2015

                      • Topic Entrepreneurship

                      • Region Asia

                      • Industry Textiles

                      Emerging markets are challenging and require special expertise. India in particular is known to be a tricky business environment. The case follows two senior executives from Alvarez & Marsal’s India practice as they deal with an urgent request from one of their US private equity clients, Sapphire Capital.
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                        Going Direct: The Case of Teachers' Private Capital

                        By  Michael Prahl,  Claudia Zeisberger,  Deepa Ramanathan
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                        The case traces the evolution of the private equity investment platform of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers’). Unlike the typical traditional pension fund, Teachers’ has forged a bold, pioneering approach to investing by making a concerted push towards direct investing. The case discusses the trade-offs involved in developing a direct investing platform.

                          Published 24 Jun 2013

                          Reference 5993

                          Topic Entrepreneurship

                          Region Other Regions

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                          Going Direct: The Case of Teachers' Private Capital

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                          • By  Michael Prahl,  Claudia Zeisberger,  Deepa Ramanathan
                          • Reference 5993

                          • Published 24 Jun 2013

                          • Topic Entrepreneurship

                          • Region Other Regions

                          The case traces the evolution of the private equity investment platform of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers’). Unlike the typical traditional pension fund, Teachers’ has forged a bold, pioneering approach to investing by making a concerted push towards direct investing. The case discusses the trade-offs involved in developing a direct investing platform.
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                            Slalom to the Finish: Carlyle's Exit from Moncler

                            By  Claudia Zeisberger,  Michael Prahl,  Rishika Agrawal
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                            In 2011, Carlyle is considering an exit from its investment in the European fashion brand Moncler, in which it holds a minority stake. The case focuses on the complexities of preparing and executing an exit under rapidly changing market conditions taking varied interests and potential outcomes into consideration.

                              Published 24 Jun 2013

                              Reference 5969

                              Topic Entrepreneurship

                              Region Europe

                              Industry Capital Markets

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                              Slalom to the Finish: Carlyle's Exit from Moncler

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                              • By  Claudia Zeisberger,  Michael Prahl,  Rishika Agrawal
                              • Reference 5969

                              • Published 24 Jun 2013

                              • Topic Entrepreneurship

                              • Region Europe

                              • Industry Capital Markets

                              In 2011, Carlyle is considering an exit from its investment in the European fashion brand Moncler, in which it holds a minority stake. The case focuses on the complexities of preparing and executing an exit under rapidly changing market conditions taking varied interests and potential outcomes into consideration.
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                                Vendex KBB: First Hundred Days in Crisis

                                By  Joost de Haas,  Anne-Marie Carrick
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                                Vendex KBB is at crisis point at the end of 2004, especially its flagship V&D department stores. A consortium of private-equity investors led by KKR, who bought the business a year earlier, persuade retail veteran Tony DeNunzio to take on the challenge of turning the diversified holding company around.

                                  Published 24 Mar 2014

                                  Reference 5886

                                  Topic Entrepreneurship

                                  Region Europe

                                  Industry Retail

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                                  Vendex KBB: First Hundred Days in Crisis

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                                  • By  Joost de Haas,  Anne-Marie Carrick
                                  • Reference 5886

                                  • Published 24 Mar 2014

                                  • Topic Entrepreneurship

                                  • Region Europe

                                  • Industry Retail

                                  Vendex KBB is at crisis point at the end of 2004, especially its flagship V&D department stores. A consortium of private-equity investors led by KKR, who bought the business a year earlier, persuade retail veteran Tony DeNunzio to take on the challenge of turning the diversified holding company around.
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                                    Nuru Energy (A): Financing a Social Enterprise

                                    By  Filipe Santos,  Anne-Marie Carrick
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                                    Case A describes the creation and growth of Nuru Energy. Starting from nothing, the founder 'bootstraps' a social venture with the goal of providing affordable and effective lighting solutions for 800 million people without access to the electricity grid in sub-Saharan Africa and India.

                                      Published 26 Feb 2013

                                      Reference 5847

                                      Topic Entrepreneurship

                                      Region Global

                                      Industry Renewables & Environment

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                                      Nuru Energy (A): Financing a Social Enterprise

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                                      • By  Filipe Santos,  Anne-Marie Carrick
                                      • Reference 5847

                                      • Published 26 Feb 2013

                                      • Topic Entrepreneurship

                                      • Region Global

                                      • Industry Renewables & Environment

                                      Case A describes the creation and growth of Nuru Energy. Starting from nothing, the founder 'bootstraps' a social venture with the goal of providing affordable and effective lighting solutions for 800 million people without access to the electricity grid in sub-Saharan Africa and India.
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                                        Handpresso (A)

                                        By  Anne-Marie Carrick,  Manuel Sosa,  Babette Strousse
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                                        Case A describes the development from concept to production of the world's first and smallest hand-held espresso machine. It shows the importance the role of prototyping plays in developing an innovative product, capturing the phases and decisions involved along the design path. The machine is ready for tooling and the CEO of Nielsen Innovation must decide to bring the product to market.

                                          Published 29 Nov 2011

                                          Reference 5841

                                          Topic Entrepreneurship

                                          Region Global

                                          Industry Consumer Goods,  Food and Beverages Production

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                                          Handpresso (A)

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                                          • By  Anne-Marie Carrick,  Manuel Sosa,  Babette Strousse
                                          • Reference 5841

                                          • Published 29 Nov 2011

                                          • Topic Entrepreneurship

                                          • Region Global

                                          • Industry Consumer Goods,  Food and Beverages Production

                                          Case A describes the development from concept to production of the world's first and smallest hand-held espresso machine. It shows the importance the role of prototyping plays in developing an innovative product, capturing the phases and decisions involved along the design path. The machine is ready for tooling and the CEO of Nielsen Innovation must decide to bring the product to market.
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                                            Chips on the Side (A): The Buy-Out of Avago Technologies

                                            By  Claudia Zeisberger,  Vikas A. Aggarwal,  Michael Prahl,  Swati Sawjiany
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                                            A consortium of private equity firms (KKR and Silver Lake Partners) is in the process of acquiring the semi-conductor division of Agilent. To prepare for the signing of the acquisition agreement and the subsequent transfer of ownership, the deal team is revisiting their investment thesis with respect to upsides and risks.

                                              Published 31 Jan 2012

                                              Reference 5832

                                              Topic Entrepreneurship

                                              Region North America

                                              Industry Private Equity

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                                              Chips on the Side (A): The Buy-Out of Avago Technologies

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                                              • By  Claudia Zeisberger,  Vikas A. Aggarwal,  Michael Prahl,  Swati Sawjiany
                                              • Reference 5832

                                              • Published 31 Jan 2012

                                              • Topic Entrepreneurship

                                              • Region North America

                                              • Industry Private Equity

                                              A consortium of private equity firms (KKR and Silver Lake Partners) is in the process of acquiring the semi-conductor division of Agilent. To prepare for the signing of the acquisition agreement and the subsequent transfer of ownership, the deal team is revisiting their investment thesis with respect to upsides and risks.
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                                                Simplex Solutions: Expanding the Entrepreneurial Team

                                                By  Balagopal Vissa
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                                                The Simplex Solutions multi-media decision scenario outlines the evolution of a software venture with a new technology that could find application in very diverse markets. The two co-founders (who have a technical background) decide to expand the entrepreneurial team by bringing in financial and marketing expertise to propel the venture to the next stage.

                                                  Published 30 Jul 2012

                                                  Reference 5683

                                                  Topic Entrepreneurship

                                                  Region Asia

                                                  Industry Human Resources

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                                                  Simplex Solutions: Expanding the Entrepreneurial Team

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                                                  • By  Balagopal Vissa
                                                  • Reference 5683

                                                  • Published 30 Jul 2012

                                                  • Topic Entrepreneurship

                                                  • Region Asia

                                                  • Industry Human Resources

                                                  The Simplex Solutions multi-media decision scenario outlines the evolution of a software venture with a new technology that could find application in very diverse markets. The two co-founders (who have a technical background) decide to expand the entrepreneurial team by bringing in financial and marketing expertise to propel the venture to the next stage.
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