Anat R. Admati, Paul Pfleiderer, George Noroian
1995
It was mid-afternoon on September 15, 1994, and Stephen Calloway was wondering how to tackle the crash assignment just given to him by his boss, Katherine Metcalfe, Vice President for Strategic Planning at Liz Claiborne. He had been on the job just two…
James Van Horne
1995
This case involves setting up cash flows for determining the net present value, IRR and payback period of an investment project. There is an inflation assumption for the cash flows, which introduces the issue of whether it is consistent with the inflation…
James Van Horne
1992
This case involves the preparation of a cash budget and pro forma statements, together with sensibility analyses under changing assumptions. The company has seasonal demand for its product, but manufacturers on essentially a level basis year around. As a…
Rami Chalduri, George Parker, David Singer
1992
In 1991, Affymax was planning an IPO. The company had pioneered new technology for drug discovery, and planned to develop pharmaceuticals that resulted from using this technology. The company had a very highly regarded team, with an impressive track…
George Parker
1992
A decision about a small capital investment in a light manufacturing company. Emphasis is on choice of analytical methods.
Howard Corb, George Parker
1992
An analysis of the pros and cons of using pre-emptive rights in a public offering of stock for a very large NYSE company.
George Parker
1992
A decision to lease or buy aircraft at Aloha Airlines in Hawaii.
Inghie Kwik, George G. C. Parker
1992
On January 10, 1991, Allan Gilmour, executive vice president and head of Automotive Operations for Ford Motor Company, stated his views on Ford’s dividend policy after the company reported a 1990 fourth quarter loss of…
George Parker
1991
Bankers Trust was proceeding with its regular annual review of “RAROC” (Risk Adjusted Return on Capital). RAROC was a methodology to allocate the bank’s equity capital to each business division and then to each individual asset within the bank. The…
Ilya Strebulaev, Theresia Gouw Ranzatta, David Hoyt
When entrepreneurs are successful in convincing venture capital firms that they are an attractive potential investment, they are presented with offers detailing many terms of the investment agreement. These are described in term sheets. Sorting through…