corporate development and Charles River Laboratories (CRL). He prepared a presentation to the company’s board of directors which request to invest up to $2 million in a Mexican joint venture (JV). They need to decide whether to do a joint venture between ALPES and CRL. Some other issues came out at the same time‚ Jim Foster‚ the CEO viewed the proposed joint venture as a potential distraction as his company continues to expand rapidly in the United States. Another issue Jim was worried about is that there
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Alpes S.A. Case Strategic Management 04-75-498-02 Dr. Fritz Rieger Submitted March 5th 2012 Matt Walsh‚ Peter Bosi‚ Andrew Lo‚ Fadi Haidar‚ and Imad Patel Key Issues They key issue in this case has to do with whether the company (Charles River Laboratories) should invest up to 2 million dollars in a joint venture with Mexican company ALPES. The joint venture will make state of the art specific pathogen free eggs. Right now ALPES produces these however they aren’t of the best product quality
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KEY ISSUES There are some key issues that Charles River Laboratories (CRL) Board of Directors has to consider before they can decide whether or not it would be beneficial to enter into a joint venture with ALPES. First of all‚ the CEO of B&L Jim Foster‚ viewed a joint venture as a potential distraction for Specific Antigen-Free Avian Services (SPAFAS) as it continued to rapidly expand in the United States. He is vem ry skepticcal about partnering with a small family owned company that was
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Group Case ALPES S.A.: A Joint Proposal Table of Contents Topic Page Problem Identification 1 External Analysis 1 Internal Analysis 3 Financial Analysis 5 Alternatives 5 Decision Criteria 6 Evaluation of Alternatives 6 Recommendation 6 Action Plan 7 Contingency Plan 7 Appendix 8 Key Problem Identification: The main issue in this case surrounds Dennis Shaughnessy‚ senior vice-president for Corporate Development and general counsel for Charles River Laboratories (CRL)
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Case Analysis- ALPES S.A.: A JOINT VENTURE PROPOSAL CONTENT Part One 1. Key Issue Charles Rivers Laboratories (CRL) is evaluating a joint venture proposal that a Mexican company creates a state-of-the-art specific pathogen-free (SPF) egg for the vaccine. If the proposal is approved‚ CRL is going to invest 2 million dollars to the Mexican company. However‚ CRL must consider the potential risks of cooperation. Part Two 2.Internal Analysis: VRINE ANALYSIS
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continual expansion in United States. Alternatives: 1. CRL invests $2 million to build a joint-venture with Alpes. Pros: Cons: It fills up CPL’s "strategic growth gap" It is a potential distraction for SPAFAS’s development in U.S. It facilitates SPAFAS’s expansion into international market There is "uncertain market and unstable currency" in Mexico Alpes has a long history of working with SPAFAS Alpes is a small‚ family-owned company‚ whose operating environment is not ideal. It is relatively cheaper
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ratio for financial analysis. Karambunai Corp Bhd shows a EV/EBITDA ratio of [#EVEBITDA_COMP#] for the next 12 months. This is significantly lower than the median of its peer group: 4.45. According to this financial analysis Karambunai Corp Bhd’s valuation is way below its peer group’s. This ratio is significantly lower than the average of its sector (Software): 13.85. According to this financial analysis Karambunai Corp Bhd’s valuation is way below its sector’s. Financial analysis of Karambunai Corp
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Administration distance Mexico is an unstable country due to the corruption‚ NAFTA in 1994‚ has increased the market share of Alpes in mexico by allowing them to increase their production and exports. Alpes‚ is able to keep their prices low‚ providing it a competitive advantage. So Alpes have benefited from NAFTA. Since 2006‚ Mexico has kept reducing its tariffs. So CRL do join venture with Alpes‚ will not be so many obstacles during the development of this new Geographic distance‚ America and mexico are close
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ALPES S.A.: A JOINT VENTURE PROPOSAL (A) Situation Analysis Internal Analysis (Charles River Laboratories) Strength: The Company has potential customers in more than 15 countries worldwide such as biotechnology firms‚ animal health‚ medical device‚ hospitals‚ academic institutions and government agencies. Then‚ CRL is market leader of industry about commercial production and supply of laboratory animal models. Weakness: Cost per unit for produce SPF egg was more expensive than normal egg
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