Raise Capital Business Proposal Following a series of expansions and acquisitions in the early 2000s Prada has found itself with a large amount of debt maturing over the next year. Since Prada is challenged with raising €1 billion to cover loans maturing in the coming year‚ the analysts at GCP have researched several options for the board to consider. These alternatives include issuing sort term bonds‚ forming a joint venture‚ and completing an IPO. Considering the pros and cons
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TRX‚ INC.: Initial Public Offering INTRODUCTION OF SOME SORT IPOs are not sure things; therefore‚ when considering going public‚ one of the most important things to look at is the company’s future growth potential. Investors need the comfort of good future returns before they buy stock. The potential for growth at TRX exists‚ especially in moving away from customer-care‚ but the continuous reporting of negative net income poses a problem. Potential buyers will be wary to invest in a company that
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Kanthal Case Study Solutions INTRODUCTION: Kanthal is company that specializes in the production and sales of electrical resistance heating elements. Kanthal has about 10‚000 customers and they produce about 15‚000 items. The company consists of three divisions and these three divisions are as follows: 1)Kanthal Heating Technology - 25% global market share 2)Kanthal Furnace Products - 40% global market share 3)Kanthal Bimetals - Manufacturer of one of the few fully integrated temperature control
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Dell was the first mover with its business-to-customer model and internet sales and services since Dell reinvented the value chain for PC industry. Although China would become the second largest PC market after US‚ Dell’s decision of positioning in this market was very crucial. Direct selling of business-to-customer model through the Internet! Does this create competitive advantage in China like it did in USA and Europe? If not what should Dell do to expand Chinese operations? If so what should Dell
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USAA.COM COMPANY INTRODUCTION United Services Automobile Association (USAA) provides a full range of highly competitive financial products and services to the military and their families. USAA was initially founded in 1922 by twenty-five United States military officers who decided to ensure each other’s vehicles. Since then it has grown and expanded into one of the leading financial services companies. USAA’s mission today is “to facilitate the financial security of its members‚ associates‚ and
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The Google IPO Pre-IPO Initiated from their dorm rooms at Stanford University while they were the Doctoral students major in computer science‚ Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998 with the $1‚000‚000 funded by the angel investors. In fiscal 2003‚ Google has generated $961.9 million in revenue and posted $105.6 million in net profit. Head-on competing with another search giant Yahoo.com‚ with 60 million internet users‚ Google has become one of the most powerful search engines
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Harvard Business Review Reflection Course name: Introduction to International Business Group number: 7 Lecturer: Dr. M.M. Wilhelm Date of submission: 14th of November 2012 Subject matter: How to win in emerging markets: Lessons from Japan written by Shigeki Ichii‚ Susumu Hattori and David Michael was published in the Harvard Business Review of May 2012. The article is about the fact that big firms like Sony‚ Toyota and Honda were big exporters to developed countries the last decades. But
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This form can be used to organize your thoughts about a case. As you perform your analysis remain open to the fact that your interpretation of the facts may change and therefore you should constantly revisit your answers. Define the Problem: Describe the type of case and what problem(s) or issue(s) should be the focus for your analysis. The type of case that this is an evaluation case. In this case‚ one of the major problems that will be the main focus is the simple fact that there have been
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Case (1)：The Blackstone Group’s IPO 1. What are the built-in tensions with a public private equity firm? How does Blackstone’s structure attempt to reconcile them? 2. If you were an LP in Blackstone‚ how would you view the structure Blackstone has put in place to go public? 3. Would you rather be a unitholder in Blackstone or an LP? 4. As a potential employee‚ how you evaluate the Blackstone compensation package against a commensurate offer from a similar large-scale private equity firm that
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By: M. Bertaccini‚ L. Dovesi‚ G. Nicolini‚ M. Olivieri‚ MC. Penna‚ M. Perini. ELEVATOR PITCH (1) What Zipcar is • Car sharing company. • Offer of a service to the registered members that allows them to move around the city in a smarter and easier way. • The value for the members is the possibility of benefit the usage of a car without all the problems correlated to the possession. • New concept in the U.S. serving a new market niche‚ the urban‚ car-less residents. • Based on a successful model
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