Paramount Equipment

Paramount Equipment, Inc., based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a leading manufacturer of cranes and compact construction equipment, aerial work platforms, and hospitality equipment. Founded in 1987, Paramount now has production facilities in 24 countries. However, it lost its competitive position because it took on too much debt in the form of bank loans relative …

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European Integration: Meeting the Competitiveness Challenge

The case discusses the origins and development of the European integration process from the post-war period to 2007, with a particular focus on the Lisbon Agenda’s efforts to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness since 2000. It analyzes the different policy areas that have been addressed to European level over time and provides basic information on the architecture …

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Studio Realty

Studio Realty has developed an “electronic open house” technology that allows home buyers to sit in a comfortable environment and, by clicking on digital images, tour a house and see its rooms, exterior and surroundings. Studio Realty tried to sell or license its system to brokers, but found that no one was interested. Ultimately, homeowners …

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Deloitte & Touche (A): A Hole in the Pipeline

Deloitte & Touche lost talented women, and CEO Mike Cook wanted to stop that loss, especially as accounting and consulting became more competitive. The company has commissioned a situation analysis; now he had to consider the results and come up with a change of plan.

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

Emerging markets are challenging and require special knowledge. India, in particular, is seen as a difficult business environment. The case follows two senior executives from the Indian practice of Alvarez & Marsal who are handling an urgent request from one of their private equity clients in the US, Sapphire Capital. A former employee claims that …

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Lehman Brothers: Too Big to Fail?, Epilogue

In September 2008, Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and Tim Geithner, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, were in the eye of the most financial storm. powerful since the Great Depression. After months of crisis management, they faced the biggest problem …

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Battling Over a New York Workout: the W Hotel Strategy

On October 11, 2006, Istithmar, a subsidiary of Dubai World, the Dubai government’s flagship investment company, purchased the 270-room W Hotel in Union Square from its affiliates for $ 285 million. LEM Capital, a mid-size private equity firm, subsequently became a minor player in the pool of property funders. When Istithmar defaulted on its loan …

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