WebMD (B)
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The Allergan Board Under Fire (A)
In 2014, the board of directors of Allergan Inc. received a surprise takeover offer from Valeant Pharmaceuticals in association with hedge fund activist Bill Ackmans Pershing Square Capital Management. In the unprecedented deal between a buyer and a hedge fund activist, Pershing Square had tacitly accumulated a 9.7% stake in Allergan prior to the Valeant …
The Acquisition and Restructuring of Kia Motors by Hyundai Motors
In recent years, increased competition and lower profits due to excess national and global supply, as well as higher development costs, have led the automotive industry to undertake national and international strategic mergers and collaborations. This case examines one of the largest mergers and acquisitions in the Korean auto market in recent years: the acquisition …
The Rise of Mercado Libre
Marcos Galperin, a graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, founded Mercado Libre in 1999 with the vision of building an e-commerce company focused on emerging but rapidly growing Spanish and Portuguese-speaking markets in Latin America. In the spirit of a Silicon Valley startup, the company was founded in a garage in Buenos Aires. …
AbbVie
This case focuses on the impact of a new regulatory pathway, the biosimilars pathway, on the strategy of a large pharmaceutical company that sees its largest product (60% of sales) at risk. In the case, it explores the rationale for the measure, emerging biosimilars market participants, and a number of negative financial outlooks for AbbVie. …
Intuit, Inc.
Merging two computer software companies with fast-growing, non-overlapping products is strategically very sensible, but it raises difficult valuation and accounting issues. How can a company pay $ 225 million to acquire another company with negligible continuing income that promises an immediate one-time charge of $ 150 million, including $ 65 million in depreciation over the …
Teletech Corporation, 1996
In January 1996, the leader economic officer need to style a reaction to a raider who claims that a primary enterprise section of the employer must be bought as it isn’t incomes a best charge of return (ROR). The case recounts the talk in the employer over the usage of a unmarried hurdle charge to …
Ashok Leyland (A): Reaching For the Stars – Embarking on a New Vision and Strategy
This case documents the history of Ashok Leyland (AL), India’s second largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, and documents its growth and trajectory until 2007, when the company adopted its new vision of more than double the size in a fairly mature industry. . The challenge the case poses for students is to understand how the company, …
KEMET: Leading Change across Cultural Boundaries (B)
This case tells how Richard finally decided to take on the great challenge and put together an integration team of experts in different functions and prepared for all the aspects that he might consider. However, during his trip to Indonesia, Richard was informed of a death threat email from someone at the Batam factory. Should …