Credit rating agencies take a wide range of factors – debt raising purpose‚ industry outlook‚ corporate profile and financial measures into account when performing corporate bond rating service. Debt is raised to repurchase shares rather than the normal case of capturing expansion opportunities to strengthen cash flow. This is not going to be regarded favorable to debt holders since the debt coverage ability in terms of cash or collateral is not strengthened. UST is characterized positively by commanding
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AT AIG: DOES STYLE MATTER? Case Overview This case deals with executive leadership styles. In particular‚ this case deals with American International Group‚ the world’s insurance company‚ and its CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg. Greenberg‚ an autocratic leader‚ was recently deposed by his board of directors after problems emerged regarding possible earning manipulation. It describes his leadership style‚ reasons his two sons (former employees) left the company‚ and Martin Sullivan‚ Greenberg’s
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character of Aurora who Yunior’s girlfriend. Readers did not get that much information about other then her boyfriend is Yunior. I am confused as to why they are together in the first place. They physically and mentally abuse each other. Readers do not get that much background as to what exactly happened during their bad fights. In the beginning of the chapter Yunior said how the scratches on his arm are almost healed. Yunior never explained how he got them or why all we know is that Aurora gave them
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MARKETING STRATEGY Ryanair case What is your assessment of Ryanair launch strategy? From my point of view‚ the strategy implemented by Ryanair was perfect because it is focused on capturing those passengers who have the price as the main criterion in choosing the mean of transport. There is a wide difference between the fare of the air companies with the ferry or rail giving rise to another variables‚ as comfort or no time‚ do not influence by the time of the decision-making. However‚ Ryanair
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equipment. It has acquired some companies in the past as part of their expansion plans. Cooper acquires companies that are leading in their area of business‚ have a large market share and is the leading company in their area of operation. Currently‚ Cooper is focusing on building a hand tool business with a full product line that would use a common sales and distribution system and joint advertising. In this effort‚ Cooper has already acquired Lufkin Rule Company‚ Crescent Niagara Corporation and
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YOUR TEXTILES OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY EGYPT 1 Contents Textiles and Ready-Made Garments: Sector Overview Competitive Strengths and Capabilities Statistics & Exports Strong Government Support for the Textiles Industry Sector Drivers Success Stories OPPORTUNITY EGYPT 2 Textiles and Ready-Made Garments Sector Overview Egypt is home to the only fully vertically integrated textiles industry in the Middle East‚ with the entire production process — from the cultivation of
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Usually‚ project finance framework is used when the project has predictable cash flows‚ which can easily represent operating targets through explicit contract. When cash flows are certainty‚ the company can have higher level of leverage and it is easier to separate project assets from the parent company. Advantages and Disadvantages: 1) Advantages a. Maximize Leverage b. Off-Balance Sheet Treatment c. Agency Cost d. Multilateral Financial Institutions 2) Disadvantages
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their products. This specifically was a pretty successful campaign‚ as the company increased its Medicare eligible diabetes customer base from 17‚000 to 545‚000 in 2003. To qualify as capitalized expenditure as assets‚ the direct responses expenses had to prove that the specific advertisements generated sales. Leads normally did not qualify. It has to be narrowly targeted and the response needs to be tracked. The company ran various advertising commercials on the television with each commercial
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Smart Textiles Market worth 4‚722.81 Million USD by 2020 According to a new market research report “Smart Textiles Market by Type (Passive‚ Active‚ Ultra-smart)‚ Function (Sensing‚ Energy Harvesting‚ Luminescence & Aesthetics‚ Thermo-electricity)‚ Industry (Healthcare‚ Sports & Fitness‚ Fashion‚ Military‚ Automotive)‚ & Geography - Global Forecast to 2020”‚ published by marketsandmarkets‚ the total market was valued at USD 794.55 Million in 2014 and is expected to reach USD 4‚722.81 Million by 2020
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Summary This case explores the possibility of a brand extension for Revital‚ the bestselling vitamin and mineral supplement and number-one nutraceutical brand in India and a top Ranbaxy Global Consumer Healthcare product. The case examines Revital’s shift from a prescription product to a popular over-the-counter (OTC) brand and explores Ranbaxy’s strategies to position Revital as the brand with the highest recall. It assesses Revital’s competitors in India’s booming nutraceutical market in a scenario
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