Lion Capital and Blackstone Group: The Orangina Deal Case Solution May 31‚ 2014 Prateek Sanjay Question 1: Why would Lion do a deal with Blackstone? Why would Blackstone do one with Lion? What does each risk? What can each gain? Lion and Blackstone are joining together to leverage industry expertise and financing power. Lion has a strong understanding of consumer-focused brands and using proprietary deals to turn an existing medium-sized
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company‚ A libaba Group (A1ibaba)‚ in association with Softbank Corporation (Softbank)‚ The Blackstone Group4 (Blackstone)‚ and Bain Capita15 (Bain)‚ was considering making a bid for Yahoo! Inc. 6 (Yahoo!). While Jack Ma (Ma)‚ founder and CEO of Alibaba‚ expressed an interest in buying back Yahoo!’s 40 percent stake in Alibaba‚ Softbank wanted to buy Yahoo!’s 35 percent stake in Yahoo ! Japan. Blackstone and Bain were reported to be participating in the bid to buy Yahoo!’s remaining operations in
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wilds. Some had enjoyed camping and fishing in a comfortable civilized way‚ but none of them knew much of the character of the expedition they were planning...... on the return portage back through Crane and Blackstone to Lake Joseph
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prefers to postpone deadlines until he is absolutely sure he has made the right decision. 2. Relative to concepts you have just read about‚ what traits and characteristics would describe the “ideal” Blackstone candidate? Explain your rationale for selecting each characteristic. Blackstone appears to be the kind of organization that depends heavily on team work‚ diligence‚ and attention to detail. Schwarzman reveals to his new employees that it is most important to get the job done right
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ziNUZIVEEDU SEEDS LIMITED 1 © This is a licensed product of Ken Research and should not be copied TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. Executive Summary Business Overview Introduction Expertise Products Awards 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 3. Corporate Timeline Major Investments in Company Evolution Organizational Structure Business Model Product Portfolio 3.1. 3.2. 3.3. Hybrid Cotton Seeds Field Crop Seeds Vegetable Seeds 4. Nuziveedu Seeds Limited Financial and Valuation Analysis 4.1. Valuation Analysis
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risk averse. According to Personality Dimension‚ a person who is conscientiousness is dependable‚ responsible‚ achievement oriented and persistent. Mistakes‚ no matter how small‚ are unacceptable to him and he does not lightly tolerate them at Blackstone. According to Stephen Schwarzman‚ making an effort and meeting the deadline simply weren’t enough. To put it in Coach Armstrong’s terms‚ it wasn’t sufficient to make some deposits; he had to be certain that the deposits would cover any withdrawal
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These gender roles are the results of the interactions between individuals and their environment‚ and from this‚ they give individuals signs as to what is‚ and is not‚ appropriate behavior for each sex. According to Blackstone (2003)‚ gender is a concept that humans create socially‚ through their interactions with each other and their environment‚ yet it still relies on the biological differentiation of males and females. Due to humans creating the concept of gender socially
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PitchBook 4Q 2012 Private Equity Sponsored by Breakdown Bet ter Data. Bet ter Decisions. PitchBook 4 Table of Contents Intro Letter ............................................................................. 1 Private Equity Deal Flow ........................................................... 2 Investments by Deal Size .......................................................... 3 Private Equity Add-on Activity ...................................................4 Investments
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Industry: • A lot of small local and regional companies • Compete in residential & commercial construction market o Residential: custom cabinets & millwork for new & remodeled homes. $4.8B market in US in 1996. Only 15% homebuilders contracted for custom cabinetry for high-end home o Commercial $5B in US in 1996 CMR: • Bought in June 1997 (founded 1975 as subcontractor providing custom cabinetry to homebuilders) • 115 employees • $6.8M annual sales (top 5% in industry)‚ 80% is from commercial
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image intact was a priority. However‚ the problems outlined in the case seems to start - or at least have been worsened - with what will become CMR’s largest account‚ Blackstone Homes. Problem Identification After reviewing the text in question‚ three major problems stand out: 1) Customers change requests: When Blackstone Homes sell a house‚ it does - of course! - come with a pre-finished and installed kitchen‚ included in the price. However‚ if the customer wishes‚ he or she would visit
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