Case 1 Atlantic Corporation Maastricht University School of Business and Economics Corporate Governance and Restructuring 1. Is the acquisition of Royal’s linerboard mill and box plants a sound strategic move? Consider the short- as well as long-term outlook for linerboard prices and the profitability of the linerboard industry. Furthermore‚ what basis‚ if any‚ is there for expecting AtlanticRoyal’s combined linerboard and box mill operations to do better/worse than the industry overall?
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Case study - Low cost airlines History of low-cost airlines The idea of LCC originated in the US. Founded in Dallas Texas on June 18‚ 1971 by Herb Kelleher‚ Southwest Airlines offered tickets that worked out to be cheaper than a car or coach ride. It is the fourth largest US airline in terms of domestic customers carried annually. It has been profitable every year since 1973. Low cost airlines in India But a booming economy‚ a congested and crumbling train network and the emergence of
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As Bay Street Corporation employees‚ we have been researched and learned about the stock market. Now with the inherits of $1000‚000‚ we have decided to invest in the stock market. As partners‚ we have divide the money into four different sectors of the market‚ with 25 per cent invested in each. We have chosen the following sectors: technology‚ real estate‚ financial services and ….. Telus Corporation‚ the third biggest telecommunication companies in the world‚ also know are stock T‚ is currently
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged) 1. How does Marriott use its estimate of cost of capital? Does this make sense? Marriot use cost of capital as the hurdle rate (minimum rate of return required to accept the project) to discount future cash flows for the investment projects of the three lines of business (Lodging‚ Contract Services and Restaurants). They use this rate to calculate NPV and net present value over cost to decide for the profit rate. Since cost of the project
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INTRODUCTION In early July 2007‚ the New York based hedge fund Perry Capital proposed to raise its stake in NEC Electronics Corporation (NECE)‚ the then publicly listed subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate‚ NEC Corporation‚ from 4.8 percent to 25 percent. The offering was ¥5‚000 a share‚ at about 60 percent premium. Perry’s investment in NECE traced back to late 2005‚ the year its first exposure to Asian markets‚ with the initial investment cost at around ¥3‚200 a share. Perry believed the intrinsic value
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of Madison Street Capital‚ LLC‚ Anthony Marsala oversees the firm’s European‚ African and Asian operations. He manages the analytical and due diligence efforts‚ coordinating valuation assessments for its M&A clients. Mr. Marsala is an expert in mergers and acquisition‚ corporate finance and business valuation with a focus on middle market organizations‚ in a myriad of sectors‚ such as technology‚ food‚ energy‚ agriculture‚ pharmaceutical and biotechnology. Madison Street Capital‚ LLC is a renowned
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Case Questions: 1. Option #3 suggests Stryker Corporation to build its own facility to manufacture its own PBCs. Under the current situation that some contract manufacturers have weak performance in quality and delivery‚ the benefits of this option are obvious as following: First of all‚ option #3 promised the highest degree of control over quality and delivery‚ which can solve the major problem that Stryker has faced with recently. On the other hand‚ self-manufacturing offers an opportunity
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Stryker Corporation Deciding whether to keep outsourcing or in-source PCBs Stryker Corporation has 3 different options regarding the supply of needed PCBs. Option 1: contemplates the fact of keeping the same suppliers but with significant changes in order to assure continuous supply of PCBs and quality. No investment is needed. Option 2: establishing a partner with a single supplier. This way there would be a sole supplier for Stryker established in a new facility near them‚ this would give
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A. The first sign of communication problems surfaced at Cerner corporation on March 13th‚ 2000 • The CEO‚ Neal L. Patterson sent a memo to the entire corporation with extremely hard remarks • The CEO did not consider the fact that this memo can be leaked to outside worlds if sent to entire corporate • The CEO did not consider the impact of his message on the all different kinds of employees that the company has B. The message sent by CEO has no objective • The message should have been discussed
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The Cost of Living in Hawaii Why is it so high.
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