Case Studies in Finance: Managing for Corporate Value Creation

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Preface: note to the student - how to study and discuss cases. Part 1 Case: Warren E. Buffett, 1995 the Fidelity Magellan Fund, 1995 Jeanne Mockard, at Putman Investments the battle for value - Federal Express Corporation versus United Parcel Service of America Inc. Part 2 Financial analysis and forecasting - the financial detective, 1996 Oracle Systems Corp. the Body Shop International PLC - an introduction to financial modelling Padgett Paper Products Co. Sengupta Fibres Ltd Bayerns Brauerei Merril Electronics. Part 3 Estimating the cost of capital: best practice in estimating the cost of capital - survey an synthesis Grand Metropolitan PLC the Boeing 777 Teletech Corporation, 1996. Part 4 Capital budgeting and resource allocation: the investment detective Vesuvio Fonderia SpA Empirical Chemicals Ltd (A) Empirical Chemicals Ltd. (B) Glaxo Italia SpA -the Zinnat marketing decision Pan-Europa Foods, S.A. Astral Records N.A. Part 5 Management of shareholders' equity: Northboro Maching Tools Corporation Donaldson Lufkin, Jenrette, 1995 British Aerospace PLC (A). Part 6 Management of the corporate capital structure: introduction to debt policy and value MCI Communications Corp -capital structure theory Polaroid Corporation, 1996 Rosario Acero S.A. Planet Copias and Imagem. Part 7 Analysis of financing tactics: leases, options and foreign currency Merton Electronics Burlington Northern Railroad Company - euqipment leasing Boston Chicken 4 1/2per cent convertible subordinated debentures Bank of Tokyo General Motors -'99 equity financing. Part 8 Valuing the enterprise: acquisitions, buyouts, restructuring, and projects Rock Mountain advanced genome McCaw Cellular - ATT/McCaw merger negotiation Euro Disneyland S.C.A. - the project financing Calaveras Vineyards Mirth Press Inc. Medimedia International LTD Caledonian Newspapers AB Volvo/Regie Nationale DES - Usines Renault S.A. Rhone-Poulenc Roter. Part 9 Cross-border investments into emerging markets: Procter & Gamble Company - Mexico 1991 Paginas Amarelas Continental Cablevision/Fintelco joint venture Westmoreland Energy Inc. - power project at Zhangze China government of Euroslavia - GM-Euroslavia joint venture investment simulation. Part 10 Setting corporate financial policy: technical note - structuring corporate financial policy the Home Depot, Inc. United Telecommunications, Inc Rhones-Poulenc S.A. Massive Power Design Corp.