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Case Studies in Finance, 4/e links managerial decisions to capital markets and the expectations of investors. At the core of almost all of the cases is a valuation task that requires students to look to financial markets for guidance in resolving the case problem. The focus on value helps managers understand the impact of the firm on the world around it. These cases also invite students to apply modern information technology to the analysis of managerial decisions.
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Part I: Setting Some Themes1WARREN E. BUFFETT, 19952THE FIDELITY MAGELLAN FUND, 19953JEANNE MOCKARD, AT PUTNAM INVESTMENTS4BEN & JERRY'S HOMEMADE INC.5THE BATTLE FOR VALUE:FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION VS. UNITED PARCEL SERVICEOF AMERICA INC. (ABRIDGED)Part II: Financial Analysis and Forecasting6THE FINANCIAL DETECTIVE, 19967THE BODY SHOP INTERNATIONALPLC 2001: AN INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MODELING8PADGETT PAPER PRODUCTS CO.9KOTA FIBRES LTD.10DEUTSCHE BRAUEREI11SERVERVAULT: "RELIABLE, SECURE, AND WICKED FAST"Part III: Estimating the Cost of Capital12BEST PRACTICES IN ESTIMATINGTHE COST OF CAPITAL: SURVEY AND SYNTHESIS13NIKE INC.14COKE VS. PEPSI, 200115TELETECH CORPORATION 199616PAGINAS AMARELASPart IV: Capital Budgeting and Resource Allocation17THE INVESTMENT DETECTIVE18FONDERIA DI TORINO19DIAMOND CHEMICALS LTD (A)20DIAMOND CHEMICALS LTD (B)21GENZYME/GELTEX PHARMACEUTICALS JOINT VENTURE22EUROLAND FOODS S.A.23STAR RIVER ELECTRONICS LTDPart V: Management of the Firm's Equity: Dividends, Repurchases, Initial Offerings24EASTBORO MACHINE TOOLS25DONALDSON LUFKIN, JENRETTE 1995 (ABRIDGED)26eBay Inc. (A)27PLANET COPIAS & IMAGEMPart VI: Management of the Corporate Capital Structure28INTRODUCTION TO DEBT POLICY AND VALUE29TECHNICAL NOTE: STRUCTURING CORPORATE FINANCIAL POLICY30MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP: CAPITAL STRUCTURE THEORY31POLAROID CORPORATION, 199632ROSARIO ACERO S.A.33THRESHOLD SPORTS LLCPart VII: Analysis of Financing Tactics: Leases, Options and Foreign Currency34MERTON ELECTRONICS 35AMTRAK ACELA36CORNING INC. ZERO COUPON CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES37ENRON CORPORATION'S WEATHER DERIVATIVES (A)Part VIII: Valuing the Enterprise: Acquisitions and Buyouts38ROCKY MOUNTAIN ADVANCED GENOME39YEATS VALVES AND CONTROLS INC.40CHRYSLER CORPORATION41PALAMON CAPITAL PARTNERS42GENERAL MILLS' ACQUISITION OF PILLSBURY43PRINTICOMM'S PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF DIGITECH44STRUCTURING REPSOL'S ACQUISITION OF YPF45HOSTILE TAKEOVERS: A PRIMER FOR THE DECISION MAKER46THE HILTON/ITT WARS
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Dean of the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and Charles C. Abbott Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginina.
