Reference No: BP0254Pages: 13Published on: 6, September, 2000
Abstract: GCL is part of the Gadhvi Group of Industries. The company is into bottling industrial gasses and under changing environment of growing demand has threatened entry of new players. It is exploring collaboration with one of the world's largest industrial gas manufacturers. They have completed primary rounds of discussion with ... More
Reference No: CISG0060Pages: 13Published on: 17, July, 2000
Abstract: This case describes a successful E-Governance application in the State of Andhra Pradesh. The application pertains to the State Department of Transportation in issuing Learner's licence, Driver's licence, Registration of vehicles, etc. The success of the application on the DOT network linking three RTO offices has led the department to ... More
Reference No: F&A0461Pages: 5Published on: 24, May, 2000
Abstract: The case deals with strategy for generation of resources and accounting for those resources in a non-profit setting. It deals with a situation where corpus fund has to be effectively managed to guard against inflation and at the same time provide enough leeway to carry out the basic objectives of ... More
Reference No: F&A0456EX(B)Pages: 6Published on: 15, May, 2000
Abstract: A case dealing with fall-out of the use of derivatives in managing commodity (gold) price risk. Involves consideration of asset sales and mergers as ways to deal with illiquidity and financial distress. ... More
Reference No: F&A0456EX(C)Pages: 9Published on: 15, May, 2000
Abstract: A case dealing with fall-out of the use of derivatives in managing commodity (gold) price risk. Involves analysis of the linkages between corporate strategy, capital structure and the hedging strategy, as well as the risk analysis of derivative positions. ... More
Reference No: F&A0456EX(A)Pages: 22Published on: 15, May, 2000
Abstract: A case on the use of derivatives in managing commodity (gold) price risk covering strategic reasons for hedging, the linkages between corporate strategy, capital structure and the hedging strategy, as well as the risk analysis of derivative positions. ... More
Reference No: F&A0452Pages: 10 Published on: 26, April, 2000
Abstract: Set in the backdrop of the 1997 economic crisis, the case deals with the problem faced by a leading finance company of Thailand, Phatra Thanakit. The company finds its very existence threatened under the onslaught of the crisis, and faces a number of agonizing choices. Should it become an integrated bank? ... More
Reference No: F&A0450Pages: 16Published on: 26, April, 2000
Abstract: Bank NISP has all along been an excellently managed bank in terms of its asset growth, profitability, liquidity ratio, capital adequacy ratio- in short, every significant parameter of performance. It has braved the acute crisis facing the Indonesian economy in general and the private banking sector in particular, extremely well. ... More
Reference No: F&A0453Pages: 13Published on: 26, April, 2000
Abstract: The case deals with strategic corporate finance issues in the backdrop of the economic downturn of 1997 in Thailand. The case presents a situation in which the foreign exchange losses arising from a steep depreciation of currency threatens to wipe out the networth of the company. The company faces bankruptcy, if ... More
Reference No: F&A0451Pages: 6 Published on: 26, April, 2000
Abstract: The case, set in the context of the Far-Eastern economic crisis, represents a complex total return swap. The deal is complex since it involves multiple currency, offshore investment vehicles, and back-to-back contracts. The case particularly highlights the inherent risks in such complex arrangements, which even the experts fail to see. ... More