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Marston, Felicia C.
Roark Capital: Buyout of Buffalo Wild Wings
Chaplinsky, Susan Marston, Felicia C. Lykes, Anne
F-1984 | Published August 18, 2021 | 23 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In late November 2017, Roark Capital Group (Roark) must decide on a last, best offer to purchase Buffalo Wild Wings (BWW) in a leveraged buyout (LBO) for $157 per share. That bid had followed a series... Read More
Cengage Learning: Can Apax Partners Salvage This Buyout?
Chaplinsky, Susan Marston, Felicia C. Smith, David C.
F-1727 | Published February 10, 2015 | 19 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case investigates the issues involved in a private equity (PE) firm’s decision to invest in the debt of a distressed leveraged buyout. The analysis has been purposefully simplified to involve onl... Read More
DuPont Corporation: Sale of Performance Coatings
Chaplinsky, Susan Marston, Felicia C. Merker, Brett
F-1709 | Published February 07, 2014 | 20 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In January 2012, Ellen Kullman, CEO and chairman of DuPont, must decide whether to retain or sell the company’s Performance Coatings (DPC) division. This is an introductory case on valuing a leveraged... Read More
The Carlyle Group: IPO of a Publicly Traded Private Equity Firm
Chaplinsky, Susan Marston, Felicia C.
F-1689 | Published February 26, 2013 | 27 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The Carlyle Group IPO case explores the circumstances leading up to the firm's IPO in May 2012. Over the past 25 years, Carlyle had grown from a fledgling private equity firm to one of the world's lar... Read More
Nokia OYJ: Financing the WP Strategic Plan
Chaplinsky, Susan Marston, Felicia C.
F-1651 | Published July 13, 2011 | 27 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The Nokia case provides an opportunity to explore financing alternatives in a situation of broad strategic change. The case emphasizes the difficulties of managing the financial resources of technolog... Read More
Investing in Sponsor-Backed IPOs: The Case of Hertz
Chaplinsky, Susan Marston, Felicia C. Pozzi, Michael
F-1561 | Published March 10, 2008 | 21 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case and its companion, UVA-F-1560, were awarded the 2012 Wachovia Award for Excellence in Teaching Materials - Innovative Case. In November 2006, Alec Berg, a successful hedge fund manager, must... Read More
Bidding For Hertz: Leveraged Buyout
Chaplinsky, Susan Marston, Felicia C.
F-1560 | Published February 17, 2008 | 19 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case and its companion, UVA-F-1561, were awarded the 2012 Wachovia Award for Excellence in Teaching Materials - Innovative Case. In August 2005, The Carlyle Group and its partners (Clayton, Dubil... Read More
Avnet Computer
Eades, Kenneth M. Marston, Felicia C.
F-1125 | Published February 29, 1996 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
A financial manager is faced with a variety of purchase plans for obtaining new computing equipment: a traditional operating lease, the straight purchase of the equipment, and a new leasing product ca... Read More