Order 6301912-APA-Financial Entrpreneurship

This case explores Alibaba’s record setting IPO. Alibaba, China’s largest e-commerce company, was founded in 1999 with a $60,000 investment from entrepreneur Jack Ma. The company has since grown to be one of the world’s largest online e-commerce companies with transactions exceeding those of Amazon and eBay combined. In 2013, Alibaba’s leaders decided it was time to take the company public. Alibaba hoped that by going public, it would raise the cash necessary to finance improvements to its infrastructure that would allow the company to continue its rapid growth. Alibaba also felt that an IPO would put it in a better position to implement an acquisition strategy. In addition, an IPO would give employees an option to sell their shares in the company.   Following the decision to go public, Alibaba explored where to hold its IPO. Initially, Hong Kong looked to be a strong choice, however it was later rejected when it became clear that local regulations could effectively cause Alibaba to…

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X, a well known American based corporation raised usD 800 million through a syndicated loan, aranged by the lead bank, HIBC UK, one of the largest banking organisations in the world |The proceeds of the loan would Finance ajoin t venture with an Australian company, y in a tibanium mining project. The Australian |company hos been in the mining indusbry for decades , has a good worldwide reputation and asound financial track vecord. 1tis usted on the Australian Securities fschange in sydney. an d financial semles witll prouide the The main terms of the joint ven ture ave thent X Financial support and y the technological knowhou, human vesources, local enpertise of theterrain and knowledge of Local legislation. The projert will eam ibs profits at the endofthe 5th Details of the sy ndicated loanare : Matunity =5 y ears interest rate = LIBOR (curently 1•l:) Syndiceation Fees = 2-5 |• Calcul ate the 10an proceeds vecsivad by * from the syndicated loan and the interest paya ble perannum.…

Background Hyde Park Technologies Pty Ltd (HPT), a medium-sized enterprise with a turnover of $100 million per year is considering the purchase of an ERP system. As they have an urgent need to update their accounting system, they plan on purchasing an ERP financial module as the first step and then over time, they plan on integrating this module as part of a larger ERP rollout through the company. Eileen Dover, the CEO of HPT recently issued a request for proposal (RFP) to a number of ERP vendors. To assist the vendors in the preparation of their responses, Eileen has provided the following information: . HPT was founded by Eileen's father (Hans Dover) in 1986. Even though Hans is now in his 70s, he still plays an important figurehead role in the company and will have influence in the choice of vendor. Eileen has emphasised that whilst the presentation materials be to a high professional standard, it is imperative that they clearly and simply articulate the "Hansefits" of the new…

Banking, Strategy; Skills A large U.S.-based commercial bank with global operations recentlyinitiated a new program for recruiting recent college graduates into the financial function of the bank.These new hires will initially be involved in a variety of financial functions, including transactionsprocessing, control, risk management, business performance reporting, new business analysis, andfinancial analysis. Recognizing that they are competing with many other banks for the relativelysmall number of qualified graduates, the bank has assigned you to develop a skills statement to beused in college recruiting as well as an in-house training program for new hires. You have some oldtraining manuals and recruiting guides to assist you, but your boss advises you not to use them andto instead start with a fresh page. The reason for developing new materials is that the bank recentlyreorganized based on new management methods.Required1. Briefly explain 8 to 10 critical success factors for this…

A group of billionaires is considering investing in higher education in the Caribbean, which includes all post-secondary and tertiary institutions, and has turned to the budding entrepreneurs to provide them with the necessary industry information. Conduct research and write a report on Higher Education in the Caribbean so that the billionaires can decide whether to invest in a new higher education institution.

“IBM is investing $3 billion in a private-public partnership with New York State, GlobalFoundries, Samsung and equipment vendors,” to create ultradense computer chips (John Markoff, New York Times, July 9, 2015). TOTALLY MADE-UP SCENARIO: Suppose that during their affiliation, Samsung has paid IBM $200 million for creating a special version of these ultradense chips for Android products. Suppose further that the contract included certain requirements for size, speed and other qualities. Then suppose that after beta testing these chips, Samsung claimed that IBM’s efforts failed to live up to their contractual agreements. (2 points each: 1 for explaining the concept, and 1 for applying it correctly)   a. Was either party earning rent? What assumptions do you have to make to assert this?   b. Was either party earning quasi-rent? What assumptions do you have to make to assert this?   c. Could IBM have held up Samsung? And/or could Samsung have held up IBM? Explain.

“The boom in IPO activity has been mainly credited to the surge in SPACs (special purpose acquisition vehicles). In the first two months of 2021, Nasdaq ushered in as many SPAC IPOs as we did in all of 2020” said a Nasdaq representative and many of them were health care companies. Use public resources and comment on the following: What drives the IPO volume/deals in the U.S.? Globally?

“IBM is investing $3 billion in a private-public partnership with New York State, Global Foundries, Samsung and equipment vendors,” to create ultradense computer chips (John Markoff, New York Times, July 9, 2015). TOTALLY MADE-UP SCENARIO: Suppose that during their affiliation, Samsung has paid IBM $200 million for creating a special version of these ultradense chips for Android products. Suppose further that the contract included certain requirements for size, speed and other qualities. Then suppose that after beta testing these chips, Samsung claimed that IBM’s efforts failed to live up to their contractual agreements.   1. Was either party earning quasi-rent? What assumptions do you have to make to assert this?

The following quote appeared in an article entitled ‘Business and society in the coming decades’, which was available on the website of McKinsey & Company (accessed in October 2015). “There are compelling reasons companies should seize the initiative to drive social and business benefits. First, in an interconnected world facing unprecedented environmental and social challenges, society will demand it. Increasingly, a basic expectation among customers, governments, and communities will be that the companies they do business with provide a significant net positive return for society at large, not just for investors. This will be part of the implicit contract or license to operate”. Now a) Explain the above statement in the context of corporate social responsibility.  b) Further, do you think such a statement would impact the perceived ‘legitimacy’ of companies? Explain.