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Schill, Michael
Britannia Chemicals PLC (A): The Merseyside Project
Bruner, Robert F.; Schill, Michael
F-1906 | Published February 16, 2021 | 8 pages. Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Britannia Chemicals was under pressure from investors to improve its financial performance because of the accumulation of the firm’s common shares by a well-known corporate raider. Earnings had fallen... Read More
A Primer on Risk-Free Bonds
F-1861 | Published February 01, 2019 | 14 pages. Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note explores the first principles of pricing financial contracts. Debt contracts go by many names, but the term bond is used in this note to denote any market-traded debt contract. The note is ... Read More
Chestnut Foods (A)
Stevenson, Donald; Schill, Michael
F-1736 | Published August 06, 2015 | 9 pages. Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
After a period of poor stock-market performance, conglomerate Chestnut Foods (Chestnut) faces the acquisition of its stock by an activist investor. The new investor demands the sale of Chestnut’s high... Read More
Business Valuation in Mergers and Acquisitions
Loutskina, Elena; Schill, Michael
F-1699 | Published October 02, 2013 | 13 pages. Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note discusses valuation in the context of business mergers and acquisitions. It builds on standard methods of business valuation to consider the unique questions arising in a merger or acquisiti... Read More
The Procter & Gamble Company: Investment in Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal
Lentz, Daniel; Schill, Michael
F-1670 | Published July 27, 2012 | 12 pages. Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
A financial analyst for Procter & Gamble must report on the prospects and implications of a new teeth-whitening product. Beyond a realistic profit-and-loss forecast and baseline net present value, he ... Read More