ECON6024 Private Equity Lion case study (Lion Capital and the Blackstone Group: The Orangina Deal)
Hi Everyone,
Case study questions below. Please remember to answer as thoroughly as you can!
●Interview cases: .
) What are the 2-3 most important private equity issues (from your point of view) raised in the interviews in your section (I. II or 1? Explain why they are important.
●Gobi Case:
。Explain carefully the arguments for, and against, investing in Gobi.
●Lion Case:
。Explain carefully how Lion and Blackstone can add value to Orangina.
， Yahoo 1 case:
。Explain carefully the arguments for, and against, Yahoo accepting Sequoia's offer.
，Yahoo 2 case:
。Explain carefully the arguments for, and against, Yahoo accepting Softbank's offer.
Please note that both the reading assignment and case study assignment will be submitted via Canvas.
As with the reading assignment, the case studies will be marked on the clarity and thoroughness of your answers as well as on the extent to which you critically engage with
the material in the case. When answering the question for your case study, make sure you support every argument you make with evidence from the case or logical
reasoning. When you write down a statement in your answer, make sure that you have explained "why" that statement is correct.