FINA4210 – Applied Corporate Finance
The University of Georgia, Terry College of Business, Spring 2016
TEAMs & PRESENTATIONS – MWF 9am class
Updated: 26.JAN.2016
Every team will select one case study to present to class. Everyone will read, analyze, and be prepared to discuss all
cases. Teams will submit a written report only for the 2 cases marked (Report*) . See Syllabus for approx. timing.
1)
Warren Buffett 2005 – finance concepts, corporate investments and strategy
no presenters;
2)
Hybrid car purchase (Report*) – Excel modeling, choice evaluation, simple DCF
Presenters : Sierra Green, Faaiza Virani, Heather (Han) Kim, Mike Turac, Alyssa Smith
3)
Chocolate Corp. – capital budgeting, NPV, DCF analysis, project evaluation
Presenters : Austin Gusmerotti, Yao Lin, Catherine Holloway, Lauren Hackney, Qi Tuan Zheng
4)
Boeing777 – levered cost of equity, cost of capital, project evaluation
Presenters : Jake Adair, Brad Elliot, Anthony Reyna, Andrew Hunter, Jeff Sidlovsky
5)
Note on Bankruptcy in the US – bankruptcy laws, claim structure priority
UAL, 2004: Pulling out of Bankruptcy – airline bankruptcy, costs and operating problems
Presenters : Tracy McGaha, Spencer Holcomb, Avery Brown, Maya Abel, Ben Louderback
6)
General Motors: 1991 Equity financing – financial innovation, securities, capital structure
Presenters : Matthew Etter, Francisco Sanchez, Kelsey Hulsey, Cathie Wu, Eric Lu
7)
JetBlue IPO valuation (Report*) – corporate valuation, going public transactions
Presenters : John Stoy, Brian Daniels, Ben Huddleston, Jackson Ruck, Kurt Kaiser,
8)
Arundel Partners – decision trees and real options, movie sequel rights valuation
Presenters : Drake Newton, Michael Dixon, John Quirk, Max Alford , Patrick Schroder
9)
Walt Disney Company's Yen Financing – forex risk, hedging, currency swaps.
Presenters : Caira Williams, Banyon Harrel, Jabon Moore, Alex Whippie, Langston Vaughn
10) How Financial Engineering Can Advance Corporate Strategy
Presenters : Guido Bacce, Robert Jones, Sam McKinstry, ‘Dion’ Shuai Yuan
11) Dodge v. Ford 1912 –
Presenters : Jarrad Beaudoin, Ryan Thomas, Tyler Johnson, Will Ingram, Tarak Talpade
FINA4210 – Applied Corporate Finance
The University of Georgia, Terry College of Business, Spring 2016
TEAMs & PRESENTATIONS – Tue/Thu 8am class
Updated: 26.JAN.2016
Every team will select one case study to present to class. Everyone will read, analyze, and be prepared to discuss all
cases. Teams will submit a written report only for the 2 cases marked (Report*) . See Syllabus for approx. timing.
1)
Warren Buffett 2005 – finance concepts, corporate investments and strategy
no presenters;
2)
Hybrid car purchase (Report*) – Excel modeling, choice evaluation, simple DCF
Presenters : Blake Harrington, Chad Landgren, Ben Frain, Austin Kerr, Caleb Haygood
3)
Chocolate Corp. – capital budgeting, NPV, DCF analysis, project evaluation
Presenters : Emily Cissel, Amber Mixon, Craig McIntosh, Mason Mott, Sahil Khetani
4)
Boeing777 – levered cost of equity, cost of capital, project evaluation
Presenters : Ralph Chapman, Jordan Minor, Chris Avery, Jessica Metso, Sam Cummings
5)
Note on Bankruptcy in the US – bankruptcy laws, claim structure priority
UAL, 2004: Pulling out of Bankruptcy – airline bankruptcy, costs and operating problems
Presenters : Ryan Fox, Susana Medina, James Hagey, Greg Cortelyou, … +1
6)
General Motors: 1991 Equity financing – financial innovation, securities, capital structure
Presenters : Erik Gorsset, Lamar Lester, Michael Wright, Jake Candler, Michael McWhinnie
7)
JetBlue IPO valuation (Report*) – corporate valuation, going public transactions
Presenters : Andrew Fos, Charles Sheridan, Ryan Perry, Eric Reynolds, Brian Rogers
8)
Arundel Partners – decision trees and real options, movie sequel rights valuation
Presenters : Patrick Altmeyer, Oliver Milone, Mark Mack, Everett Cramer, Justin Sailers
9)
Walt Disney Company's Yen Financing – forex risk, hedging, currency swaps.
Presenters : Alex Komitor, Noah Boswell, Ernest Sherman, Joseph Cross, Elias Elias
10) How Financial Engineering Can Advance Corporate Strategy
Presenters : …
11) Dodge v. Ford 1912 –
Presenters : Steven Yates, Matthew Jukes, Michael Falkenstein, Greg Fetter
FINA4210 – Applied Corporate Finance
The University of Georgia, Terry College of Business, Spring 2016
TEAMs & PRESENTATIONS – Tue/Thu 9.30am class
Updated: 26.JAN.2016
Every team will select one case study to present to class. Everyone will read, analyze, and be prepared to discuss all
cases. Teams will submit a written report only for the 2 cases marked (Report*) . See Syllabus for approx. timing.
1)
Warren Buffett 2005 – finance concepts, corporate investments and strategy
no presenters;
2)
Hybrid car purchase (Report*) – Excel modeling, choice evaluation, simple DCF
Presenters : Coleman Whalen, Robert Swift, Joseph Drought, Holden Penn, James Walsh,
Ryan Whitt
3)
Chocolate Corp. – capital budgeting, NPV, DCF analysis, project evaluation
Presenters : Kevin Doran, Mitchell Davis, Chapman Wilkinson, Ryan Matthews, Thomas Bailey
4)
Boeing777 – levered cost of equity, cost of capital, project evaluation
Presenters : Allie MacFall, Courtney McCune, Ashley Parkin, Caroline Moseley, Charles Gromley
5)
Note on Bankruptcy in the US – bankruptcy laws, claim structure priority
UAL, 2004: Pulling out of Bankruptcy – airline bankruptcy, costs and operating problems
Presenters : Elizabeth Jeremiah, Ansley Jones, Andrew Grimm, Jordan Barrs, Colin Batherson
6)
General Motors: 1991 Equity financing – financial innovation, securities, capital structure
Presenters : Ryan Rogowski, Adam Dowell, Jonathan Williams, Jacob Jones, Brice Silver
7)
JetBlue IPO valuation (Report*) – corporate valuation, going public transactions
Presenters : Sonali Karunaratne, Connor Quirk, Adam Lessner, Adam Gardner, Katha Patel
8)
Arundel Partners – decision trees and real options, movie sequel rights valuation
Presenters : Jeremy Cross, John Barter, Zachary Stanfield, Matthew Flowers, Erik Nilsson
9)
Walt Disney Company's Yen Financing – forex risk, hedging, currency swaps.
Presenters : Ryan Pak, Zach Fester, Brian McCloskey, John Bertran, Joshua Duncan
10) How Financial Engineering Can Advance Corporate Strategy
Presenters : Allison Cain, Greg Preston, Jacob Sinderman, Guy Barel,
11) Dodge v. Ford 1912 –
Presenters : Bryce Metcalf, Sam Slappey, Megan Christie, Matthew Corder, Adam Gillet