Seagate Technology Buyout March 22, 2006 By: Rachel Cluck Beth Crocker Heather Preston Jessica Seal Table of Contents Introduction............................................................................3 Objectives ..............................................................................3 Overview................................................................................4 Alternatives – How to Address Seagate’s Low Stock Price ..5 Do Nothing................................
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015 BRAND EQUITY, BRAND LOYALTY AND CONSUMER SATISFACTION Janghyeon Nam Kyungnam University, South Korea Yuksel Ekinci Georgina Whyatt Oxford Brookes University, UK Abstract: This study aims to investigate the mediating effects of consumer satisfaction on the relationship between consumer-based brand equity and brand loyalty in the hotel and restaurant industry. Based on a sample of 378 customers and using structural equation modelling approach, the five dimensions of brand equity—physical quality
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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: During the last two years, most of the Private Equity (PE) companies of Bangladesh have increased their investments significantly. Easy access to capital, as well as inexpensive leverage, has led to an increase in activity of PE buy-outs of market leaders with strong cash flow. The competition for objects that are for sale has amplified, which has resulted in price increases of the objects. The higher prices offered by the PE companies also affects the number of initial public
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relationship between brand equity and firms’ performance in luxury hotels and chain restaurants$ Hong-bumm Kima,1, Woo Gon Kimb,* b a College of Hospitality & Tourism, Sejong University, Kwang-jin Gu, Gun-ja Dong 98, Seoul 143-747, Republic of Korea School of Hotel and Restaurant Administration, Oklahoma State University, 210 HESW, Stillwater, OK 74078-6173, USA Received 27 February 2004; accepted 4 March 2004 Abstract There is a growing emphasis on building and managing brand equity as the primary drivers
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Managing Brand for the long run : Brand Reinforcement and Revitalization Prof. Vikas S. Dole, Lecturer Neville Wadia Institute of Management Studies & Research, Pune- 01 Email: dolevikas@gmail.com, Mobile: 09764823924 Abstract: A strong brand is a powerful driver of sales, profit and shareholder value. That’s why market value of fortune companies is more in intangible assets. Even the most popular brands face the danger of getting lost unless they reflect the changing customer preferences
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Available online at www.sciencedirect.com Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 37 (2012) 31 – 37 International Conference on Emerging Economies - Prospects and Challenges (ICEE-2012) Do brand personalities make a difference to consumers? Sheena , G. Naresh School of Management, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India Abstract Branding means much more than just giving a brand name and signalling to the outside world that such a product or service has been stamped with the mark
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simply because of losses in excess of its expected losses that reduce the equity investment” (emphasis added). Consequently, if the amount of the equity investment at risk at the entity’s inception (or when a reporting entity first became involved with the entity) was determined to be sufficient, losses later incurred by that entity do not by themselves require a reporting entity to reconsider whether the entity has sufficient equity in accordance with ASC 810-10-15-14(a). A reporting entity must consider
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Green Deo A Natural Deodorant Body Spray Developing a new brand Green Deo Course: Brand Management (MKT-416) Prepared for Md. Mahmud Zubayer Assistant Professor Department of Business Administration East West University Prepared by Name ID Section Razoanul Amin Talukder 2005-2-10-207 3 Md. Tanbirul
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Software Corporation’s needs and concerns? After analyzing the case and talking to executives at Silver Lake and Seagate, we think that Seagate’s low stock price is best addressed by a leveraged buyout with a new capital structure composed of 45% equity and 55% debt. Furthermore, we have found that the company is worth approximately $2 billion in the buyout. Finally, VERITAS should agree to participate in the deal because they will also win by retiring a portion of their stock. The subsequent sections
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DIESEL case study “Branded hedonism” Enric Gili Fort | ID520 Communication Planning | Fall 2005 | Institute of Design, IIT Enric Gili Fort Design Planning track ID520 Communication Planning Fall 2005 Institute of Design, IIT Chicago, IL 2 Table of contents 1. Era Analysis 4 • Era analysis • Competitive Analysis 2. Brand portfolio architecture 10 3. Brand identity beyond names and marks 12 4. Communication approaches and assets 16 •Identifying communication
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