The objective is to prepare a 7-10 minute presentation on a specific theme related to subjects discussed in class.
Theme - Markets
Gold market
India - emerging market
Turkey - Islamic banking
CBOT intro to gold market
India on fire
Islamic banking - Turkey
Theme: Intangibles and non-financial measures
Zara - the value of information systems
Starbucks - the value of branding
Value reporting - introducing the concept
Case study - Zara
Starbucks article
Intro to Value reporting
Theme: Investment Banking
Mergers and Acquisitions (what makes them work or fail)
Venture Capital (outline of Venture Capital industry - Spain)
Private Equity (profile of Private Equity group)
Making acquisitions work
Venture Capital - Spain (OECD)
Profile Apax Partners - Leading Private Equity Investment Group