Teaching note for product 9B17A001.

In July 2016, the founder and chief executive officer of Tantan, a Chinese mobile dating application, considered the progress made by his firm since its launch less than a year earlier. Tantan had more than two million active users, yet significant challenges remained. The top management team needed to make several important decisions regarding Tantan’s target audience, the positioning of the company, and how best to carve out a viable niche in China’s .....more

Teaching note for product 9B12N002.

Excel spreadsheet for instructors.

The senior associate at a large Canadian bank is tasked with analyzing a potential Bain Capital buyout of Dollarama. The bank is offering $600 million in deal financing to Bain Capital Private Equity (Bain), the acquirer. Her role is to contemplate potential financing structures, different operating scenarios given potential different strategic directions, and finally, assess the ability for Dollarama to repay its debt after the exit.