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Case
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Reference no. 9B00N011
Subject category: Finance, Accounting and Control
Authors: James E Hatch (Ivey Business School, Western University); Tania Cunningham (Ivey Publishing, Western University)
Published by: Ivey Publishing
Originally published in: 2000
Version: 2010-01-12
Length: 10 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: e-Commerce; Venture capital; Entrepreneurial finance; Valuation
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Abstract

The chief executive officer of the venture capitalist Portal Investments had to decide whether to invest in eHarvest.com, a company with a vision to become the worldwide Internet portal for production agriculture. To do so, he needed to examine: (1) Portal Investment''s strategic objectives; (2) eHarvest.com''s business model and the challenges and opportunities it faced in carrying it out; and (3) issues related to valuation and deal structuring.
Location:
Canada
Industry:
Agricultural services
Size:
Medium
Other setting(s):
2000
Teaching note
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Reference no. 8B00N11
Subject category: Finance, Accounting and Control
Authors: James E Hatch (Ivey Business School, Western University)
Published by: Ivey Publishing
Originally published in: 2001
Version: 2001-04-11
Length: 6 pages
Data source: Field research
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Abstract

The chief executive officer of the venture capitalist Portal Investments had to decide whether to invest in eHarvest.com, a company with a vision to become the worldwide Internet portal for production agriculture. To do so, he needed to examine: (1) Portal Investment''s strategic objectives; (2) eHarvest.com''s business model and the challenges and opportunities it faced in carrying it out; and (3) issues related to valuation and deal structuring.

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Location:
Canada
Industry:
Agricultural services
Size:
Medium
Other setting(s):
2000

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Teaching note
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Reference no. 8B00N11
Subject category: Finance, Accounting and Control
Authors: James E Hatch (Ivey Business School, Western University)
Published by: Ivey Publishing
Originally published in: 2001
Version: 2001-04-11
Length: 6 pages
Data source: Field research
View full details