Iridium LLC
Synopsis
This case involves part of a module on financing large projects in the elective curriculum course entitled "Large-Scale Investment." It is set in August 1999, just after Iridium, a global communications firm, declared bankruptcy. Although the case describes Iridium's creation, development, and commercial launch, it concentrates primarily on the firm's financial strategy and execution as it raised more than $5 billion of capital. It describes the specific securities Iridium issued, the sequence in which it issued them, and the firm's financial performance prior to bankruptcy. Using analyst forecasts, students can value the firm prior to its bankruptcy, but will recognize how difficult it is to value technology start-ups given the uncertainty in demand.
- Copyright:
- 2000 HBS
Book Details
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- Publisher:
- Harvard Business Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 2016-08-03T02:51:50Z
- Language:
- English
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- This is a copyrighted book.