Noble Group

Foley, C. Fritz; Chen, Michael Shih-ta; Johnson, Matthew; Meyer, Linnea N.

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Noble Group

HBS Case No. 210-021

Harvard Business School Finance Unit

Posted: 1 Nov 2009

See all articles by C. Fritz Foley

C. Fritz Foley

Harvard University - Business School (HBS); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Michael Shih-ta Chen

Harvard University - Business School (HBS)

Linnea N. Meyer

Harvard Business School - Finance Unit

Date Written: October 5, 2009

Abstract

What role does trade finance play in facilitating global supply chain management? Richard S. Elman, founder and CEO of Noble Group Ltd., a global commodities trading company based in Hong Kong, must raise capital to support the firm's working capital and investment needs. In evaluating by which means Elman should raise capital, students must consider issues relating to the payment terms and financing arrangements used in world trade, as well as the risk management and operating decisions of a trade intermediary.

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Foley, C. Fritz and Chen, Michael Shih-ta and Johnson, Matthew and Meyer, Linnea N., Noble Group (October 5, 2009). HBS Case No. 210-021, Harvard Business School Finance Unit, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1496889