Case Name :      DLC Management Corporation: Securing Its Future

Authors :           Rocki-Lee DeWitt, Adam Ifshin

Source :             North American Case Research Association (NACRA)

Case ID :            NA0245

Discipline :        Strategy

Case Length :    24 pages

Solution sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

This case describes the founding and growth of a commercial real estate business by a father-son partnership up to the point of deciding whether to stay private or take the company public (IPO) in light of an economic downturn. It focuses attention on the analysis of the two alternatives through their effect on financial and non-financial risks and rewards. Consideration of how to address the possible changes in ownership, leadership, and management in light of the decision is brought into play. Descriptions of the evolution of a father-son relationship are used to foster a conversation about the “uniqueness” of this relationship as it pertains to the company’s value and the value of the company to its investors.