President and Chief Operating Officer Cadim, the real estate arm Caisse de depot et al placement of Quebec, Canada's largest pension fund management company, recently accessed with a few interesting multi-million dollar investment opportunities in India and China. Although Cadim had not yet decided whether to invest in any country (see Cadim: China and India Real Estate Market Entry Decisions case) if the company decided to do so, like the right partners and deals lined up. Each transaction has its own pros and cons, but the President knew only too well that the wrong combination of partner and deal could have dire consequences for Cadim profits and reputation of the team. The case analysis includes risk assessment, partner evaluation, cash flow analysis and analysis of portfolio fit. "Hide
by Stephen R. Foerster, Mark Folch Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 15 pages. Publication Date: January 30, 2009. Prod. #: 909N04-PDF-ENG
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