Publications

October 2008 (Revised November 2010)
Case

NEC Electronics

By: C. Fritz Foley, Robin Greenwood and James Quinn

Why do shares in NEC Electronics, a publicly listed subsidiary of Japan conglomerate NEC, trade at a discount to their fundamental value? Can Perry Capital, a U.S. hedge fund, restructure this subsidiary and generate significant returns? This case provides students... View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Private Equity; Investment Return; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Financial Services Industry; Japan

February 1999 (Revised June 1999)
Case

Investitori Associati: Exiting the Savio LBO (A)

By: Josh Lerner, Dino Cattaneo and Giampiero Mazza

Investitori Associati seeks to exit a leveraged buyout investment. Choosing the appropriate way in which to undertake their exit-an initial public offering or sale of the firm-proves problematic. View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Initial Public Offering; Business Exit or Shutdown; Leveraged Buyouts

Web

Diversity Comes to Corporate Boards, but Slowly - Blog: RGE Report

you're seeing only a small slice of the qualified candidates who are out there?” said Colleen Ammerman, director of the Race, Gender & Equity Initiative at Harvard Business School. “If your network is homogenous you’re selecting from a... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Protecting conservation land while turning a profit

Like any private equity firm, The Lyme Timber Company seeks attractive financial returns for its investors. But Jim Hourdequin (MBA 2005), managing director at Lyme, considers a second audience—the... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Preparing Global Leaders

and diverse business issues,” he says. Wahl, an investor based in Oslo, Norway, was cofounder and partner of the private equity firm IK Investment Partners Ltd. from 1989 to 2009. Presently he runs... View Details

05 Oct 2021
Blog Post

First-Gen Voices: Eric Westphal on Tapping into the Global Alumni Network & Making a Difference across Borders

joined the private equity sector. Westphal took on a role with Providence Equity Partners, founded by HBS alum, Johnathan Nelson (MBA 1983). “The firm covers technology, media,... View Details

June 2001
Case

ESL Golf (B)

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Christopher R Gordon

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Private Equity; Valuation

Web

Eligibility | New Venture Competition

their careers. The Competition is designed for contemplated and embryonic businesses. The Business Track of the NVC welcomes all ideas across all sectors. However, plans to create hedge funds, investments, private View Details

25 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

at Schulze Global Investments in Ethiopia, the country’s first private equity fund. I specifically wanted to see, in a country with a banking system off-limits to foreign investment and where there are no... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

01 Mar 2003
News

Three Appointed to Endowed Professorships

efforts center on issues affecting entrepreneurial firms and their investors. Gompers studies the structure, governance, and performance of private equity funds; the sources of financing, incentive design,... View Details

Keywords: fellowships; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

24 Apr 2014
News

An agent for change through investing and philanthropy

Jim Alexandre (MBA 1983), a private equity specialist, talks about how he is an agent for change through his investments and his personal philanthropy. (Published April 2014) View Details

Profile

Monica Dodi

As a cofounder and managing director of the Women’s Venture Capital Fund (WVCF), Monica Dodi (MBA 1984) backs female-led, early-stage ventures in digital media and sustainable products and services. Dodi says these emerging consumer markets for women and families will... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Venture Capital / Private Equity; Venture Capital / Private Equity

27 Aug 2019
News

Sweating It Out in Philly; Whiskey Flights in Portland

an HBS grad. “I love SLT,“ he says, “and I just thought Amanda’s experience in the fitness industry, and how she took on private equity to expand her business, would make an interesting discussion.” In... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

January 1996 (Revised November 1997)
Case

Weston Presidio Offshore Capital: Confronting the Fundraising Challenge

By: Josh Lerner

Weston Presidio Capital encounters substantial difficulties while raising its first fund. The incentives and roles of investment advisors ("gatekeepers") pension funds and consultants are explored. The relationship with lead investors is considered. View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Investment Funds; Markets; Problems and Challenges; Relationships; Motivation and Incentives; Financial Services Industry