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- April 2000
- Case
Francisco Partners
By: Josh Lerner and David L. Gallo
Francisco Partners (which focuses on buyouts of high-technology firms) aims to be the largest first-time fund ever raised. The rationales for the fund, fundraising strategy, and partnership terms and conditions are among the topics explored.
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Venture Capital;
Financial Strategy;
Partners and Partnerships;
Strategy;
Investment Funds;
Financial Services Industry
Lerner, Josh, and David L. Gallo. "Francisco Partners." Harvard Business School Case 200-063, April 2000.
- March 2000 (Revised September 2001)
- Teaching Note
Charles Schwab Corporation (A) and (B) TN
Teaching Note for (9-300-024) and (9-300-025).
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Keywords:
Financial Services Industry
- March 2000 (Revised February 2005)
- Case
Thomas Weisel Partners (A)
Thomas Weisel, longtime leader of Montgomery Securities, realizes that the sale of Montgomery to NationsBank was the biggest mistake of his life. After his exit from NationsBanc Montgomery Securities, Weisel develops a business plan for a new merchant bank, Thomas...
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Keywords:
Competitive Strategy;
Business Plan;
Financial Institutions;
Management Teams;
Financial Services Industry
DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, Boris Groysberg, Matthew C. Lieb, and Scott D Landry. "Thomas Weisel Partners (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-215, March 2000. (Revised February 2005.)
- October 1999
- Case
Long-Term Capital Management, L.P. (B)
By: Andre F. Perold
Supplements the (A) case.
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Financial Services Industry
Perold, Andre F. "Long-Term Capital Management, L.P. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 200-008, October 1999.
- October 1999 (Revised November 1999)
- Teaching Note
CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking: (A),(B),(B) Condensed, and (C) TN
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Raynor
Teaching Note for (9-300-041), (9-300-042), (9-300-003), and (9-300-043).
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Keywords:
Financial Services Industry
- October 1999
- Case
CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking (C): 1997-1999
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Raynor
By 1997 the turnaround of CIBC's troubled investment bank, Wood Gundy, and its integration with corporate banking activities was complete. Marketplace results were encouraging, but scuttled mergers and tumultuous succession issues made the future uncertain.
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Keywords:
Integration;
Investment Banking;
Success;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Management Succession;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Financial Services Industry
Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Raynor. "CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking (C): 1997-1999." Harvard Business School Case 300-043, October 1999.
- August 1999
- Case
AOL in the Summer of 1999
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Kelley Porter
Bradley, Stephen P., and Kelley Porter. "AOL in the Summer of 1999." Harvard Business School Case 700-044, August 1999.
- April 1999 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Adams Capital Management: March 1999
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Bill Wasik
On February 24, 1999, the advisory board of Adams Capital Management convened for its quarterly meeting at the firm's headquarters. One point on the agenda: whether or not to proceed with due diligence on an investment in Three Points, a maker of Internet-based team...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Management Systems;
Investment;
Goals and Objectives;
Financial Services Industry
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Bill Wasik. "Adams Capital Management: March 1999." Harvard Business School Case 899-256, April 1999. (Revised November 1999.)
- February 1998
- Case
Security Capital Group Incorporated
By: Jay O. Light, William J. Poorvu and Elizabeth McLoughlin
Keywords:
Financial Services Industry
Light, Jay O., William J. Poorvu, and Elizabeth McLoughlin. "Security Capital Group Incorporated." Harvard Business School Case 898-175, February 1998.
- 2005
- Chapter
Microfinance: The Next Ten Years
By: Michael Chu
A review of the history of commercial microfinance and a view on the key developments in the next decade.
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- February 1997
- Case
Advent of Venture Capital in Latin America, The
By: Debora L. Spar
Widely regarded as the leader in international private equity, Advent International is considering the establishment of a private equity fund in Latin America in 1996. Typically, Advent entered new private equity markets through the creation of multicountry regional...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Joint Ventures;
Market Entry and Exit;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Financial Services Industry;
Boston;
Latin America
Spar, Debora L., and Elizabeth B. Stein. "Advent of Venture Capital in Latin America, The." Harvard Business School Case 797-077, February 1997.
- August 1997
- Case
Industry.Net (D)
By: Das Narayandas and Christine Steinman
Keywords:
Web Services Industry
Narayandas, Das, and Christine Steinman. "Industry.Net (D)." Harvard Business School Case 598-038, August 1997.
- August 1997
- Case
Industry.Net (C)
By: Das Narayandas and Christine Steinman
Keywords:
Web Services Industry
Narayandas, Das, and Christine Steinman. "Industry.Net (C)." Harvard Business School Case 598-037, August 1997.
- June 1988 (Revised May 1989)
- Case
Primerica Corp. (A): How American Can Discovered Primerica
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
Keywords:
Financial Services Industry
Greyser, Stephen A., and Norman Klein. "Primerica Corp. (A): How American Can Discovered Primerica." Harvard Business School Case 588-066, June 1988. (Revised May 1989.)
- February 1998 (Revised January 1999)
- Case
Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley (C)
A year after Rob Parson's manager decided to postpone Parson's promotion, Parson's new manager Gary Stuart faces the decision of promotion again. Stuart considers whether the efforts Parson had made were sufficient. Teaching purpose: To explore managerial problems...
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Keywords:
Management;
Personal Development and Career;
Performance Evaluation;
Financial Services Industry
Burton, M. Diane. "Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley (C)." Harvard Business School Case 498-056, February 1998. (Revised January 1999.)
- March 1996
- Case
Ernst & Young United Kingdom (B) (Abridged)
By: John J. Gabarro and Samantha Graff
Gabarro, John J., and Samantha Graff. "Ernst & Young United Kingdom (B) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 496-050, March 1996.
- August 2004
- Article
Appearing and Disappearing Dividends: The Link to Catering Incentives
By: Malcolm Baker and Jeffrey Wurgler
We document a close link between fluctuations in the propensity to pay dividends and catering incentives. First, we use the methodology of Fama and French (J. Finan. Econ. (2001)) to identify a total of four distinct trends in the propensity to pay dividends...
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Keywords:
Dividends;
Payout Policy;
Catering;
Dividend Premium;
Investor Sentiment;
Investment Return;
Motivation and Incentives;
Trends;
Stocks;
Financial Services Industry
Baker, Malcolm, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "Appearing and Disappearing Dividends: The Link to Catering Incentives." Journal of Financial Economics 73, no. 2 (August 2004): 271–288.
- 1993
- Chapter
Aspects of Financial Contracting in Venture Capital
- August 1997 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
Providian Trust: Tradition and Technology (A)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
A major trust company attempts to implement a major software system while simultaneously reengineering business processes. Providian Trust, a previously non-IT intensive organization, must completely reposition its management of technology to deal with IT's new...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Financial Institutions;
Business Processes;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Information Technology;
Applications and Software;
Financial Services Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Melissa Dailey. "Providian Trust: Tradition and Technology (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-008, August 1997. (Revised June 1999.)
- March 1995
- Case
E. F. Hutton: Cash Management Crisis (B): The Bell Report
By: Lynn S. Paine and Jane Palley Katz
Paine, Lynn S., and Jane Palley Katz. "E. F. Hutton: Cash Management Crisis (B): The Bell Report." Harvard Business School Case 395-174, March 1995.