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- 18 Jan 2021
- Book
How Thinking Like a Startup Helps Governments Solve More Problems
public entrepreneurship is going to work, we have to cut off the failing projects and invest in those that are working. So it’s essential for us to try new things View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics Under New Management: Equity Issues and the Attribution of Past Returns By: Baker, Malcolm, and Yuhai Xuan Abstract—There is a strong link between measures of stock market performance, such as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Harlem Capital
entrepreneurship and investing over the next two years and beyond. The Early Days and Success of Harlem Capital The Harlem Capital story begins well before that first day on campus. In 2015, Pierre-Jacques... View Details
- 15 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 15, 2008
addition to its traditional investment management business. The private equity industry is rapidly institutionalizing, with firms raising funds over $10 billion and some... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- October 1995 (Revised June 1996)
- Case
ABN-AMRO Holding N.V. and Smit Transformatoren N.V. (A)
By: Peter Tufano
ABN-AMRO, the largest bank in the Netherlands, must decide whether to take any action in regard to the poor performance of Smit Transformatoren, a Dutch transformer manufacturer. ABN-AMRO acted as lead underwriter for the IPO of Smit, and also released a favorable... View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Capital Markets; Investment Banking; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Netherlands
Tufano, Peter, and Cameron Poetzscher. "ABN-AMRO Holding N.V. and Smit Transformatoren N.V. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 296-030, October 1995. (Revised June 1996.)
- 06 Nov 2017
- Research Event
Who is Responsible for the Future of Cities?
Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Panelist Efosa Ojomo clearly believed that the path to urban growth and improvement has long been spearheaded by innovations in the private sector, rather... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- September 2013 (Revised November 2023)
- Case
Antoine Leboyer and GSX
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Antoine Leboyer (HBS '92) acquired the Swiss-based software company GSX in February 2008. He managed through the recession of 2008–2009, dealt with a tumultuous separation from the founder/owner, rebuilt the management team, and upgraded the company's software... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Small Business; Finance; Private Equity; Growth and Development Strategy; France; Switzerland
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Antoine Leboyer and GSX." Harvard Business School Case 214-038, September 2013. (Revised November 2023.)
- 15 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 15
penetration of smartphone devices was high and the economy was developed or in markets where the use of mobile devices was taking off but the economy was still developing. The other critical decision was whether to continue to View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
Martin A. Sinozich
Martin Sinozich is a Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School, where he teaches in both MBA and Executive Education programs. For first-year MBAs, Martin teaches in Field Global Immersion, a required course that... View Details
- 22 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 23
characteristics for investors that could act as stewards of the commons. Social pressure fueled by small socially responsible investment funds and nonprofit organizations and customer pressure from individual investors are critical View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Career Coach
Kartik Sahni
Kartik is a joint degree student at HBS & HKS. He has extensive experience in impact investing, venture capital, public policy and non-profit/philanthropy sectors. He has worked View Details
- Career Coach
Sereena Tucker
Having worked in Investment Banking and Private Equity, Sereena can provide insights into how these industries recruit, what the job experience will look like, and how to... View Details
Clayton S. Rose
Clayton Rose is Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice. He currently teaches the course Accountability in the Advanced Management Program. His research is focused on the how leaders can manage the challenges created by the intense, varied and often... View Details
Keywords: financial services
- August 1997 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
GMIMCo Venture Capital: September 1996
By: Josh Lerner, Peter Wendell and Catherine M. Conneely
Kathryn Stokel must choose between three venture capital groups (if any) in which to invest the pension fund of General Motors Corp. Each has distinct strengths and weaknesses. View Details
- September 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Bharti Tele-Ventures
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Ingrid Vargas
Following the liberalization of India's telecommunications service industry in the early 1990s, Bharti Tele-Ventures grew from a small entrepreneurial telephone equipment importer and manufacturer to become India's largest private-sector telecommunications service... View Details
Keywords: Private Sector; Growth and Development; Customers; Foreign Direct Investment; Mergers and Acquisitions; Competition; Public Ownership; Profit; Partners and Partnerships; Rank and Position; Telecommunications Industry; India
Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, and Ingrid Vargas. "Bharti Tele-Ventures." Harvard Business School Case 704-426, September 2003. (Revised March 2004.)
- Mar 2012
- Article
How to Make Finance Work
has been mixed. The sector's growth has been beneficial for U.S. corporations, which enjoy ready access to the deepest capital markets in the world. Venture capital, for example, and the public View Details
- 26 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 26
investors than they absorb in new investment funds. From 1982-2010, repatriated earnings from foreign affiliates exceeded net capital investments by $1.1 trillion View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Career Coach
Rohit Sahni
Rohit (HBS ’08) has deep experience in financial services. He started his career in investment banking (Goldman Sachs), where he worked for three years. Thereafter, he worked... View Details
- 18 Oct 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Venture Capital’s Disconnect with Clean Tech
plant. In September, in conjunction with breaking ground on the new plant, Solyndra officials announced that the company had received $198 million in View Details
- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
& Private Equity: A Casebook, 5th edition provides an understanding of the ways in which private equity groups work. The casebook builds an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne