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  • 20 Feb 2007
  • First Look

First Look: February 20, 2007

  Working PapersNone this week.   Cases & Course MaterialsFemale Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries Harvard Business School Note 807-018 Examines the extent of and challenges facing female entrepreneurs in developing countries.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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About | Harvard Business School

About C. Ludens Ringnes Sculpture Collection The C. Ludens Ringnes Sculpture Collection was established in 2018 through the generosity of Christian Ringnes during the Harvard Business School Campaign. This gift supports two primary... View Details
  • January 2021
  • Case

mPharma (A)

By: Rembrand Koning, John D. Macomber, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Wale Lawal
mPharma pioneered electronic prescriptions in Ghana, and aimed to increase drug affordability and accessibility in Africa, but the company remained unprofitable. Following investor concerns about mPharma's business, CEO Gregory Rockson considered alternative business... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Acquisition; Health; Business Model; Health Industry; Technology Industry; Ghana
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  • February 1999 (Revised June 2010)
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Car Wash Partners, Inc.

By: Paul A. Gompers
Examines the investment decision of Cabot Brown and Bill Burgin, two venture capitalists, to finance Car Wash Partners (CWP). CWP intends to purchase automatic car washes around the country. Investment strategy and deal structuring are discussed. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financial Strategy; Auto Industry; Service Industry
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    Irving S. Shapiro

    Initially making a name for himself in politics, Shapiro joined duPont in 1951 as a lawyer, handling some of its most important acquisitions and antitrust cases. His negotiating skills, coupled with his extensive political connections,... View Details
    Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial

      Robert O. Anderson

      Anderson parlayed a small oil business in New Mexico into one of the largest and most successful oil businesses in the United States. From 1966 to 1982, through acquisitions and strategic diversification,... View Details
      Keywords: Utilities & Energy
      • 18 Jul 2006
      • First Look

      First Look: July 18, 2006

      http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=206108 The Role of Private Equity Firms in Merger and Acquisition Transactions Author:William E. Fruhan Jr. Harvard Business School Note 206-101 Explores the... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • July 2001
      • Teaching Note

      Virtualis Systems (A) TN

      By: Michael J. Roberts
      Teaching Note for (9-800-003). View Details
      Keywords: Internet and the Web; Business Model; Financing and Loans; Entrepreneurship; Mergers and Acquisitions
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      Deals Q2 - Course Catalog

      transactional instincts, better prepare them to anticipate deal challenges, and equip them with the skills to creatively address those challenges through contract and deal design. Topics developed throughout the course include: how... View Details
      • 02 Jan 2001
      • Research & Ideas

      Gurus in the Garage

      convictions of the Valley's remarkable innovators, who created not just a company but an industry, still echo through the community. Bill Hewlett and David Packard influenced the older generation directly; many of them were early... View Details
      Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
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      Jonathan Assayag

      entrepreneurship – and a realization that he would need formal business training before he could move forward. "I did my research going through the MBA application process," he says,... View Details
      • 20 Aug 2012
      • Research & Ideas

      The Acquirers

      and liabilities are combined through a merger or acquisition (the opposite is true when a financial firm makes these deals). According to the co-insurance theory, combined debt is safer and should reduce the... View Details
      Keywords: by Kim Girard; Financial Services

        George H. Love

        Love took control of his uncle’s struggling coal operation and built it into the largest and most successful coal mining operation in the US. Through a series of acquisitions and mergers, Love was able to... View Details
        Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
        • 07 Jan 2008
        • Research & Ideas

        Pursuing a Deadly Opportunity

        There is a market for everything—even dead bodies. Medical students use cadavers to gain experience, and their future patients are better off for it. Traditionally, cadavers have been obtained through university programs, but now... View Details
        Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health

          Charles M. Pigott

          Pigott was instrumental in leading the growth of his family’s business, Pacific Car & Foundry. Sales of heavy trucks under the Peterbilt and Kenworth names increased from $320 million to $4.3 billion. Part of that growth was generated View Details
          Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
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          Joe Khoury

          countries in Asia, Latin America and Europe and got exposure to more than 500 different cases. In less than two years, HBS has offered all possible resources to help me start a business and go through the whole process of ideation,... View Details
          Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship
          • 29 Jul 2013
          • News

          Opening New Markets for Black South African Winemakers

          established Heritage Link Brands and, almost before they knew it, were in the wine-distribution business. "Founding the company wasn't about wine; it was about hoping that we could transform the way the world perceived Africa and the African diaspora, View Details
          Keywords: wine; wine making; wine importing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

            Francisco A. Lorenzo

            Lorenzo took over the fledgling Texas International Airways in 1972 and through major acquisitions including Continental Airlines, he built it into one of the country’s largest airline carriers. Lorenzo was... View Details
            Keywords: Transportation

              Jack M. Eckerd

              Eckerd introduced the self-service retailing model in his drug store operations and, in the process, built the largest drug store retail chain in the South. Eckerd was one of the firsts to recognize the potential of anchoring drug store chains next to successful... View Details
              Keywords: Retail
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              Mandy Xu

              Mandy tried out different industries and experienced multiple career pivots. Prior to HBS, she worked in both client services and corporate with focuses in real estate, retail, and financial institutions. Through her experiences, Mandy... View Details