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- November 2012 (Revised September 2013)
- Case
Barclays Bank, 2008
By: Lucy White, Steve Burn-Murdoch and Jerome Lenhardt
In the midst of the financial crisis, Barclays (the world's 4th largest bank by assets) is forced by UK regulators to raise more capital. Should it take up the UK government's offer to invest, or take funding from investors from the Middle East? Students may price the...
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Keywords:
Government And Business;
Option Contract;
Corporate Finance;
Bank Capital;
Bank Regulation;
Finance;
Banking Industry;
Europe;
North and Central America
White, Lucy, Steve Burn-Murdoch, and Jerome Lenhardt. "Barclays Bank, 2008." Harvard Business School Case 213-073, November 2012. (Revised September 2013.)
- 13 Jul 2020
- News
Roles Foundations Play in Shaping Impact Investing
- 20 Jun 2017
- News
Bank Relationships and Index Rules
- August 2018
- Case
Israel — An Energy Leviathan?
In the last decade, Noble Energy and the Delek Group have discovered almost 40 trillion cubic feet of natural gas offshore of Israel. For Israel, this has been an extraordinary turnaround, from energy dependence on Arab producers to energy independence and exporter....
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Keywords:
Natural Gas;
Energy;
Energy Sources;
Opportunities;
Problems and Challenges;
Energy Industry;
Israel
Vietor, Richard H.K. "Israel—An Energy Leviathan?" Harvard Business School Case 719-004, August 2018.
- 30 May 2019
- News
How to Ensure ESG Investing Isn’t Whitewash
- Teaching Interest
Venture Capital and Private Equity (MBA)
By: Josh Lerner
The growth of private equity internationally has been dramatic, to the point that the asset class has been both lauded as the savior and vilified as the cause of our current economic malaise. Over the past two decades, private equity- ranging from venture capital to... View Details
- 04 Jun 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Can a Continuously-Liquidating Tontine (or Mutual Inheritance Fund) Succeed where Immediate Annuities Have Floundered?
- July 2019 (Revised March 2020)
- Case
At-Bay Cyber Insurance
By: Marco Di Maggio and David Lane
At-Bay was a cyber insurance startup that offered companies coverage against a wide array of cyber risks—exposure to which the firm was able to quickly assess and price on the basis of technical expertise that traditional insurance carriers lacked. In mid-2019, At-Bay...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Insurance;
Disruptive Innovation;
Risk Management;
Product Marketing;
Distribution Channels;
Information Technology;
Salesforce Management;
Insurance Industry
Di Maggio, Marco, and David Lane. "At-Bay Cyber Insurance." Harvard Business School Case 220-005, July 2019. (Revised March 2020.)
- October 2018
- Case
Accomplice: Scaling Early Stage Finance
By: Ramana Nanda, Raffaella Sadun and Olivia Hull
Accomplice, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Boston, is raising its second fund in November 2017. Since 2009, the firm has followed a seed-led investment model, investing in tech companies at the earliest stages, often when products and business models are...
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Keywords:
Early Stage Finance;
Seed Finance;
Scouts;
Venture Capital;
Business Startups;
Private Equity;
Investment Portfolio;
Organizational Structure;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Partners and Partnerships;
Networks;
Adaptation;
Corporate Strategy;
Technology;
Financial Services Industry;
Massachusetts;
Boston;
Cambridge;
United States
Nanda, Ramana, Raffaella Sadun, and Olivia Hull. "Accomplice: Scaling Early Stage Finance." Harvard Business School Case 719-403, October 2018.
- 09 Jan 2013
- News
Why women should have more political power
- November 1999
- Case
Long-Term Capital Management, L.P. (A)
By: Andre F. Perold
Long-Term Capital Management, L.P. (LTCM) was in the business of engaging in trading strategies to exploit market pricing discrepancies. Because the firm employed strategies designed to make money over long horizons--from six months to two years or more--it adopted a...
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Keywords:
Fluctuation;
Capital;
Financial Liquidity;
Financing and Loans;
Investment Funds;
Investment Portfolio;
Corporate Governance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Management;
Risk Management;
Marketing;
Motivation and Incentives;
Financial Services Industry
Perold, Andre F. "Long-Term Capital Management, L.P. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 200-007, November 1999.
- September 2011 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
The Pepsi Refresh Project: A Thirst for Change
By: Michael I. Norton and Jill Avery
In 2010, for the first time in 23 years, PepsiCo did not invest in Superbowl advertising for its iconic brand. Instead, the company diverted this $20 million to the social media-fueled Pepsi Refresh Project: PepsiCo's innovative cause-marketing program in which...
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Advertising Campaigns;
Investment Return;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Communications;
Social Marketing;
Cost vs Benefits;
Food and Beverage Industry
Norton, Michael I., and Jill Avery. "The Pepsi Refresh Project: A Thirst for Change." Harvard Business School Case 512-018, September 2011. (Revised August 2013.)
- February 2005 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
SAIF: May 2004
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
The Softbank Asia Infrastructure Fund (SAIF) team has just learned that the price at which its portfolio company, the Chinese gaming firm Shanda, was planning to go public must be reduced. As a result, the partners think through the entire genesis of the deal and the...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Investment;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Initial Public Offering;
Price;
China;
United States
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Ann Leamon. "SAIF: May 2004." Harvard Business School Case 805-091, February 2005. (Revised November 2005.)
- 18 May 2022
- News
10 Teams Tackle Climate Change
- June 2002 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Studio, The
By: Walter J. Salmon and Wendy Carter
The founders and proprietors of a successful 23-year old women's apparel store are facing a critical issue. Can they grow by adding a second store that will not compete with their existing operation? If so, where should it be located, what managerial changes are...
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Keywords:
Expansion;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Retail Industry
Salmon, Walter J., and Wendy Carter. "Studio, The." Harvard Business School Case 802-211, June 2002. (Revised April 2004.)
- January 2001 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
Student Educational Loan Fund, Inc. (Abridged)
By: Peter Tufano
Rick Melnick oversees the Student Educational Loan Fund (SELF), which provides loans to Harvard Business School students. SELF is changing the terms of student loans from variable-rate with semiannual payments to fixed-rate loans with equal monthly payments. Melnick...
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Financing and Loans;
Business Education;
Interest Rates;
Education Industry;
Boston
Tufano, Peter, and Cameron Poetzscher. "Student Educational Loan Fund, Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 201-083, January 2001. (Revised August 2003.)
Fintech Borrowers: Lax-Screening or Cream-Skimming?
Financial markets have recently witnessed a disruptive force: the rise of online intermediaries and, more generally, fintech companies, i.e., firms that apply technology to improve financial activities. Fintech companies have targeted the consumer credit market,... View Details
- August 2022
- Supplement
Sweet Teez Bakery: Projecting the Dough’s Rise Financial Supplement
By: Emily R. McComb, Mel Martin and Amy Klopfenstein
Abstract: In 2021, the HBS Impact Investment Fund student team met with entrepreneur Teresa Maynard, who had applied for a $25,000 impact investment loan. The students thought the former Harvard Data Scientist’s bakery business, Sweet Teez Bakery, showed promise....
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