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- March 2008
- Supplement
Patel Food and Chemicals Private Limited (C)
By: Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
Alok Patel, the founder and chairman of a Gujarat-based, privately held edible oils processor, is considering long-term liquidity opportunities for the company and its investors. He could list the company on one of the Indian exchanges, opt for a trade sale, or acquire...
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Keywords:
Financial Liquidity;
Financial Management;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Going Public;
Opportunities;
Chemical Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Gujarat
Hardymon, Felda, and Ann Leamon. "Patel Food and Chemicals Private Limited (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 808-144, March 2008.
- Article
The Disintermediation of Financial Markets: Direct Investing in Private Equity
By: Lily Fang, Victoria Ivashina and Josh Lerner
We examine twenty years of direct private equity investments by seven large institutions. These direct investments perform better than public market indices, especially buyout investments and those made in the 1990s. Outperformance by the direct investments, however,...
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Keywords:
Financial Intermediation;
Direct Investment;
Co-investment;
Private Equity;
Entrepreneurship;
Financial Markets
Fang, Lily, Victoria Ivashina, and Josh Lerner. "The Disintermediation of Financial Markets: Direct Investing in Private Equity." Journal of Financial Economics 116, no. 1 (April 2015): 160–178.
- 10 Oct 2019
- News
The Case for the Public Option Over Medicare for All
- 2007
- Book
Global Accountabilities: Participation, Pluralism, and Public Ethics
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and Edward Weisband
This edited volume contributes analytical depth to the diverse debates on accountability in modern organizations. It explores the nature, forms and impacts of accountability efforts in civil society organizations, public and inter-governmental agencies, and private...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Corporate Accountability;
Business and Government Relations
Ebrahim, Alnoor, and Edward Weisband. Global Accountabilities: Participation, Pluralism, and Public Ethics. U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- 23 May 2023
- Cold Call Podcast
The Entrepreneurial Journey of China’s First Private Mental Health Hospital
- 13 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Diagnosing the Public Health Care Alternative
U.S. Senator) Tom Coburn (R-OK) argue against a government-run public market for health insurance. Reform must include incentives for entrepreneurship and innovation, which only a private market could...
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Consumers, Corporations and Public Health (Oxford University Press, 2016)
The public health footprint associated with corporate behavior has come under increased scrutiny in the last decade, with an increased expectation that private profit not come at the expense of consumer welfare.
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- June 2012
- Article
Reality versus Propaganda in the Formation of Beliefs about Privatization
By: Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Galiani and Ernesto Schargrodsky
Argentina privatized most public utilities during the 1990s but re-nationalized the main water company in 2006. We study beliefs about the benefits of the privatization of water services amongst low- and middle-income groups immediately after the 2006 nationalization....
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Keywords:
Privatization;
Business and Community Relations;
Household;
Government and Politics;
Business and Government Relations;
Public Ownership;
Utilities Industry;
Argentina
Di Tella, Rafael, Sebastian Galiani, and Ernesto Schargrodsky. "Reality versus Propaganda in the Formation of Beliefs about Privatization." Journal of Public Economics 96, nos. 5-6 (June 2012): 553–567.
- January 2009
- Case
Xi'an International University: The Growth of Private Universities in China
By: William C. Kirby, Michael Shih-ta Chen, Keith Chi-ho Wong and Tracy Manty
Huang Teng founded Xi'an International University (XAIU) as a private institute of higher education in 1992. Throughout its ensuing years, the school filled a niche and met the demand of students who did not test into one of China's public institutions. In 2008, it was...
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Keywords:
Higher Education;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Private Ownership;
Expansion;
Education Industry;
China
Kirby, William C., Michael Shih-ta Chen, Keith Chi-ho Wong, and Tracy Manty. "Xi'an International University: The Growth of Private Universities in China." Harvard Business School Case 309-074, January 2009.
- 2015
- Working Paper
The Integrity of Private Third-party Compliance Monitoring
By: Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel
Government agencies are increasingly turning to private, third-party monitors to inspect and assess regulated entities’ compliance with law. The integrity of these regulatory regimes rests on the validity of the information third-party monitors provide to regulators....
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Keywords:
Regulation;
Compliance;
Compliance Policies;
Conflict Of Interest;
Independent Third Party;
Inspection;
Audit Quality;
Auditor;
Audit;
Environment;
Production;
Supply Chain;
Quality;
Government Administration;
Working Conditions;
Safety;
Labor;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Governance Compliance;
Public Administration Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
United States
Short, Jodi L., and Michael W. Toffel. "The Integrity of Private Third-party Compliance Monitoring." Harvard Kennedy School Regulatory Policy Program Working Paper, No. RPP-2015-20, November 2015. (Revised December 2015.)
- 2014
- Working Paper
Private Equity's Diversification Illusion: Economic Comovement and Fair Value Reporting
By: Kyle Travis Welch
This study examines how accounting has informed private equity diversification claims and demand for private equity investments. Despite research showing private equity lacks portfolio diversification benefits, those marketing private equity assets continue to...
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Keywords:
Fair Value;
Access To Capital;
IAS 39;
FAS No. 157;
FASB;
IASB;
ASC 820;
Covariance Risk;
Accounting Beta;
Accounting;
Private Sector;
Valuation;
Corporate Finance;
Asset Management;
Cost of Capital;
Private Equity;
Accounting Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Europe;
North and Central America
Welch, Kyle Travis. "Private Equity's Diversification Illusion: Economic Comovement and Fair Value Reporting." Working Paper, January 2014.
- 2023
- Working Paper
The Market for CEOs: Evidence from Private Equity
By: Paul A. Gompers, Steven N. Kaplan and Vladimir Mukharlyamov
Most research on the CEO labor market studies public company CEOs while largely ignoring CEOs in private equity (PE) funded companies. We fill this gap by studying the market for CEOs among U.S. companies purchased by PE firms in large leveraged buyout transactions....
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Gompers, Paul A., Steven N. Kaplan, and Vladimir Mukharlyamov. "The Market for CEOs: Evidence from Private Equity." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 30899, April 2022. (Revised January 2023.)
- 2019
- Working Paper
Does Public Ownership and Accountability Increase Diversity? Evidence from IPOs
By: Rembrand Koning and John-Paul Ferguson
Does public ownership improve employment diversity? Organizational researchers theorize that increased transparency to regulators and the public should lead firms to conform to legal and social norms—but that social closure and decoupling should preserve the status...
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Keywords:
IPO;
Initial Public Offering;
Employees;
Diversity;
Gender;
Race;
Entrepreneurship;
United States
Koning, Rembrand, and John-Paul Ferguson. "Does Public Ownership and Accountability Increase Diversity? Evidence from IPOs." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-071, January 2019.
- Program
Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital
knowledge of industry processes and terminology Assess the implications of different deal structures and terms Establish a successful private equity/venture capital partnership structure Expand your personal...
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- 15 Nov 2018
- Book
Can the Global Food Industry Overcome Public Distrust?
JamesBrey Food is the largest segment of the global economy. It is also widely recognized as more critical for human health than any pharmaceutical drug on the planet. But significant changes in the industry are making people lose trust in many institutions involved in...
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- 11 Nov 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Public R&D Investments and Private-sector Patenting: Evidence from NIH Funding Rules
- 1978
- Article
An Incentive Compatible Planning Procedure for Public Good Production
By: Jerry R. Green and Jean-Jacques Laffont
It is only recently that economic theorists have faced the fact that the proposed allocation mechanisms in economies with public goods might have bad incentive properties. In this paper we introduce a new planning procedure such that truthful revelation of the marginal...
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Green, Jerry R., and Jean-Jacques Laffont. "An Incentive Compatible Planning Procedure for Public Good Production." Scandinavian Journal of Economics 80, no. 1 (1978): 20–33.
- 20 Nov 2014
- News
Strengthening America's Public Education System
“playbook” highlighting ways in which business partnerships can help educators lay the policy foundations for innovation, expand programs that boost student outcomes, and reinvigorate the entire education ecosystem to strengthen View Details
- July 2010
- Article
Board Interlocks and the Propensity to Be Targeted in Private Equity Transactions
By: Toby E. Stuart and Soojin Yim
In this paper, we examine the propensity for U.S. public companies to become targets for private equity-backed, take-private transactions. We consider the characteristics of 483 private equity-backed deals in the 2000-2007 period relative to public companies, and find...
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Keywords:
Board Interlocks;
Board Networks;
Social Networks;
Private Equity;
Corporate Governance;
Public Ownership;
Market Transactions;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
United States
Stuart, Toby E., and Soojin Yim. "Board Interlocks and the Propensity to Be Targeted in Private Equity Transactions." Journal of Financial Economics 97, no. 1 (July 2010): 174–189.
- Fast Answer
Public companies: comparative financial ratios
Where do I find comparative financial ratios of public companies in an industry? In Capital IQ: For broad industry sectors (energy, materials, consumer discretionary, consumer stables, healthcare, financial, information technology,...
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