Royce G. Yudkoff
MBA Class of 1975 Professor of Management Practice of Entrepreneurial Management
MBA Class of 1975 Professor of Management Practice of Entrepreneurial Management
Royce Yudkoff is the MBA Class of 1975 Professor of Management Practice of Entrepreneurial Management at the Harvard Business School and a General Partner and co-founder of ABRY Partners, LLC in Boston, MA. Alongside Professor Richard Ruback, Royce currently co-teaches a second year case course titled “The Financial Management of Smaller Firms” and a field course called “Entrepreneurship through Acquisition”. These courses focus on how to acquire, finance and operate your own smaller firm. Recently, Ruback and Yudkoff published their book, HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business. Published by Harvard Business Review Press, the book is a practical roadmap through the steps required to find, evaluate, negotiate and finance the acquisition of a smaller firm.
In 1989, Royce co-founded ABRY Partners, a private equity firm focused on the media, communications and business and information services markets. Since 1989 the firm has completed over $27 billion of leveraged transactions and other private equity investments involving approximately 450 properties. Over this period Royce has also served on numerous private and public corporate boards.
Royce graduated from the Harvard Business School in 1980 as a Baker Scholar and is an honors graduate of Dartmouth College.
- Books
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- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company. Harvard Business Review Press, 2017. View Details
- Journal Articles
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- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Buying Your Way into Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business Review 95, no. 1 (January–February 2017): 149–153. View Details
- Cases and Teaching Materials
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- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Red Hen Baking Company (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 225-710, September 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Red Hen Baking Company (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 225-709, September 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Legacy Partners (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-726, June 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Legacy Partners (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-725, June 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. " DRSi (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-718, May 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. " DRSi (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-717, May 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Fail Safe Testing, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-749, July 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Heritage Holding (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-724, June 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Heritage Holding (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-723, June 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Forest Park Capital (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-720, May 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Forest Park Capital (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-719, May 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "gWorks (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-722, May 2024. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "gWorks (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-721, May 2024. View Details
- Pananos, Jason, David Rosner, Richard S. Ruback, and Royce Yudkoff. "Forest Park Capital." Harvard Business School Case 223-012, August 2022. (Revised July 2023.) View Details
- Yudkoff, Royce, and Richard S. Ruback. "Legacy Partners." Harvard Business School Case 223-092, May 2023. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce Yudkoff, and Sarah Livick-Moses. "Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition: Brian's Journey." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 221-703, November 2022. (Click here to access this case.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "What's Next." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 222-709, May 2022. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Heritage Holding." Harvard Business School Case 223-002, August 2022. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "DRSi." Harvard Business School Case 222-041, October 2021. (Revised November 2021.) View Details
- Pananos, Jason, Jay Davis, Richard Ruback, and Royce Yudkoff. "Pacific Lake and the Rise of Professional Capital in Search Funds." Harvard Business School Case 222-015, September 2021. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Helena Divišová." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 222-703, September 2021. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Systems Design West (A) and (B) Case Supplements." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 222-705, September 2021. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce Yudkoff, and Ahron Rosenfeld. "Cambridge Franchise Partners." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 220-082, April 2020. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce Yudkoff, and Ahron Rosenfeld. "Talismark." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 220-092, May 2020. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce G. Yudkoff, and Ahron Rosenfeld. "Executive Compensation at Talent Partners." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 220-081, April 2020. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., Royce Yudkoff, and Ahron Rosenfeld. "Baskits Inc." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 220-086, May 2020. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Helena Divišová." Harvard Business School Case 220-020, August 2019. (Revised November 2021.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard, and Royce Yudkoff. "Systems Design West." Harvard Business School Case 220-004, August 2019. (Revised October 2019.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Peak Investment Capital." Harvard Business School Case 219-061, November 2018. (Revised January 2021.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Next Street, LLC." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-723, January 2019. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Fail Safe Testing, Inc." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-714, January 2019. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "MC Tool." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-718, January 2019. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Castronics, LLC." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-711, December 2018. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Antoine Leboyer and GSX." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-708, December 2018. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Nashton Partners and Its Search Fund Process." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-703, November 2018. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Greg Mazur and the Purchase of Great Eastern Premium Pet Foods." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-716, November 2018. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Cambridge Franchise Partners." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 219-724, November 2018. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Home Nursing of North Carolina." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 218-709, November 2018. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Rose Electronics Distributing Company." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 218-745, November 2018. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Rose Electronics Distributing Company." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 218-741, April 2018. (Revised May 2018.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard, and Royce Yudkoff. "Cambridge Franchise Partners." Harvard Business School Case 217-082, May 2017. View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Antoine Leboyer and GSX." Harvard Business School Case 214-038, September 2013. (Revised November 2023.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Home Nursing of North Carolina." Harvard Business School Case 212-120, June 2012. (Revised October 2018.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Gemini Investors." Harvard Business School Case 211-066, February 2011. (Revised August 2021.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Lind Equipment." Harvard Business School Case 212-012, August 2011. (Revised November 2018.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "National Public Broadcasting." Harvard Business School Case 211-058, January 2011. (Revised July 2012.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Greg Mazur and the Purchase of Great Eastern Premium Pet Foods." Harvard Business School Case 211-085, February 2011. (Revised February 2018.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Nashton Partners and Its Search Fund Process." Harvard Business School Case 212-006, July 2011. (Revised September 2018.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Marlin & Associates and the Sale of Riverview Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 211-083, February 2011. (Revised May 2011.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Red Hen Baking Company." Harvard Business School Case 211-091, March 2011. (Revised March 2017.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Triple Point Technology." Harvard Business School Case 211-057, December 2010. (Revised January 2013.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Executive Compensation at Talent Partners." Harvard Business School Case 211-073, January 2011. (Revised April 2020.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Talismark." Harvard Business School Case 211-097, April 2011. (Revised January 2019.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Next Street, LLC." Harvard Business School Case 211-094, March 2011. (Revised June 2013.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Businesses for Sale by Briggs Capital, 2010." Harvard Business School Case 211-088, February 2011. (Revised June 2013.) View Details
- Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "ALAC International." Harvard Business School Case 211-065, February 2011. (Revised October 2018.) View Details