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- February 2009 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
Fannie Mae: Public or Private?
By: David A. Moss, Cole Bolton and Kimberly Hagan
In 1987, President Ronald Reagan established the President's Commission on Privatization to identify federal government functions that could be shifted to the private sector. One agency that the Commission considered was the Federal National Mortgage Association, or... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Financial Institutions; Mortgages; Government and Politics; Business History; Privatization; Private Sector; Laws and Statutes; United States
Moss, David A., Cole Bolton, and Kimberly Hagan. "Fannie Mae: Public or Private?" Harvard Business School Case 709-025, February 2009. (Revised February 2022.)
- July 2008
- Case
Hilton Hotels: Brand Differentiation through Customer Relationship Management
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Gabriele Piccoli and Chekitan Dev
This case analyzes the Hilton Hotels Corporation's CRM strategy at a key juncture in its history, immediately after the firm has been taken private by Blackstone. The case provides students with a comprehensive history of the evolution and IT enablers of Hilton's CRM... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Marketing Strategy; Privatization; Performance Evaluation; Information Technology; Accommodations Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., Gabriele Piccoli, and Chekitan Dev. "Hilton Hotels: Brand Differentiation through Customer Relationship Management." Harvard Business School Case 809-029, July 2008.
- 28 Jun 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Leviathan in Business: Varieties of State Capitalism and their Implications for Economic Performance
Keywords: by Aldo Musacchio & Sergio G. Lazzarini
- March 1998 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
Argentina's YPF Sociedad Anonima (Abridged)
By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
Describes the privatization of YPF Sociedad Anonima and the company's dilemma of whether to acquire a troubled U.S. oil company as a way of becoming a global oil company. View Details
Yoshino, Michael Y., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "Argentina's YPF Sociedad Anonima (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 398-064, March 1998. (Revised May 1998.)
- 20 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Acquirers
private equity and public companies "changes the ownership structure of assets and alters the incentives and governance mechanisms that surround the economic engine of our economy." During a recent... View Details
- Research Summary
Overview
By: Kevin P. Mohan
Kevin Mohan is currently researching negotiations in private company contexts, including topics such as financings, compensation systems, budgeting and planning, recruiting, and succession. View Details
- February 2023 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
Saudi Arabia: A Vision in Progress
By: Kristin Fabbe, Adel Hamaizia and Tom Quinn
In 2016, when Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced a long-range economic and social transformation plan called Vision 2030, he faced Western skepticism about how the oil-rich and religiously conservative country would accomplish its ambitious goals.... View Details
- November 1994 (Revised September 1996)
- Case
RiceSelect
By: Alvin J. Silk and Mary Shelman
In August 1994, Robin Andrews, President of RiceTec, Inc., faces a critical decision that will affect his firm's future: what policy should RiceTec follow for supplying grocery retailers with private label merchandise? RiceTec, a small privately owned firm engaged in... View Details
Keywords: Cash Flow; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Supply Chain Management; Private Ownership; Research and Development; Conflict Management; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Retail Industry
Silk, Alvin J., and Mary Shelman. "RiceSelect." Harvard Business School Case 595-033, November 1994. (Revised September 1996.)
- Research Summary
Land in China's Political Economy
By: Meg Rithmire
Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism: The Politics of Property Rights under Reform
Published October 2015
China since the 1980s has been the scene of unprecedented efforts at urban construction and growth, even in the absence of privatization... View Details
- 2011
- Working Paper
Leviathan as a Minority Shareholder: A Study of Equity Purchases by the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES), 1995-2003
By: Sergio G. Lazzarini and Aldo Musacchio
There is a growing literature comparing the performance of private vs. state-owned companies. Yet, there is little work examining the effects of having the government as a minority shareholder of private companies. We conduct such a study using data for 296 publicly... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Ownership Stake; State Ownership; Private Ownership; Performance Evaluation; Business and Government Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Banking Industry; Brazil
Lazzarini, Sergio G., and Aldo Musacchio. "Leviathan as a Minority Shareholder: A Study of Equity Purchases by the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES), 1995-2003." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-073, January 2011. (**Winner of the Prize for the Best Paper Presented at the Strategic Management Society Special Conference, Rio de Janeiro, 2011.)
- February 2002 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
H-E-B Own Brands
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
H-E-B is a $9 billion grocery chain located in Southwest Texas. This case focuses on H-E-B's private label strategy, a product category that accounts for 19% of H-E-B's sales and one that earns gross margins 50% higher than national brands. A leader in its markets,... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development; Market Entry and Exit; Supply Chain Management; Private Ownership; Sales; Strategy; Competitive Strategy
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "H-E-B Own Brands." Harvard Business School Case 502-053, February 2002. (Revised December 2003.)
- October 2007
- Case
Blue River Capital
By: Krishna G. Palepu, Tarun Khanna and Richard Bullock
Examines the strategy and experience of Indian private equity firm Blue River Capital. Blue River was established in 2005 to invest primarily in middle market, particularly family-run, businesses in India. Blue River caters to this niche as an active investor,... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Investment Portfolio; Corporate Governance; Emerging Markets; Family Ownership; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; India
Palepu, Krishna G., Tarun Khanna, and Richard Bullock. "Blue River Capital." Harvard Business School Case 708-448, October 2007.
- December 2010
- Compilation
VCPE Strategy Vignettes II
By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, Ann Leamon and Lisa Strope
These three vignettes present various issues around the strategy and management of venture capital and private equity firms. In one, a senior partner must decide how to manage an over-extended colleague and how to reduce the risk of the firm's portfolio; the second... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Cost vs Benefits; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Investment Portfolio; Ownership; Partners and Partnerships; Risk Management; Stocks; Problems and Challenges; United States
Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, Ann Leamon, and Lisa Strope. "VCPE Strategy Vignettes II." Harvard Business School Compilation 811-054, December 2010.
- October 2004 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
Wells REIT II
By: Arthur I Segel and Dwight Angelini
Dr. Richard Planter, a dentist, asks his financial adviser, Michael Saris, to review an offering memorandum for a new, private real estate investment trust. After reviewing the documents, Saris needs to develop an analytical framework and provide concrete advice... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Investment; Framework; Private Ownership; Mathematical Methods; Real Estate Industry
Segel, Arthur I., and Dwight Angelini. "Wells REIT II." Harvard Business School Case 205-019, October 2004. (Revised May 2006.)
- December 2001 (Revised February 2004)
- Case
Aviation Security after September 11th: Public or Private?
Was the public or the private sector best positioned to provide security and baggage screening services? The suicide attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and the plane crash outside Pittsburgh, marked September 11, 2001, as the date of the most severe... View Details
Keywords: Private Ownership; National Security; Air Transportation; State Ownership; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Dyck, Alexander, and Mehmet Beceren. "Aviation Security after September 11th: Public or Private?" Harvard Business School Case 702-021, December 2001. (Revised February 2004.)
- 2015
- Book
How the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of a New Network
By: Shane Greenstein
In less than a decade, the Internet went from being a series of loosely connected networks used by universities and the military to the powerful commercial engine it is today. This book describes how many of the key innovations that made this possible came from... View Details
Greenstein, Shane. How the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of a New Network. Princeton University Press, 2015.
- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
knowledge reservoirs. Therefore, they are particularly essential to dynamic capabilities and to innovation. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49794 May 2016 American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings Making View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- April 2025
- Case
Japan Industrial Partners Powers the Leveraged Buyout of Toshiba
By: Brian K. Baik, Joseph Pacelli and James Barnett
The case explores Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) $14 billion takeover of Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba). JIP was a private equity firm that took over the troubled electronics corporation in late 2023. The deal, which had been labeled one of the largest leveraged... View Details
Keywords: International Accounting; Borrowing and Debt; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Ownership; Risk and Uncertainty; Strategy; Valuation; Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Capital Structure; Cost of Capital; Private Equity; Bids and Bidding; Accounting Industry; Electronics Industry; Energy Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Semiconductor Industry; Asia; Japan
Baik, Brian K., Joseph Pacelli, and James Barnett. "Japan Industrial Partners Powers the Leveraged Buyout of Toshiba." Harvard Business School Case 125-055, April 2025.
- August 2008
- Case
Thoma Bravo - Citect Corporation Take-Private
In 2006, Citect Corporation, a publicly traded Australian software company, was the target of a takeover battle between a financial sponsor and a strategic buyer. Thoma Bravo, the U.S.-based private equity firm, had to decide on its acquisition strategy in the face of... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Investment; Negotiation Deal; Privatization; Valuation; Australia
El-Hage, Nabil N., and Michelle Cathryne Simon. "Thoma Bravo - Citect Corporation Take-Private." Harvard Business School Case 209-022, August 2008.
- November 2007 (Revised October 2009)
- Case
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
In an activist role, the hedge fund Third Point LLC has three board seats and an ownership stake of 9.5% in Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company. Third Point believed that Ligand had a strong drug portfolio and pipeline but that it was... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Governing and Advisory Boards; Bids and Bidding; Ownership Stake; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
El-Hage, Nabil N., and Michael Gorzynski. "Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated." Harvard Business School Case 208-019, November 2007. (Revised October 2009.)