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  • March 2003 (Revised November 2009)
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Hudson Manufacturing Company

By: Paul A. Gompers and Vanessa del Valle Broussard
Concerns the decision by Brett Keith and Owen Colligan to purchase Hudson Manufacturing, a maker of heaters and air filtration units for the military. Keith and Colligan have organized a search fund and identified Hudson as a potential buyout. The decline in the... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment; Pollutants; Industrial Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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Gompers, Paul A., and Vanessa del Valle Broussard. "Hudson Manufacturing Company." Harvard Business School Case 203-064, March 2003. (Revised November 2009.)
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Environmental Quality - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

impact profitability and its relationship to sustainable practices. Publications & Resources Jun 2010 Chair’s Paper The Porter Hypothesis at 20: Can Environmental Regulation Enhance Innovation & Competitiveness? by Stefan Ambec, Mark... View Details
  • 12 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 12

Abstract This book presents new research on the historical impact of globalization on Argentina and Chile. The authors focus on the role of entrepreneurs and firms. The Role of Venture Capitalists in the Acquisition of Private Companies Authors: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • October 2013
  • Module Note

Note on LBO Capital Structure

By: Victoria Ivashina, Paul A. Gompers, Paul A. Gompers, Victoria Ivashina, Joris Van Gool and Joris Van Gool
This note discusses the capital structure often found in LBO transactions. Although the specifics of each capital structure vary case by case, in any given year, there is a great deal of similarity in the capital structure of these buyouts. These similarities exist... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Capital Structure
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Gompers, Paul A., Victoria Ivashina, and Joris Van Gool. "Note on LBO Capital Structure." Harvard Business School Module Note 214-039, October 2013.
  • February 2024 (Revised July 2024)
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Taffi: Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia

By: Paul A. Gompers and Fares Khrais
Taffi was a tech-enabled fashion styling startup founded by Shahad Geoffrey in Saudi Arabia in 2020. Within three years of operating, Geoffrey had pivoted the business multiple times. In 2023, Geoffrey was attempting the business’s most ambitious pivot yet, shifting... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Disruption; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; AI and Machine Learning; Fashion Industry; Technology Industry; Saudi Arabia; Arabian Peninsula
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Gompers, Paul A., and Fares Khrais. "Taffi: Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia." Harvard Business School Case 224-052, February 2024. (Revised July 2024.)
  • October 2003
  • Article

The Determinants of Board Structure at the Initial Public Offering

By: Malcolm Baker and Paul Gompers
This paper describes board size and composition and investigates the role of venture capital in a sample of 1,116 firms' initial public offerings. First, firms backed by venture capital have fewer insider and instrumental directors and more independent... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Venture Capital; Initial Public Offering; Managerial Roles; Power and Influence
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Baker, Malcolm, and Paul Gompers. "The Determinants of Board Structure at the Initial Public Offering." Journal of Law & Economics 46, no. 2 (October 2003): 569–598.
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Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Amsterdam in 2018. Anita Elberse : Received the inaugural "PlayMakeHers" award for "contributions within the sports and entertainment industry," voted on by female sports and entertainment industry professionals, in 2018. Sunil Gupta :... View Details
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Globalization - Faculty & Research

in The Historical Evolution of International Business: Growth Trajectory of an Academic Field of Study , edited by L. Nachum and A. Yaprak, 233–241. Palgrave Macmillan, 2025. Trade Within Multinational... View Details
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

Angie You Scott Sternson Paul Ashby Jason Hong Martin Szummer David Darst Business Track Winner Potentia Pharmaceuticals addresses the post-genomic pharmaceutical crisis catalyzed by a market glut of... View Details
  • 2017
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Diversity in Innovation

By: Paul A. Gompers and Sophie Q. Wang
In this paper we document the patterns of labor market participation by women and ethnic minorities in venture capital firms and as founders of venture capital-backed startups. We show that from 1990-2016 women have been less than 10% of the entrepreneurial and venture... View Details
Keywords: Diversity; Gender; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital
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Gompers, Paul A., and Sophie Q. Wang. "Diversity in Innovation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-067, January 2017.
  • 2017
  • Working Paper

Homophily in Entrepreneurial Team Formation

By: Paul A. Gompers, Kevin Huang and Sophie Q. Wang
We study the role of homophily in group formation. Using a unique dataset of MBA students, we observe homophily in ethnicity and gender increases the probability of forming teams by 25%. Homophily in education and past working experience increases the probability of... View Details
Keywords: Groups and Teams; Diversity; Familiarity; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Performance
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Gompers, Paul A., Kevin Huang, and Sophie Q. Wang. "Homophily in Entrepreneurial Team Formation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-104, May 2017.
  • January 2024 (Revised July 2024)
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CloudEats: Revolutionizing the Cloud Kitchen in Southeast Asia

By: Paul A. Gompers and Adina Wong
Philippines-headquartered cloud kitchen CloudEats harbored the ambition of becoming the largest cloud kitchen in Southeast Asia, but it was considering several strategic paths forward. View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; E-commerce; Disruptive Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Competitive Advantage; Food and Beverage Industry; Philippines; Southeast Asia
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Gompers, Paul A., and Adina Wong. "CloudEats: Revolutionizing the Cloud Kitchen in Southeast Asia." Harvard Business School Case 824-146, January 2024. (Revised July 2024.)
  • 21 Oct 2016
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  • 2009
  • Other Unpublished Work

Bridge Building in Venture Capital-Backed Acquisitions

By: Paul A. Gompers and Yuhai Xuan
We study the role of common venture capital investors in alleviating asymmetric information between public acquirers and private venture capital-backed targets. We find that acquisition announcement returns are more positive for acquisitions in which both the target... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Knowledge Sharing; Market Transactions
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Gompers, Paul A., and Yuhai Xuan. "Bridge Building in Venture Capital-Backed Acquisitions." 2009.
  • March 2021
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CashDrop (A)

By: Rembrand Koning, Paul A. Gompers and Sarah Gulick
In July 2020, Ruben Flores-Martinez had launched a startup, CashDrop, which provided easy and cheap sales options for small businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic helped CashDrop quickly grow. Flores-Martinez, who had previously sought and been denied venture capital... View Details
Keywords: Payment Systems; Small Business; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Online Technology; Technology Industry; Financial Services Industry; Chicago; Illinois
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Koning, Rembrand, Paul A. Gompers, and Sarah Gulick. "CashDrop (A)." Harvard Business School Case 221-051, March 2021.
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Business, Government & the International Economy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Non-Fiction. Caroline M. Elkins : Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire (Alfred A. Knopf, 2022) was selected for the 2022 Books of the Year by History Today . Caroline M. Elkins : Legacy of... View Details
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The Role of Lockups in Initial Public Offerings

By: Alon Brav and Paul A. Gompers
In a sample of 2,794 initial public offerings (IPOs), we test three potential explanations for the existence of IPO lockups: lockups serve as (i) a signal of firm quality, (ii) a commitment device to alleviate moral hazard problems, or (iii) a mechanism for... View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Quality; Moral Sensibility; Compensation and Benefits; Venture Capital; Problems and Challenges; Stock Shares; Going Public
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Brav, Alon, and Paul A. Gompers. "The Role of Lockups in Initial Public Offerings." Review of Financial Studies 16, no. 1 (Spring 2003).
  • 11 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 11

Maintenance of Certification Examinations By: Valentine, Melissa A., S. Barsade, Amy C. Edmondson, A. Gal, and R. Rhodes Abstract—Context: Physicians can demonstrate mastery of the knowledge that supports continued clinical competence... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Oct 2000
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Three Promoted to Full Professor

Paul A. Gompers Paul Gompers specializes in research on financial issues related to start-up, high-growth, and... View Details
  • January 2022 (Revised September 2023)
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Simplifyy

By: Paul A. Gompers and Alicia Dadlani
Jake Lisby, co-founder and CEO of Simplifyy, a property technology startup in Kansas City, Missouri, was both exhausted and exhilarated by the flurry of activity surrounding the pivot of the business model in late 2021. Simplifyy, a venture-backed PropTech company, was... View Details
Keywords: SaaS; SaaS Business Models; Business Model; Business Startups; Small Business; Geographic Location; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Transformation; Problems and Challenges; Real Estate Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States; Missouri
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Gompers, Paul A., and Alicia Dadlani. "Simplifyy." Harvard Business School Case 222-050, January 2022. (Revised September 2023.)
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