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    Arthur J. Decio

    Decio transformed his family’s company from a small coach firm in a garage in Indiana into one of the three largest builders of manufactured homes in the United States. Under his leadership, Skyline grew to 25 companies with 3,500 employees in 12 states. In the... View Details
    Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
    • 19 Jun 2014
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    Life Beyond The Elevator Pitch: Venture Capital's New Formulas

    Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments
    • 01 Sep 2009
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    First Look: September 1

    of capital within an economy. The theory predicts that GAAP's principal focus, as shaped by the demand for and supply of financial information, is on the use of the income statement and balance sheet for... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • July 2017
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    Centerbridge Partners and Great Wolf Resorts (B)

    By: Josh Lerner, John D. Dionne and Amram Migdal
    The case examines the aftermath of the March 2015 Centerbridge Partners acquisition of Great Wolf Resorts, a North American family-oriented indoor water parks and hotel operator, from a private equity (PE) competitor, Apollo Global Management. View Details
    Keywords: Private Equity Financing; Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities; CMBS; Secondary Buyouts; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Leveraged Buyouts; Business Exit or Shutdown; Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Cost; Cost of Capital; Equity; Private Equity; Financial Instruments; Debt Securities; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; North and Central America; United States
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    Lerner, Josh, John D. Dionne, and Amram Migdal. "Centerbridge Partners and Great Wolf Resorts (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 818-024, July 2017.
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    Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry

    Resources Company Analysis and Financing Company profiles on project sponsors Financial fundamentals for valuation Executive bios Size of organization, i.e., number of employees, revenue View Details
    • 01 Dec 2012
    • News

    Shareholders' Value?

    What are shareholders good for? Maybe not as much as most people think. Basically, shareholders are supposed to provide three functions: money, information, and discipline. Let's examine each. Money. In theory, shareholders are supposed to be a source of View Details
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    Biotech and medical devices: Company Data and Analysis

    Where can I find biotech and medical devices company financials and analysis? We suggest that you may use at least more than one of them for your company research. Capital IQ - Data on public and private... View Details
    • September 2004
    • Case

    Valhalla Partners Due Diligence

    By: William A. Sahlman and Dan Heath
    The Valhalla Partners venture capitial firm introduced a new approach to the due-diligence process. An internal due-diligence report analyzes Telco Exchange, a startup company in the IT software space. An extended excerpt examines the trade-offs involved in the new... View Details
    Keywords: Communication Technology; Risk Management; Venture Capital; Business Plan; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Investment; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Corporate Finance; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
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    Sahlman, William A., and Dan Heath. "Valhalla Partners Due Diligence." Harvard Business School Case 805-033, September 2004.
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    Entrepreneurial Finance - Course Catalog

    Ventures (LTV), and Venture Capital and Private Equity (VCPE) . Financial Management of Smaller Firms focuses on small, but typically mature firms, whereas in EF, we will focus on small, but high-growth... View Details
    • 25 Feb 2020
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    Why Layoffs are a Losing Strategy

    the Bridge program—and affected its hard-built reputation. In addition to reputational consequences, there are negative financial ramifications resulting from handling a layoff badly, Sucher notes. “Companies that use layoffs actually... View Details
    Keywords: April White; Telecommunications; Information
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    Annual Report 2024 | Harvard Business School

    applicants from around the globe. ” From the Dean Financial Highlights All Financials Operating revenues increased 3 percent to $1.1 billion, while operating expenses increased 6 percent to $1.1 billion. The... View Details
    • March 2005
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    Vignette: Waiting for a CEO

    By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
    A venture capitalist must decide how to respond to an e-mail from his long-time troubleshooter now installed as interim CEO at a struggling contract manufacturing exchange for the custom car business. The investors have been seeking a full-time CEO but have made little... View Details
    Keywords: Venture Capital; Business or Company Management; Investment; Business Ventures; Corporate Governance; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Financial Strategy
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    Hardymon, G. Felda, and Ann Leamon. "Vignette: Waiting for a CEO." Harvard Business School Case 805-135, March 2005.
    • 01 Mar 2012
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    Capitalism’s New Agenda

    going to have to either train their workers themselves or go elsewhere to find customers. Bankers bemoan Dodd-Frank, but where is the financial industry’s proposal for adequate capital and an end to... View Details
    Keywords: Joseph L. Bower, Herman B. Leonard, and Lynn S. Paine; social activism; Occupy Wallstreet; Corporate Services; Finance
    • 08 Dec 2009
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    Don’t Scare the Bankers

    kind of hilarious to me. But that was then, and now it’s semi-communist China that’s keeping American capitalism afloat. And Mr. Ji’s notion of banking was shaped in a different era, when banking was still a proudly conservative... View Details
    Keywords: Garry Emmons; Finance; Offices of Bank Holding Companies; Management
    • 01 Jan 2006
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    Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969

    School gave me the ability to have a broad overview that focused not only on the financial dimension of a business but on its many other facets, including management, strategy, manufacturing, and marketing. I began to rely increasingly on... View Details
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    Entrepreneurial Finance (Q3) - Course Catalog

    the relative costs and benefits of each source of funding and the connections between a venture's financing strategy and its product-market strategy. Inevitably, there will be some overlap with courses such as Launching Global Ventures, View Details
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    Global Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

    availability and access to talent, financing sources, legal and regulatory environments, local culture, and exit markets. Career Focus: Global Entrepreneurship (GV) is a course for a variety of students. First, individuals potentially exploring careers in startups or... View Details
    • January 1986 (Revised December 1986)
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    Smartfood

    By: William A. Sahlman
    Contains a description of a major financing decision confronting the management and advisors of Smartfood, Inc., a company which hopes to market a cheese flavored popcorn product. The primary pedagogic objective is to teach students about matching the financing plan... View Details
    Keywords: Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Market Entry and Exit; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Management; Food and Beverage Industry
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    Sahlman, William A. "Smartfood." Harvard Business School Case 286-064, January 1986. (Revised December 1986.)
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    Judging | New Venture Competition

    capital firms in the US. Also included are some of the most successful Harvard Business School (HBS) entrepreneurs from top companies. Criteria Judging criteria is focused on Customer Value Proposition which includes size of market,... View Details
    • June 2024
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    Caesars Entertainment: Governance on the Road to Bankruptcy

    By: Kristin Mugford
    Caesars Entertainment was a large casino operator in the United States that had been purchased in a 2008 leveraged buyout by Apollo and TPG. In January 2015, Caesars Entertainment Operating Company (CEOC), its largest subsidiary, filed for Chapter 11. This set up a... View Details
    Keywords: Gaming; Chapter 11; Fraudulent Conveyance; Apollo; TPG; Bankruptcy; Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Private Equity; Financial Management; Lawsuits and Litigation; Negotiation; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Borrowing and Debt; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Las Vegas
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    Mugford, Kristin. "Caesars Entertainment: Governance on the Road to Bankruptcy." Harvard Business School Case 224-108, June 2024.
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