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  • September 2003
  • Case

Valuing a Cross-Border LBO: Bidding on the Yell Group

By: Mihir A. Desai, Paolo Notarnicola and Mark Veblen
A team of private equity investors must value the leveraged buyout of a Yellow Pages business that operated in both the United States and the United Kingdom. In the process, they must wrestle with issues of how to conduct cross-border valuations and how to value a... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Cash Flow; Private Equity; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Valuation
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Desai, Mihir A., Paolo Notarnicola, and Mark Veblen. "Valuing a Cross-Border LBO: Bidding on the Yell Group." Harvard Business School Case 204-033, September 2003.
  • 1998
  • Article

Alternative Models of Uncertain Commodity Prices for Use with Modern Asset Pricing Methods

By: Malcolm Baker, E. S. Mayfield and John Parsons
This paper provides an introduction to alternative models of uncertain commodity prices. A model of commodity price movements is the engine around which any valuation methodology for commodity production projects is built, whether discounted cash flow (DCF) models or... View Details
Keywords: Asset Pricing; Goods and Commodities; Price; Risk and Uncertainty; Valuation; Production; Projects; Cash Flow
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Baker, Malcolm, E. S. Mayfield, and John Parsons. "Alternative Models of Uncertain Commodity Prices for Use with Modern Asset Pricing Methods." Energy Journal 19, no. 1 (1998): 115–148.
  • December 2010
  • Article

Changing Landscapes: The Construction of Meaning and Value in a New Market Category Modern Indian Art

By: Mukti Khaire and R. Daniel Wadhwani
Stable category meanings act as institutions that facilitate market exchange by providing bases for comparison and valuation. Yet little is known about meaning construction in new categories or how meaning translates into valuation criteria. We address this gap in a... View Details
Keywords: Change; Valuation; Auctions; Market Transactions; Arts; Agreements and Arrangements; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; India
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Khaire, Mukti, and R. Daniel Wadhwani. "Changing Landscapes: The Construction of Meaning and Value in a New Market Category Modern Indian Art." Academy of Management Journal 53, no. 6 (December 2010). (Special Issue on Organizations and Their Institutional Environments: Bringing Meaning, Culture, and Values Back In.)
  • 2008
  • Working Paper

Catering through Nominal Share Prices

By: Malcolm Baker, Robin Greenwood and Jeffrey Wurgler
We propose and test a catering theory of nominal stock prices.  The theory predicts that when investors place higher valuation on low-price firms, managers will maintain share prices at lower levels, and vice-versa. Using measures of time-varying catering... View Details
Keywords: Stocks; Stock Shares; Investment; Investment Return; Price; Theory; Valuation
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Baker, Malcolm, Robin Greenwood, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "Catering through Nominal Share Prices." NBER Working Paper Series, No. w13762, January 2008. (First Draft in 2007.)
  • April 1999 (Revised September 2001)
  • Case

Penelope's Personal Pocket Phones

By: Paul A. Gompers
Provides students with an opportunity to use simple real options analysis to value a startup. Penelope Phillips is deciding whether to start a company to make wireless phones. Students get experience using traditional discounted cash flow valuation and a real options... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Capital Budgeting; Corporate Finance; Manufacturing Industry; Electronics Industry
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Gompers, Paul A. "Penelope's Personal Pocket Phones." Harvard Business School Case 299-004, April 1999. (Revised September 2001.)
  • 2012
  • Casebook

Venture Capital & Private Equity: A Casebook (5th Edition)

By: Josh Lerner, Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
Venture Capital & Private Equity: A Casebook, 5th edition provides an understanding of the ways in which private equity groups work. The casebook builds an understanding of the key distinctions in the industry and reviews and applies key ideas of corporate finance. The... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Books
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Lerner, Josh, Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon. Venture Capital & Private Equity: A Casebook (5th Edition). New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2012. (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2001 (second edition) (with Felda Hardymon). Beijing: Economic Science Press, 2002 (Chinese translation of the second edition). Tokyo: Toyo Keizai Shinposha, 2003 (Japanese translation of the second edition). New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2004 (third edition) (with Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon). New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2008 (fourth edition) (with Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon). Beijing: CITIC Press, 2013 (Chinese translation of the fifth edition).)
  • December 2009
  • Article

Catering Through Nominal Share Prices

By: Malcolm Baker, Robin Greenwood and Jeffrey Wurgler
We propose and test a catering theory of nominal stock prices. The theory predicts that when investors place higher valuation on low-price firms, managers will maintain share prices at lower levels, and vice-versa. Using measures of time-varying catering incentives... View Details
Keywords: Stocks; Stock Shares; Investment; Investment Return; Price; Theory; Valuation
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Baker, Malcolm, Robin Greenwood, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "Catering Through Nominal Share Prices." Journal of Finance 64, no. 6 (December 2009): 2559–2590. (Internet Appendix.)
  • December 2000 (Revised December 2016)
  • Technical Note

Valuing Companies in Corporate Restructurings: Technical Note

By: Stuart C. Gilson
This case provides a technical overview of different valuation techniques for use in valuing companies in corporate restructuring. Techniques covered include adjusted present value, WACC, capital cash flow, and discounted cash flow valuation. Specific numerical... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Capital; Cash Flow; Interest Rates; Valuation
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Gilson, Stuart C. "Valuing Companies in Corporate Restructurings: Technical Note." Harvard Business School Technical Note 201-073, December 2000. (Revised December 2016.)
  • August 2011 (Revised July 2012)
  • Case

Mike Mayo Takes on Citigroup (A)

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Amy Kaser
The case details the conflict between Mike Mayo, an influential banking analyst and Citigroup about what Mayo considers aggressive accounting policies. Mike Mayo questions Citigroup's lack of a valuation allowance against their Deferred Tax Assets despite Citi's recent... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Taxation; Capital; Financial Reporting; Corporate Disclosure; Valuation; Banks and Banking; Financial Strategy; Money; Conflict Management; Capital Budgeting; Asset Management; Banking Industry
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Srinivasan, Suraj, and Amy Kaser. "Mike Mayo Takes on Citigroup (A)." Harvard Business School Case 112-025, August 2011. (Revised July 2012.)
  • September 2000 (Revised January 2002)
  • Exercise

Inventory Exercises

By: Paul M. Healy
Introduces students to the concepts of inventory valuation (LIFO and FIFO) using a simple example. They then get the chance to apply this knowledge to help understand the inventory footnote for California Steel Industries. View Details
Keywords: Logistics
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Healy, Paul M. "Inventory Exercises." Harvard Business School Exercise 101-012, September 2000. (Revised January 2002.)
  • March 2021
  • Case

Proteak: Valuing Forestry Assets

By: Gerardo Pérez Cavazos and Carla Larangeira
In early 2020, 414 Capital was hired by Proteak, Mexico´s largest forestry platform, to perform a valuation of its teak business, a high-grade hardwood commonly used to build boat decks, outdoor walls, furniture, doors and small objects. Teak plantations typically... View Details
Keywords: Forestry; Assets; Valuation; Forest Products Industry; Financial Services Industry; Mexico
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Pérez Cavazos, Gerardo, and Carla Larangeira. "Proteak: Valuing Forestry Assets." Harvard Business School Case 121-077, March 2021.
  • March 2000 (Revised April 2004)
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VacationSpot.com & Rent-A-Holiday: Negotiating a Trans-Atlantic Merger of Start-Ups

Describes a potential trans-Atlantic merger between two young companies in the Internet space. VacationSpot.com, based in Seattle, and Rent-A-Holiday, based in Brussels, both offer online listings and reservations for independent leisure lodging (i.e., villas,... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Valuation; Internet and the Web; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Travel Industry; United States; Brussels
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Kuemmerle, Walter, and William J. Coughlin Jr. "VacationSpot.com & Rent-A-Holiday: Negotiating a Trans-Atlantic Merger of Start-Ups." Harvard Business School Case 800-334, March 2000. (Revised April 2004.)
  • February 1987 (Revised March 2006)
  • Case

Arley Merchandise Corporation

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.
Involves the initial public offering of a firm's stock. The offering includes a money-back guarantee to investors from the issuing firm which comes in the form of a "put" option. Option valuation is thus an important issue in this case. View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Stocks; Cases; Valuation; Stock Options; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Service Industry
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Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Arley Merchandise Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 287-063, February 1987. (Revised March 2006.)
  • 04 Apr 2008
  • What Do You Think?

Who Owns Intellectual Property?

intellectual property, it creates questions as to how the original creator and "owner" should act. As Gary King suggests, "Treating customers like thieves is a certain recipe for failure." The impact of technological, social, and legal change on the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • October 2017 (Revised November 2017)
  • Case

Lovepop

By: Robert F. White, Ramana Nanda and Olivia Hull
As they prepare to graduate from Harvard Business School, the co-founders of greeting card company startup Lovepop need capital to cover the company’s operating costs and must choose between two seed financing offers. One offer is from an angel group and the other from... View Details
Keywords: Accelerator; Incubator; Seed Financing; Convertible Debt; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Borrowing and Debt; Growth and Development Strategy; Valuation; Consumer Products Industry; Retail Industry; Boston; Massachusetts; United States
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White, Robert F., Ramana Nanda, and Olivia Hull. "Lovepop." Harvard Business School Case 818-015, October 2017. (Revised November 2017.)
  • September 1992 (Revised April 1993)
  • Background Note

Recognizing Revenues and Expenses: When Is Income Earned?

By: William J. Bruns Jr.
An introduction to the accrual concept used in accounting and its importance to revenue recognition and the matching concept. To be used in conjunction with inventory valuation cases where delivery may not constitute a sale and revenue. View Details
Keywords: Accrual Accounting; Logistics; Value; Revenue Recognition
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Bruns, William J., Jr. "Recognizing Revenues and Expenses: When Is Income Earned?" Harvard Business School Background Note 193-047, September 1992. (Revised April 1993.)
  • February 2010 (Revised June 2014)
  • Supplement

CityCenter (D): Financial Crisis, Grand Opening, and a New Paradigm

By: John D. Macomber and Griffin James
"CityCenter (D)" follows the (A), (B), and (C) cases with subsequent chronological events through CityCenter's grand opening in December 2009 and financial results through March 2010. The case includes a simple valuation exercise intended to explore CEO Jim Murren's... View Details
Keywords: Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Private Equity; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Nevada; New Jersey
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Macomber, John D., and Griffin James. "CityCenter (D): Financial Crisis, Grand Opening, and a New Paradigm." Harvard Business School Supplement 210-067, February 2010. (Revised June 2014.)
  • August 2024
  • Technical Note

Measuring Concentrated Ownership

By: Christina R. Wing, Everett Alexander and Justin Huang
Firms with strong governance practices exhibit lower control premiums due to reduced risks and more efficient operations. Conversely, poorly governed firms may exhibit higher control premiums as new owners anticipate the need for substantial governance improvements.... View Details
Keywords: Concentrated Ownership; Ownership; Corporate Governance; Valuation
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Wing, Christina R., Everett Alexander, and Justin Huang. "Measuring Concentrated Ownership." Harvard Business School Technical Note 625-031, August 2024.
  • March 1989 (Revised October 1994)
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Philip Morris Companies and Kraft, Inc.

By: Richard S. Ruback
Gives students the opportunity to explore the effect of substantial free cash flow on corporate acquisition and operating strategies. Students are also given the opportunity to extract information from the common stock prices of the participating firms. A variety of... View Details
Keywords: Cash Flow; Strategic Planning; Acquisition; Strategy; Restructuring; Valuation; Stocks
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Ruback, Richard S. "Philip Morris Companies and Kraft, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 289-045, March 1989. (Revised October 1994.)
  • September 2011
  • Case

AXA Private Equity: The Diana Investment

By: Michael J. Roberts and William A. Sahlman
The case focuses on an investment made by AXA Private Equity, a French manufacturer of food ingredients. The investment is made at the height of the financial markets, and financed with significant debt. Soon thereafter, the financial crisis impacted the company's... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Ethics; Investment; Financial Crisis
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Roberts, Michael J., and William A. Sahlman. "AXA Private Equity: The Diana Investment." Harvard Business School Case 812-042, September 2011.
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