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- January 2022 (Revised December 2022)
- Case
TotalEnergies’ Investment in Hyzon Motors
By: Vikram S. Gandhi and David Lane
In November 2021, Girish Nadkarni, the head of TotalEnergies’ corporate venture capital arm (TEV) was considering whether, and on what terms, to exit an investment in Hyzon Motors, a start-up supplier of hydrogen-powered trucks. TEV had invested $4 million in Hyzon,... View Details
Keywords: Business Units; Communication Intention and Meaning; Renewable Energy; Venture Capital; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Design; Standards; Commercialization; Investment Portfolio; Market Transactions; Energy Industry; Financial Services Industry; Transportation Industry; Europe; New York (city, NY)
Gandhi, Vikram S., and David Lane. "TotalEnergies’ Investment in Hyzon Motors." Harvard Business School Case 822-019, January 2022. (Revised December 2022.)
- September 2022 (Revised September 2024)
- Case
Esas Group: Investing Together, Staying Together
By: Christina R. Wing and Alpana Thapar
This case opens in June 2022, after Esas Group, one of Turkey’s largest family-owned investment firms, implements a series of changes to professionalize the business and help transition family members from operators to responsible investors. In December 2019, the Group... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Transition; Business or Company Management; Organizational Structure; Governing and Advisory Boards; Governance; Financial Services Industry; Turkey
Wing, Christina R., and Alpana Thapar. "Esas Group: Investing Together, Staying Together." Harvard Business School Case 623-027, September 2022. (Revised September 2024.)
- July 2012 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
RMS: Investing in Chinese Timberland
By: Andre F. Perold
The protagonist is considering acquiring a timber property located in rural China, a region where almost no timberland investment has taken place. The question is how to value the property, including understanding the appropriate risk-adjusted return. View Details
Perold, Andre F. "RMS: Investing in Chinese Timberland ." Harvard Business School Case 213-002, July 2012. (Revised July 2012.)
- 2009
- Chapter
Chinese Railroads, Local Society, and Foreign Presence: The Tianjin-Pukou Line in pre-1949 Shandong
By: Elisabeth Koll
This chapter explores issues of how Chinese railroads improved social mobility and standards of living along major trunk lines, and how foreign investment shaped the integration of the Chinese railroad network from the early 1900s to 1949. As this case study of the... View Details
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Business History; Industry Growth; Welfare or Wellbeing; Rail Transportation; Rail Industry; China
Koll, Elisabeth. "Chinese Railroads, Local Society, and Foreign Presence: The Tianjin-Pukou Line in pre-1949 Shandong." In Manchurian Railways and the Opening of China: An International History, edited by Bruce A. Elleman and Stephen Kotkin, 123–148. New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2009.
- 22 Apr 2024
- Research & Ideas
When Does Impact Investing Make the Biggest Impact?
large as you might think.” Both traditional and impact investors had similar portfolio sizes, with roughly 24 companies with 31 investments each, and had operated for about a decade on average. Impact... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 03 Aug 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Tax Policy and the Efficiency of US Direct Investment Abroad
- Article
Dynamic Consumption and Portfolio Choice with Stochastic Volatility in Incomplete Markets
By: George Chacko and Luis M. Viceira
Chacko, George, and Luis M. Viceira. "Dynamic Consumption and Portfolio Choice with Stochastic Volatility in Incomplete Markets." Review of Financial Studies 18, no. 4 (Winter 2005).
- January 2007 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
Yale University Investments Office: August 2006
By: Josh Lerner
The Yale Investments Office must decide whether to continue to allocate the bulk of the university's endowment to illiquid investments--hedge funds, private equity, real estate, and so forth. Considers the risks and benefits of a different asset allocation strategy.... View Details
Keywords: Higher Education; Asset Management; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Investment Portfolio; Risk Management
Lerner, Josh. "Yale University Investments Office: August 2006." Harvard Business School Case 807-073, January 2007. (Revised March 2011.)
- February 1982 (Revised March 1984)
- Case
Travelers Investment Management Co.
By: David E. Bell
Bell, David E. "Travelers Investment Management Co." Harvard Business School Case 182-210, February 1982. (Revised March 1984.)
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Unlocking Your Investment Capital
Many companies can double or even triple their capacity to invest in strategic assets and competencies by properly managing their "risk balance sheet," argues Harvard Business School professor Robert C. Merton. In a provocative... View Details
- March 2013
- Case
Massachusetts Financial Services (Abridged)
By: Brian J. Hall and Karen Huang
This case describes the compensation and performance evaluations at an investment management company. The senior management team of Massachusetts Financial Services (MFS) Investment Management was contemplating an introduction of hedge funds at the firm, but many... View Details
Keywords: Compensation; Incentives; Investment Management; Performance Measurement; Portfolio Management; Motivation and Incentives; Asset Management; Performance Evaluation; Compensation and Benefits; Financial Services Industry; Massachusetts
Hall, Brian J., and Karen Huang. "Massachusetts Financial Services (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 913-036, March 2013.
- February 2002 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Chengwei Ventures and the hdt* Investment
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Bo Feng, cofounder and principal in Chengwei Ventures, one of the first sovereign venture capital firms in China, is trying to decide on the proper business model for hdt, the product of a merger between two portfolio companies. This case discusses the best way for the... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Relationship Management; Sovereign Finance; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Entrepreneurship; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Markets; Business Model; Financial Services Industry; China
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Chengwei Ventures and the hdt* Investment." Harvard Business School Case 802-089, February 2002. (Revised April 2002.)
- Article
Home Bias at Home: Local Equity Preference in Domestic Portfolios
By: Joshua D. Coval and Tobias J. Moskowitz
Coval, Joshua D., and Tobias J. Moskowitz. "Home Bias at Home: Local Equity Preference in Domestic Portfolios." Journal of Finance 54, no. 6 (December 1999). (Winner of Smith Breeden Prize. Best Paper For the best finance research paper published in the Journal of Finance presented by Smith Breeden Associates, Inc.)
- 2001
- Book
Appendix to 'Strategic Asset Allocation: Portfolio Choice for Long-Term Investors'
By: Luis M. Viceira and John Y. Campbell
Viceira, Luis M., and John Y. Campbell. Appendix to 'Strategic Asset Allocation: Portfolio Choice for Long-Term Investors'. Oxford University Press, 2001.
- summer 1975
- Article
Simulation of Bond Portfolio Strategies: Laddered vs. Barbell Maturity Sturctures
By: D. B. Crane and Stephen P. Bradley
Crane, D. B., and Stephen P. Bradley. "Simulation of Bond Portfolio Strategies: Laddered vs. Barbell Maturity Sturctures." Journal of Bank Research 6, no. 2 (summer 1975).
- 2021
- Working Paper
Technology Differentiation and Firm Performance
By: Sam Arts, Bruno Cassiman and Jianan Hou
Prior work has extensively studied how investing in R&D and building a technology portfolio relate to superior firm performance. However, the value of a firm’s technology portfolio should also be driven by the degree to which it is more unique and technologically... View Details
Keywords: Technology Portfolio; Differentiation; Competitiveness; Organizations; Technology; Performance; United States
Arts, Sam, Bruno Cassiman, and Jianan Hou. "Technology Differentiation and Firm Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-040, December 2021.
- March 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Competitive Exposures
By: Mihir A. Desai and Mark Veblen
How can a multinational firm analyze and manage currency risks that arise from competitive exposures? General Motors has a substantial competitive exposure to the Japanese yen. Although the risks GM faces from the depreciating yen are widely acknowledged, the company's... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Currency Exchange Rate; Competition; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; International Finance; Financial Management; Investment Funds; Risk and Uncertainty; Auto Industry
Desai, Mihir A., and Mark Veblen. "Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Competitive Exposures." Harvard Business School Case 205-096, March 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- 2000
- Chapter
Emerging Market Business Groups, Foreign Investors, and Corporate Governance
By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu
Keywords: Emerging Markets; Business Ventures; Foreign Direct Investment; Corporate Governance; Globalized Economies and Regions
Khanna, Tarun, and Krishna G. Palepu. "Emerging Market Business Groups, Foreign Investors, and Corporate Governance." In Concentrated Corporate Ownership, edited by Randall Morck, 265–294. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. University of Chicago Press, 2000.
- January 2023
- Teaching Note
MicroStrategy’s Investment in Bitcoin
By: C. Fritz Foley, Celine Chammas and Donal O'Cofaigh
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 222-048. View Details