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- 11 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 11
private equity firm, address strategic and organizational challenges in response to turbulent market conditions, rapid firm growth, and the transition of leadership from its founding partners to the next... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 1, 2016
credit-market sentiment in year t – 2 also forecasts a change in the composition of external finance: net debt issuance falls in year t, while net equity issuance increases, patterns consistent with the reversal in credit-market... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From Opportunity to Action’, a webinar panel of HBS alumni who shared... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 10 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 10
(BCECP), which provides tax credits to private equity investors that meet several eligibility criteria. The case study is written from the point of view of a policy maker, with a perspective on the entire... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Crises.” Josh Lerner : Winner of the 2022 Doriot Award for the Best Private Equity Research Paper for “Investing Outside the Box: Evidence from Alternative Vehicles in Private... View Details
- 04 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Founders Recruit Friends and Family as Investors
have enough career experience? (About 5 percent of students at HBS decide to leap into entrepreneurship immediately upon completing the MBA program, but up to 50 percent will have founded a company within a decade of graduation, according... View Details
Keywords: by Noam Wasserman
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
http://www.aeaweb.org/articles.php?doi=10.1257/jep.27.4.65 Working Papers Sovereigns, Upstream Capital Flows and Global Imbalances By: Alfaro, Laura, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Vadym Volosovych Abstract—We decompose capital flows-both debt and equity-into public and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 23 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Learning Curve: The Brother-and-Sister Team Behind a New Edtech Nonprofit
leveraging existing technology and infrastructure to enhance the quality of early childhood education for disadvantaged kids. And while the state-run preschools and primary schools that serve this population may suffer in comparison with their View Details
- 15 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 15
case concerns the negotiations of a deal by HgCapital, a UK-based private equity firm, to buy Visma, ASA, a Norwegian software company. Visma has received an offer from Sage Group, a strategic acquirer.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 May 2020
- Blog Post
Leaving a Career in Tech for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship
program at HBS. I was particularly drawn to HBS after hearing about the experience of my friends who had not only found a supportive entrepreneurial community at HBS, but co-founders as well. I spoke with alumni who were part of the Venture Capital and View Details
- 10 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 10
http://hbr.org/search/512049-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 213-033 Introduction to Private Equity Finance This note will aid in introducing students to the Private View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January 2019 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
CrossBoundary Energy
By: John Macomber
Almost 500 million people are without electricity in sub-Saharan Africa. Governments and public utilities are challenged to bring generation and distribution to most of them. Considerable promise exists in “off-grid” or “mini-grid” technologies, notably using renewable... View Details
Keywords: Energy Investing; Economic Development; Renewable Energy; Business Growth and Maturation; Developing Countries and Economies; Project Finance; Emerging Markets; Industry Structures; Infrastructure; Segmentation; Private Equity; Decision Choices and Conditions; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry; Africa; Tanzania; Ghana
Macomber, John. "CrossBoundary Energy." Harvard Business School Case 219-089, January 2019. (Revised December 2019.)
- Web
Globalization - Faculty & Research
options including selling to a competitor or to a private equity firm. The co-founders decided, instead, to embark on a seven-year process to transfer 100% of the ownership of the company from themselves and... View Details
- 05 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Anchor Investors Help Impact Funds Succeed
In contrast to traditional private equity settings, none of the interviewed anchors sought fee breaks or other preferential economic terms. Some were attracted by the ability to shape the direction and legal... View Details
- 16 May 2024
- News
On the Job
finding his way back to Wall Street, Schwartz returned to his native Canada, and in 1984 founded Onex Corporation, a private equity firm built on the values that changed the trajectory of his life so many... View Details
Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade
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Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) - Recruiting
a U.S. citizen and considered staying in the United States, which had also begun to feel like home. She explored consulting and private equity as potential paths forward, leveraging MBA internships and... View Details
- 13 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
5 Worries I Had about Applying to HBS
through my section, industry interest groups like the Venture Capital and Private Equity Club, or on travel during FIELD Global Immersions. There are many opportunities to connect and build deep friendships... View Details
- Web
Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory
investment space: infrastructure. We will examine the role an equity investor can play in in the context of a Public Private Partnership in Madagascar, one of the poorest countries on earth. Key Themes:... View Details
- 29 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
Will Demand for Women Executives Finally Shrink the Gender Pay Gap?
more than ever. While people used to stay put for several years at one firm, prizing loyalty and slow-but-steady increases in pay and responsibility, by the early 2000s, 33 percent of new CEOs came from outside firms, up from 15 percent... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 11 May 2022
- Blog Post
MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS
mothers on par with student fathers. Female professors on par with male professors. A female dean. Even more diversity of race, political thought, socioeconomic upbringing, among many other areas of difference and perspective. Our classmates and alumni taking strides... View Details