Publications

November 2018
Supplement

Cambridge Franchise Partners

By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff

August 2011 (Revised November 2018)
Case

Lind Equipment failed to meet its loan covenants with its senior bank lender in the summer of 2008, just six months after it was acquired. While the senior bank debt comprised only 6% of the capital used in the acquisition and was fully secured, it exercised its right... View Details

Keywords: Financial Condition; Borrowing and Debt; Capital; Revenue; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Financial Management; Acquisition; Financial Crisis; Currency Exchange Rate; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Manufacturing Industry; Industrial Products Industry

September 2000
Supplement

Be Our Guest, Inc.

By: Richard S. Ruback and Indra Reinbergs

September 2000 (Revised April 2001)
Supplement

Health Development Corporation

By: Richard S. Ruback and Julia Stevens

25 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 25

Living Kidney Donation Authors:Ruthanne L. Hanto, Alvin E. Roth, M. Utku Ünver, and Francis L. Delmonico Publication:Chap. 8 in Kidney Transplantation: A Guide to the Care of Transplant Recipients, edited by D. McKay and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

August 2022
Case

Max's Journey

By: Joshua D. Coval and Richard S. Ruback

28 Aug 2012
First Look

First Look: August 28

provide a snapshot of life at the time of the reunions. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/403087-PDF-ENG Richard Oliva Leslie A. Perlow and Thomas J. DeLongHarvard Business School Supplement 403-085 Presents profiles written View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

capital and demonstrates how technology—novel data sources, artificial intelligence, machine learning—will transform the small business lending market. This market has been plagued by frictions: it is hard for a lender to determine which... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

August 2022 (Revised May 2023)
Case

Rooted in Roxbury: Race and Equity in the Boston Cannabis Industry

By: Joshua D. Coval, Richard S. Ruback and Christopher Diak

08 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 8

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811013-PDF-ENG National Public Broadcasting Richard S. Ruback and Royce YudkoffHarvard Business School Case 211-058 Bob Williams, the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

August 2022 (Revised July 2023)
Case

Forest Park Capital

By: Jason Pananos, David Rosner, Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff

July 2007 (Revised March 2008)
Case

ABRY Fund V

By: Nabil N. El-Hage, Richard S. Ruback and Leslie Pierson

In January 2006, Andrew Banks and Royce Yudkoff were considering raising a 5th fund for their media-focused private equity firm, ABRY Partners. ABRY had a strong track record that the co-founders attributed to their group's deep knowledge of the media industry and... View Details

Keywords: Cooperative Ownership; Venture Capital; Customer Relationship Management; Asset Management; Private Equity; Judgments; Competitive Strategy; Media; Corporate Finance; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Financial Services Industry

January 2001 (Revised July 2003)
Case

Pharmacyclics: Financing Research & Development

By: Malcolm P. Baker, Richard S. Ruback and Aldo Sesia

Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ: PCYC), a pharmaceutical company that manufactures products that will improve existing therapeutic treatments for cancer, arteriosclerosis, and retinal disease, was considering a $60 million private placement in February 2000. The company had more... View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Cash Flow; Financing and Loans; Business Startups; Financial Strategy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Health Industry

April 1992
Article

Does Corporate Performance Improve after Mergers?

By: Paul M. Healy, Krishna G. Palepu and Richard S. Ruback

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Performance; Business Ventures

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summer 1997
Article

Which Takeovers are Profitable: Strategic or Financial?

By: Paul M. Healy, Krishna G. Palepu and Richard S. Ruback

Keywords: Integration; Profit; Strategy; Finance

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