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  • 16 Jun 2015
  • First Look

First Look: June 16, 2015

senior executives emphasize in their communications. We find that our measure of disclosure time horizon is associated with capital market pressures and executives' short-term monetary incentives. Consistent with the language emphasized... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

    Sandlands Vineyards

    Approximately 80% of the 9,000 wineries in the US breakeven or lose money. An even greater percentage, perhaps 90-95%, lose money on an economic basis (i.e., after a charge for the capital employed).  Tegan Passalacqua is a Californian winemaker who appears to have... View Details

    • 24 Sep 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    How To Be an Angel Investor

    interact is also crucial. For example, in one opportunity at Capitalyst 3, a Web developer with $5 million in sales was raising its first round of capital on a $10 million valuation. Two comparable companies in the marketplace were worth... View Details
    Keywords: by David Amis & Howard Stevenson
    • 01 Aug 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    A Latin American Vision: New HBS Research Center Opens

    the complexities of case writing throughout the region. Conversations also focused on work that the new Center can foster between, and among, Latin American academics and HBS faculty. (The conference in Buenos Aires was preceded by a colloquium at HBS on July 16-28.... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • April 2020
    • Teaching Note

    Oaktree: Pierre Foods Investment

    By: Victoria Ivashina, Michael Harmon and Terrence Shu
    Teaching Note for HBS No. 219-018. This case is a setting to discuss “loan to own” investment strategy that is often pursued by distressed investors. The aftermath of the 2007 financial crisis left many companies with poor liquidity and limited ability to obtain... View Details
    Keywords: Distress Investing; Investment; Debt Securities; Strategy; Restructuring
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    • March 2014 (Revised October 2014)
    • Teaching Note

    ISS A/S: The Buyout

    By: Lucy White and Carsten Bienz
    Provides the opportunity to value a leveraged buyout; and to examine the nature and extent of a company's responsibilities to its bondholders. Here, the context is a "going private" transaction in Europe, where the financing plan called for the addition to the... View Details
    Keywords: LBO; Private Equity; Contracts; Global Business; International Business; Finance; Ethics; Law; Service Industry; Europe
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    • February 2014 (Revised October 2014)
    • Case

    ISS A/S: The Buyout

    By: Clayton Rose, Carsten Bienz and Lucy White
    Provides the opportunity to value a leveraged buy-out; and to examine the nature and extent of a company's responsibilities to its bondholders. Here, the context is a "going private" transaction in Europe, where the financing plan called for the addition to the... View Details
    Keywords: LBO; Private Equity; Contracts; Global Business; International Business; Finance; Ethics; Law; Service Industry; Europe
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    • Research Summary

    Research Summaries

    Sameer's research examines the dynamics of social networks inside organizations and their consequences for individual attainment and organizational success.  His research encompasses three broad streams of activity.


    Social Capital... View Details

    • 03 Mar 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: March 3, 2009

    809-073 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is one of the largest and fastest-growing pools of investment capital in the world and follows an unusually active program of investment management. In the market turmoil of late 2008, Mark... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 11 Jun 2014
    • Blog Post

    Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Joe…

    you see yourself in 5 years? Where will the next chapter take you? I’ve definitely found my calling in venture capital. I feel like I could stay in venture capital for the next 5 years and still learn... View Details
    Keywords: Technology
    • Program

    Creating Brand Value

    curating, and managing successful brands. Details Establish brands that resonate with today's consumers Evaluate brands from the consumer's point of view to uncover their sources of value Employ effective brand storytelling Capitalize on... View Details
    • Program

    Investment Management Workshop

    endowments, and investment consulting firms Individuals involved in areas related to capital markets, such as corporate finance, brokerage, and mergers and acquisitions General managers or specialists—such as chief investment officers,... View Details
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    Faculty & Advisors | MBA

    Harvard University; BA, Chemistry, Princeton University Hannah Chang is a Managing Director at Wu Capital, a global evergreen fund. Dr. Chang focuses on early-stage biopharmaceutical venture capital investments out of the firm’s San... View Details
    • 09 Jan 2014
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Economic Transition and Private-Sector Labor Demand: Evidence from Urban China

    Keywords: by Lakshmi Iyer, Xin Meng, Nancy Qian & Xiaoxue Zhao
    • Program

    Succeeding as a Strategic CFO

    Summary As capital markets and organizational strategies have evolved, so has the role of the chief financial officer (CFO). Today's CFOs are not just gatekeepers of a company's financial information; they serve as key strategic partners... View Details
    • 2016
    • Working Paper

    Innovating in Science and Engineering or 'Cashing In' on Wall Street? Evidence on Elite STEM Talent

    By: Pian Shu
    Using data on MIT bachelor's graduates from 1994 to 2012, this paper empirically examines the extent to which the inflow of elite talent into the financial industry affects the supply of innovators in science and engineering (S&E). I first show that finance does not... View Details
    Keywords: Higher Education; Engineering; Personal Development and Career; Science; Finance
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    • 26 Jun 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: June 26

    Authors:Desai, Mihir A., C. Fritz Foley, and James R. Hines, Jr. Abstract This paper analyzes the extent to which firms use trade credit to reallocate capital in response to tax incentives. Tax-induced differences in pretax returns... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 11 Dec 2018
    • Blog Post

    Recap of the 4th Annual Women in Investing Summit

    Caitlin Riederer (MBA ’20) co-chaired the 2018 Women in Investing Summit. Prior to attending HBS, she worked in private equity at Charlesbank Capital Partners and strategy consulting at The Boston Consulting Group. Caitlin received... View Details
    • 24 Feb 2015
    • First Look

    First Look: February 24

      Publications February 2015 University of Chicago Press Political Standards By: Ramanna, Karthik Abstract—There are certain institutions underlying our modern market-capitalist system that are largely outside the interest and understanding of the general public-e.g.,... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 27 Jun 2019
    • Blog Post

    Dance to the Music: How Noa Torok Found Her Dream Job at SoundCloud

    became a successful lawyer working for the Israeli Supreme Court. She had hoped she could combine law and business together, but, “I realized that being a lawyer meant working from the sidelines. And I want to call the shots myself.”... View Details
    Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports