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  • April 2020
  • Supplement

Oaktree: Pierre Foods Investment

By: Victoria Ivashina and Terrence Shu
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 credit. One of these companies was Pierre... View Details
Keywords: Distress Investing; Investment; Debt Securities; Strategy; Restructuring
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  • 15 Dec 2008
  • Research & Ideas

The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands

systems and capabilities that are needed for going to and operating at scale that would take the social icon years to build. So structured correctly, an acquisition strategy can effectively marry the brand strength and "social technology" know-how of the icon... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage
  • February 2019 (Revised January 2020)
  • Case

Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (A)

By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
This case (A), and its related cases (B-E), establish a setting to discuss an M&A transaction and some of the key legal contracts that are associated with it. In 2010, private equity backed food manufacturer Pierre Foods is contemplating the acquisition of a key... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Contracts; Agreements and Arrangements; Negotiation; Complexity
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  • 06 Aug 2020
  • Blog Post

WHY WE STARTED THE HBS BLACK INVESTMENT CLUB

classmate Paul Ampofo (MBA 2020). The idea came to me after I saw many of my Black classmates become discouraged by being left out of recruiting processes altogether or repeatedly rejected from the small pool of coveted roles in venture... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 02 Aug 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Investor Protection: The Czech Experience

and this reduces their overall borrowing. While folks have conjectured that exposure to business risks is associated with lower leverage, it's been hard to find evidence of this relationship between risk and View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Media & Broadcasting; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 27 Jun 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27

reducing inventory costs (defined here as the sum of stockout losses and cost of capital associated with holding inventory). The heuristic increased estimated agent profits by 15% relative to profits... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 7

http://hbr.org/product/Google-Inc--in-2014/an/915004-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 714-520 Investing in Online Marketplaces Simon Rothman had recently been promoted from executive-in-residence to partner at esteemed venture View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Mar 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, March 14

effect may be increasing with maturity. Humps associated to QE announcements typically occur at maturities longer than those associated to short-rate announcements, even when the effects of the former are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

    Brian J. Hall

    Brian J. Hall is the Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He served as the Unit Head for the Negotiation, Organizations and Markets (NOM) Unit for 14 years. Previously, he was an assistant professor of economics in the... View Details

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    • Web

    Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

    marketing efficiencies, underscored by insights into privacy regulations and the future of personalized advertising. Sir Martin Sorrell (MBA 1968) Executive Chairman S4 Capital Ayelet Israeli Marvin Bower View Details
    • 30 Oct 2006
    • First Look

    First Look: October 31, 2006

    board levels. It explores whether this tension exists both at the level of the individual entrepreneur's financial gains and at the level of the overall venture's value, and also whether entrepreneurs can avoid the tradeoff by building more human View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 12 Sep 2006
    • First Look

    First Look: September 12, 2006

    is strongest after the rank ordering of the actors in a tournament becomes relatively stable, which focuses contestants' attention on proximately ranked competitors. The empirical context we examine is the National View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 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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    • 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
    • 06 Jun 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

    also identifies criteria that make a decision strategic and derives explanations why strategies often reflect the background of the strategist. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52726 And the Children Shall Lead: Gender Diversity and... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 03 Oct 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All

    In August, mega venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz announced a $350 million investment in residential real estate company Flow—the single largest investment the VC titan had ever made. But a bigger... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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    Society Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard Leadership Managing the Future of Work Public Education Leadership Project Private Capital Project Race, Gender & Equity Research Associates Research... View Details
    • 04 Apr 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research, April 4

    member of the board of the National Venture Capital Association, Roberts knew the industry was gravitating to the San Francisco Bay area, to invest in the social media and... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 22 Dec 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: Dec. 22

    music business also meant having to do without the financial, logistical, and promotional power of the major labels. To provide an alternative to the muscle of the major labels, the company is launching a venture View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 25 Aug 2020
    • Blog Post

    Hikma Health + HBS MBAs Crowdsource Largest County-Level COVID-19 Dataset

    When COVID-19 cases in the US began to spike in March, Hikma Health, a digital health startup from the Harvard i-lab and winner of the 2019 Harvard Business School (HBS) New Venture Competition, asked how they could best help to stop the... View Details