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- Case
Search Fund Company Boards: How CEOS Can Build Boards to Help Them Thrive
By: Jason Pananos and A.J. Wasserstein
Pananos, Jason, and A.J. Wasserstein. "Search Fund Company Boards: How CEOS Can Build Boards to Help Them Thrive." Yale School of Management Case 18-017, 2018.
- May 2009
- Supplement
Ceres Gardening Company: Funding Growth in Organic Products, Spreadsheet for Students (Brief Case)
By: John H. McArthur and Sunru Yong
- September 2016 (Revised August 2018)
- Case
Pi Investments
By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Tony L. He
Pi was a large family office pioneering the concept of 100% portfolio impact investing. Tasked with preserving capital, generating moderate returns and advancing the family’s social justice goals – Pi’s Managing Directors had to identify appropriate products across... View Details
Gandhi, Vikram S., and Tony L. He. "Pi Investments." Harvard Business School Case 317-039, September 2016. (Revised August 2018.)
- June 2006 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Nephila: Innovation in Catastrophe Risk Insurance
By: Kenneth A. Froot and Michael Heinrich
At the cross-section of capital markets and the catastrophe insurance space stands the hedge fund Nephila. Nephila must decide how best to take advantage of the newly presented market opportunities post hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, and Rita. Nephila has a plethora of... View Details
Keywords: Hedge Fund; Investment Management; Uncertainty; Risk and Uncertainty; Natural Disasters; Insurance; Capital Markets; Investment Funds; Financial Services Industry; Insurance Industry; Bermuda
Froot, Kenneth A., and Michael Heinrich. "Nephila: Innovation in Catastrophe Risk Insurance." Harvard Business School Case 206-130, June 2006. (Revised April 2007.)
- 2015
- Working Paper
Social Is the New Financial: How Startups' Social Media Activities Influence Funding Outcomes
By: Andy Wu, Fujie Jin and Lorin Hitt
- 2014
- Case
Zenglibao: An Internet Money Market Fund Run by Tianhong Asset Management Co., LTD.
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Yongjun Jin and Xiaohui Li
Mobile Internet has imposed an increasing impact on traditional finance. Firstly, some financial business modules can be operated via mobile Internet, and the corresponding transaction cost is greatly reduced. For example, payment by traditional bank draft is replaced... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Internet; China; Mobile Devices; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; China
McFarlan, F. Warren, Yongjun Jin, and Xiaohui Li. "Zenglibao: An Internet Money Market Fund Run by Tianhong Asset Management Co., LTD." Tsinghua University Case, 2014.
- July 2024
- Supplement
Pacific Lake Partners (B)
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Pre-Abstract: Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.
Abstract: In 2009, Coley Andrews and Jim Southern endeavored to raise a private equity fund for investment solely in search... View Details
Abstract: In 2009, Coley Andrews and Jim Southern endeavored to raise a private equity fund for investment solely in search... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition; Search Fund; Entrepreneurship; Private Equity; Investment Funds; Organizational Structure; United States
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Pacific Lake Partners (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-716, July 2024.
- May 2024
- Supplement
Forest Park Capital (A)
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
During the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020, Betsy Harbison formed the search fund Forest Park Capital with the intention of purchasing a small business. The case conveys the details of Betsy’s final decision at the terminus of her search, between a software company... View Details
Keywords: Search Fund; Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition; Acquisition; Small Business; Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Business Education; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Leadership Style; Business or Company Management; Problems and Challenges; Tourism Industry; Web Services Industry; North America; Missouri
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Forest Park Capital (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-719, May 2024.
- September 2016 (Revised April 2022)
- Case
Zhang Xin and the Emergence of Chinese Philanthropy
By: Geoffrey Jones and Amanda Yang
This case examines the recent emergence of Chinese business philanthropy through the case of the SOHO China Foundation established by the wife and husband real estate moguls Zhang Xin and Pan Shiyi. It begins by describing the early careers of Zhang and Pan, and how... View Details
Keywords: China; Philanthropy Funding; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Personal Development and Career; Ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Higher Education; Real Estate Industry; China
Jones, Geoffrey, and Amanda Yang. "Zhang Xin and the Emergence of Chinese Philanthropy." Harvard Business School Case 317-045, September 2016. (Revised April 2022.)
- 2020
- Working Paper
Best Ideas
By: Miguel Antón, Randolph B. Cohen and Christopher Polk
We find that the stocks in which active mutual fund or hedge fund managers display the most conviction towards ex-ante, their “Best ideas,” outperform the market, as well as the other stocks in those managers’ portfolios, by approximately 2.8 to 4.5 percent per year,... View Details
Keywords: Mutual Funds; Managerial Skill; Market Efficiency; Investment Funds; Management; Investment Portfolio; Decision Making
Antón, Miguel, Randolph B. Cohen, and Christopher Polk. "Best Ideas." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-004, June 2020.
- 2023
- Working Paper
Competition and Speculation in Cryptocurrencies
By: Alex A. Wu and Justin Katz
We examine how mutual fund managers' performance incentives generated speculative demand during the 2020-2022 cryptocurrency boom and bust. Managers with strong relative performance incentives began investing in crypto after their competitors began investing in it,... View Details
Wu, Alex A., and Justin Katz. "Competition and Speculation in Cryptocurrencies." Working Paper, April 2023.
- May 2024
- Supplement
Forest Park Capital (B)
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
During the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020, Betsy Harbison formed the search fund Forest Park Capital with the intention of purchasing a small business. The case conveys the details of Betsy’s final decision at the terminus of her search, between a software company... View Details
Keywords: Search Fund; Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition; Acquisition; Small Business; Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Business Education; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Problems and Challenges; Tourism Industry; Web Services Industry; North America; Missouri
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Forest Park Capital (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-720, May 2024.
- October 2, 2012
- Article
Fund Managers Eager to Use Social Media are Held Back by Industry Regulations
By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher
- April 5, 2011
- Article
A Bond Backfire After Racing to Buy Long-term Treasuries and Sell Tax-exempt Funds
By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher
Pozen, Robert C., and Theresa Hamacher. "A Bond Backfire After Racing to Buy Long-term Treasuries and Sell Tax-exempt Funds." Washington Post (April 5, 2011).
- March 7, 2018
- Article
Women Entrepreneurs Are More Likely to Get Funding If They Emphasize Their Social Mission
By: Matthew Lee and Laura Huang
Lee, Matthew, and Laura Huang. "Women Entrepreneurs Are More Likely to Get Funding If They Emphasize Their Social Mission." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (March 7, 2018).
- April 2020
- Supplement
Should a Pension Fund Try to Change the World? Inside GPIF's Embrace of ESG
Henderson, Rebecca. "Should a Pension Fund Try to Change the World? Inside GPIF's Embrace of ESG." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 320-704, April 2020.
- Article
Association of the Meaningful Use Electronic Health Record Incentive Program with Health Information Technology Venture Capital Funding
By: Samuel Lite, William J. Gordon and Ariel Dora Stern
IMPORTANCE
Although the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act has accelerated electronic health record (EHR) adoption since its passage, clinician satisfaction with EHRs remains low, and the association of HITECH with... View Details
Although the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act has accelerated electronic health record (EHR) adoption since its passage, clinician satisfaction with EHRs remains low, and the association of HITECH with... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Information Technology; Laws and Statutes; Innovation and Invention; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital
Lite, Samuel, William J. Gordon, and Ariel Dora Stern. "Association of the Meaningful Use Electronic Health Record Incentive Program with Health Information Technology Venture Capital Funding." JAMA Network Open 3, no. 3 (March 2020).
- 2014
- Teaching Note
Zenglibao: An Internet Money Market Fund Run By Tianhong Asset Management Co., LTD. (TN)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Yongjun Jin and Xiaohui Li
Mobile Internet has imposed an increasing impact on traditional finance. Firstly, some financial business modules can be operated via mobile Internet, and the corresponding transaction cost is greatly reduced. For example, payment by traditional bank draft is replaced... View Details
Keywords: Internet; China; Mobile Devices; Finance; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; China
McFarlan, F. Warren, Yongjun Jin, and Xiaohui Li. "Zenglibao: An Internet Money Market Fund Run By Tianhong Asset Management Co., LTD. (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2014.
- 2010
- Chapter
The Shape of Things to Come: Institutions, Entrepreneurs, and the Case of Hedge Funds
By: Pamela Tolbert and Shon R. Hiatt
Foundational work on institutional theory as a framework for studying organizations underscored its relevance to analyses of entrepreneurship, but entrepreneurship research has often ignored the insights provided by this theoretic approach. In this chapter, we... View Details
Tolbert, Pamela, and Shon R. Hiatt. "The Shape of Things to Come: Institutions, Entrepreneurs, and the Case of Hedge Funds." In Institutions and Entrepreneurship. Vol. 21, edited by Wesley Sine and Robert David, 157–182. Research in the Sociology of Work. Bingley, England: Emerald Group Publishing, 2010.
- 2020
- Working Paper
How Do Private Equity Fees Vary Across Public Pensions?
By: Juliane Begenau and Emil Siriwardane
We study how investment fees vary within private-capital funds. Net-of-fee return clustering suggests that most funds have two tiers of fees, and we decompose differences across tiers into both management and performance-based fees. Managers of venture capital funds... View Details
Keywords: Pension Funds; Fee Dispersion; Search And Negotiation Frictions; Private Equity; Investment Funds
Begenau, Juliane, and Emil Siriwardane. "How Do Private Equity Fees Vary Across Public Pensions?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-073, January 2020. (This working paper has been subsumed by the published paper "Fee Variation in Private Equity." Please see the final version of this paper under "Journal Articles.")