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- June 1997 (Revised February 2012)
- Case
The Union Carbide Deal (Abridged)
By: Thomas J. DeLong
On November 3, 1986, after a three-hour board of directors meeting, Union Carbide decided to accept First Boston's proposal to embark on a $2.5 billion recapitalization program. Jameson and his associates' efforts had paid off. Jameson had reason to be excited: He had... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Capital Structure; Investment Banking; Financial Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Competition; Financial Services Industry
DeLong, Thomas J. "The Union Carbide Deal (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 897-201, June 1997. (Revised February 2012.)
- 05 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Should Not Do in the Next Banking Crisis
When banks failed across the globe in 2008, the resulting financial crisis sent businesses into a tailspin. As lenders cut back dramatically, companies trying to recover had to scramble for financing required to generate new business and... View Details
- 21 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing
In order to garner the capital necessary to foot the bill for social change, nonprofits need to think less about traditional grants and more in terms of innovation--and so do the organizations that fund... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Ink: Home Cooking, Secure Retirements, and Restoring Humanity to Finance
largest senior population in the history of the United States. And millions of boomer households are financially unprepared, one extended health crisis, job loss, or traumatic event from insolvency. As individuals facing this situation,... View Details
Tasneem Dohadwala
Tasneem previously worked in financial services on the sell-side at Lehman Brothers and at Matrix Partners. As Founding Partner of Excelestar Ventures, notable investments of hers are Augmenix (acq. by Boston Scientific), nVision (acq. by... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital
- Profile
Scott Wu
little bit of help could make a big difference, and everybody just needs a chance.” Wu got his start in international aid work early. After getting his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth, he worked on development projects in Tanzania and... View Details
- 22 Sep 2017
- News
Turning a Disorder into an Opportunity
self-confident, as well as financially self-sufficient. Forty-five people have been employed through the program at Australia’s Department of Defence, Department of Human Services, and Department of Immigration and Border Protection.... View Details
- 04 Dec 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders
investors—and that’s what it’s all about for venture capitalists. You know, you could be an entrepreneur without getting outside funding, so just talking about companies that need outside capital and they... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
business and life, and gave them practical experience by sending them on consulting assignments with real companies. In the military, he ruffled feathers by resisting orders so he could make sure soldiers had the equipment they needed to... View Details
- 18 Oct 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Venture Capital’s Disconnect with Clean Tech
MBA students often fall into one of two categories—those hungry to rush into careers as venture capitalists, and those eager to found a venture-funded start-up. For all of them, Harvard Business School professor Joseph Lassiter has some intriguing advice: Spend a few... View Details
- 08 Mar 2017
- News
A Steady Voice in Difficult Times
school were probably the courses that focused on managing people. So when I left the business school and ended up in the financial services business, and was managing people, one of the things that I tried very hard to do was to really... View Details
- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
capital costs, have very low operating (marginal) costs, and have few investment opportunities. As a result, projects generate large amounts of "free cash flow" (cash flow in excess of what is View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Conversation with John Doerr (MBA '76)
recently spoke with the Bulletin from his San Francisco office. HBSB: How would you compare the work of the entrepreneur with that of the venture capitalist? Doerr: To win in this era, when industry-transforming discoveries seem to occur on a weekly basis, you View Details
- 05 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Closing the Education Gap with Kei Takatsuka (MBA 2022)
and venture capital ecosystems to determine which path to pressure test over the summer. To do that, Takatsuka took advantage of CPD events on how to craft your career vision which helped her better understand how she wanted to spend the... View Details
- October 2000 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
Off-Balance Sheet Leases in the Restaurant Industry
By: Amy P. Hutton, Paul M. Healy and Jacob Cohen
Amid mounting concern by credit agencies about off-balance sheet liabilities, an analyst for one of the leading credit-rating agencies has been asked to make a presentation about off-balance sheet liabilities, the strategic analysis behind leasing versus purchasing... View Details
Keywords: Fair Value Accounting; Property; Leasing; Financial Statements; Capital Structure; Credit; Financial Services Industry
Hutton, Amy P., Paul M. Healy, and Jacob Cohen. "Off-Balance Sheet Leases in the Restaurant Industry." Harvard Business School Case 101-033, October 2000. (Revised October 2000.)
- 23 Sep 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
How Do Venture Capitalists Make Decisions?
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Arthur Rock (MBA '51)
product could change the world, and the drive to make it happen, they merely needed the money to get a new company started. The "traitorous eight," as they became known, enlisted the help of a visionary investment banker from New York,... View Details
- 14 Apr 2014
- News
The Puzzle of Life
partner with Silicon Valley–based InCube Ventures and Venture Health. "When I came to HBS, I didn't know what venture capital meant," says Farquharson, a native of Jamaica who moved to the United States with his family at age 10. "People... View Details
- 12 Sep 2007
- Op-Ed
Building Sandcastles: The Subprime Adventure
To construct a house, builders need a firm foundation. For a financial empire, Wall Street wizards need only greed, gullibility, and optimism. The subprime empire began with a... View Details
- 14 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing
and applications. Regression testing should be done well if software is not to revert to an earlier state. The kind of testing that takes place varies according to the needs of applications and end users. It may include but is not limited... View Details