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  • 06 May 2021
  • Blog Post

The Extraordinary Things We Do on Ordinary Days: A Mother’s Day Tribute

moved to NYC for Austin’s new role with a private equity firm. As we started to consider going back to school and leaving the comforts of our new life in the city, we knew finding a community and program committed to making our time as a... View Details
  • 24 Sep 2014
  • Op-Ed

The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)

road or power grid is a competent counterparty. Make the cash flow tradable. Don't require the early investors to tie up risk capital for the 30-year life of an infrastructure project; get the debt or equity in shape to sell to long term... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber; Energy; Utilities
  • 21 Jul 2009
  • First Look

First Look: July 21

Collins Properties, must decide with its equity partner whether to continue funding the building's losses while trying to lease the vacant space, restructure the debt, or default on the loan and turn the building over to its lenders. The... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Career Coach

Eileen Stephan

Eileen offers over 20 years of professional experience in recruiting, career management and career coaching in both the corporate and academic worlds. Her most recent position as Global Head of Graduate Recruitment and Program Management for Citigroup followed roles as... View Details
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  • 08 Jun 2010
  • First Look

First Look: June 8

into a public-private partnership with the government of West Bengal, led by the Left Front and the Communist Party of India as equity partners; or whether to also accept a private equity firm into the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Dec 2022
  • News

HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion

health department reached out to the Harvard Club of Ukraine for assistance sourcing medical supplies, including everything from oxygen and blood to syringes and bandages. “We are using our private equity connections with local trucking,... View Details
  • 19 May 2015
  • First Look

First Look: May 19

Drivers of Bond and Equity Risks By: Campbell, John Y., Carolin E. Pflueger, and Luis M. Viceira Abstract—The exposure of U.S. Treasury bonds to the stock market has moved considerably over time. While it was slightly positive on average... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Jun 2012
  • First Look

First Look: June 19

Lazzarini Abstract In this paper we document the extent and reach of state capitalism around the world and explore its economic implications. We focus on governmental provision of capital to corporations-either equity or debt-as a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Jul 2004
  • Research & Ideas

A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward

them appear manipulative. Some children grow up to use these time-honored tactics in the workplace. For example, when a private equity firm negotiates with a major institutional investor, the investor might informally commit capital,... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
  • 28 Apr 2009
  • First Look

First Look: April 28, 2009

with these companies in a variety of roles, including those of founders, shareholders, or managers of their own family's firm, as well as those of non-family managers and employees, investors or business partners (e.g., private equity... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Mar 2013
  • First Look

First Look: March 26

Minority Shareholder: Firm-level Implications of Equity Purchases by the State By: Inoue, Carlos F.K.V., Sergio G. Lazzarini, and Aldo Musacchio Abstract—In many countries, firms face institutional voids that raise the costs of doing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Oct 2009
  • First Look

First Look: October 20

technology. Private capital flows—debt finance, equity capital, and foreign direct investment (FDI)—became larger than current and past official capital flows. This new era of foreign capital mobility has also been characterized by low... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Dean Srikant Datar’s 2023 Commencement Remarks | About

acted courageously to address his country’s debt crisis by raising taxes and cutting spending—never a popular path. And Stephen Schwarzman acted courageously in cofounding Blackstone, a pioneer in the fields of private equity and... View Details
  • 04 Jun 2024
  • Blog Post

Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)

scale things quickly, a company that has more structure, processes, and systems is better suited for that. Whereas other companies are more conducive to giving birth to new ideas and creativity. There’s no one definition of good culture, but your culture needs to... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 01 Mar 2007
  • News

Letters to the Editor

holding length of most private- equity portfolios is in fact remarkably longer than that of many mutual funds, which turn their portfolios over anywhere from 50 percent to 100 percent a year — thereby exacerbating the short-termism of... View Details
  • July 2024
  • Case

Jacqueline Cook at Vendasta: Debating an IPO

By: Reza Satchu, Tom Quinn and Andrew Kosc
In May 2021, after a surge in demand for digital services that prompted high valuations for startups across the Canadian tech sector, Saskatchewan-based Vendasta entered the final stages of the initial public offering (IPO) process. COO Jacqueline Cook had invested her... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Interpersonal Communication; Cost vs Benefits; Forecasting and Prediction; Business Cycles; Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Capital Markets; Private Equity; Investment Banking; Stock Options; Financial Markets; Initial Public Offering; Institutional Investing; Price Bubble; Digital Platforms; Digital Transformation; Internet and the Web; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Managerial Roles; Agreements and Arrangements; Going Public; Ownership Stake; Performance Expectations; Work-Life Balance; Strategic Planning; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Rank and Position; Risk and Uncertainty; Opportunities; Happiness; Reputation; Status and Position; Well-being; Information Technology Industry; Retail Industry; Canada
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  • 16 Aug 2010
  • Lessons from the Classroom

HBS Introduces Marketing Analysis Tools for Managers

marketing decision-making. These could include marketing research concepts such as conjoint analysis and perceptual mapping, and brand analysis techniques such as calculating brand equity and conducting brand audit analyses. View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
  • 17 Jun 2002
  • Research & Ideas

A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs

initial caution, growth when it came was both fast and steady. When he sold the company in 1999 to the Spanish food conglomerate Campofrio, TelePizza spanned six countries with more than 600 outlets selling some $250 million worth of pizza a year. He had turned an... View Details
Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle
  • 20 Feb 2001
  • Research & Ideas

What’s Next for Japan

venture capital firm Globis Group and chairman and CEO of private equity concern Apax Globis Partners & Co., was the only panelist to voice undaunted enthusiasm about a bright future for Japanese industry. A Role For Business Hori... View Details
Keywords: by Hilah Geer
  • Profile

Lara Hodgson

not wanting to strap the young company with debt that might hinder future access to capital that would be needed for tooling and not wanting to raise equity that required her to give away half the business. “This just doesn’t make... View Details