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- October 2019
- Supplement
Impax Laboratories: Executing Accretive Acquisitions (B)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
Explores events after Impax announced the acquisition of a portfolio of generic pharmaceutical products from Teva in June 2016. View Details
Keywords: Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital Structure; Financial Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel Fisher. "Impax Laboratories: Executing Accretive Acquisitions (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 220-031, October 2019.
- 25 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Lean Strategy Not Just for Start-Ups
Lean start-up strategies aren't just for start-ups anymore. That was the key message that Intuit cofounder Scott Cook (HBS MBA '76) shared in a small seminar with Harvard Business School faculty recently. Since its launch in 1983, the View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Making It Possible to Explore and Grow
non–fossil fuel methods of generating electricity, we still need to confront the challenge of powering our vehicles. And that’s where biofuels come in: “We may never be able to eliminate fossil fuels from the equation, but we can make a... View Details
- 18 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Bias of Wall Street Analysts
developments. His work examines how "sell-side financial analysts incorporate accounting information in their earnings forecasts, common stock valuations, and investment recommendations." He also analyzes management reporting of... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Understanding the language of business
When the late James F. Rothenberg (AB 1968, MBA 1970) arrived at HBS, the recently graduated Harvard College English major had to learn the intricacies of accounting as well as the language of business. These skills served him well during his 44-year career at View Details
- October 1995 (Revised December 1996)
- Case
Beechwood Spouts (B)
By: William A. Sahlman and Andrew S. Janower
Eight months has passed since Barker first invested in Beechwood Spouts, and the company's situation has deteriorated. The problems appear to be resolved. Barker must now decide whether to participate in a crucial bridge financing round, without which the company will... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financing and Loans; Information
Sahlman, William A., and Andrew S. Janower. "Beechwood Spouts (B)." Harvard Business School Case 396-041, October 1995. (Revised December 1996.)
- 15 Nov 2020
- News
Podcasts Engage New Audiences with HBS
among US millennials. Climate Change Challenges Facing the Real Estate Industry Arthur Segal and a Boston Properties EVP talk about the difficulty of financing development in coastal cities and the need to retrofit buildings to reduce... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Seth Klarman
Klarman Illustration by David Cowles While other money managers scrambled to survive the financial market meltdown, value investor extraordinaire Seth Klarman (MBA ’82), president of The Baupost Group in Boston, cautiously pursued buying... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Harnessing for-profit strategies for social good
Fran Seegull (MBA 1998) seeks to mobilize the business world to adjust its thinking on socially mindful investing, also known as impact investing, and "use the financial capital markets and for-profit... View Details
- 13 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
Cash and the Woman-Owned Business
not invest sufficient capital in their own businesses. Either: a) They can't. b) They won't. 2. Women lack fundamental business skills and experience: a) They do not have strong math skills. b) They have little or no relevant View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Four-Letter Word
according to the New York Times (February 1, 2011). Critics had believed that little of TARP’s $700 billion in emergency funding to prop up the financial system would ever be recouped. Miller was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs when... View Details
- 11 May 2020
- News
Better Than Cash
difficult to save money or establish a financial history. Goodwin-Groen’s career-long commitment to international development led her to start the Better Than Cash Alliance—now a consortium of 75 governments, corporations, and... View Details
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
volatility. Using our model we quantify how capital injections impact the risk of financial institutions and estimate firm-specific precautionary capital needs. In addition,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- March 2001
- Case
Sime Darby Berhad (B): The Asian Crisis Begins
By: Tarun Khanna and Danielle Melito Wu
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business Conglomerates; Economy; Capital Markets; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry; Malaysia
Khanna, Tarun, and Danielle Melito Wu. "Sime Darby Berhad (B): The Asian Crisis Begins." Harvard Business School Case 701-117, March 2001.
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Faculty Books
Government and Markets: Toward a New Theory of Regulation edited by Edward J. Balleisen and David A. Moss (Cambridge University Press) After years of emphasis on governmental inefficiency and the need for deregulation, interest is growing... View Details
- 17 Apr 2014
- News
York Street Partners, Busbud Take Top Honors in Alumni New Venture Competition
(MBA 2005), Nayana Mawilmada (MBA 2005) and Jayamin Pelpola (MBA 2010). The firm hopes to capitalize on the current development drive and rapid economic growth taking place in Sri Lanka. Based in Colombo, York Street Partners was launched... View Details
- 17 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions
difficult question, How are we going to make good on those promises? Pensions are a costly legacy for many companies. Photo: iStockPhoto The question is particularly urgent now, says Viceira, who teaches in the area of investment management and View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Going Against the Flow
Brazil was defaulting on its overseas debt and hyperinflation was running rampant. Somehow, amid the country's financial fracasso, Jakurski sensed opportunity. "With inflation at times increasing 2 percent daily," he recalls, "we would... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
Arthur J. Decio
Decio transformed his family’s company from a small coach firm in a garage in Indiana into one of the three largest builders of manufactured homes in the United States. Under his leadership, Skyline grew to 25 companies with 3,500 employees in 12 states. In the... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: In the Deal
long-standing commitment to diversity and access in her immediate industry and in the workplace more broadly. Encouraged by a growing awareness of what women bring to the table and efforts to enhance workplace cultures, Khan knows there is still room for improvement... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna