Publications

July 2021
Case

Bessemer Venture Partners: Century Fund

By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo

In July of 2021, Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) contemplated the future of its growth investing practice, known as “Century.” While still relatively new as a focused initiative, BVP’s growth investing already had significant momentum. The fund’s investment pace had... View Details

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Financial Institutions; Growth and Development Strategy; Investment Banking; Competitive Strategy; Public Sector; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Acquisition

September 2017 (Revised October 2017)
Case

The Carlyle Group and Axalta

By: Josh Lerner and Alexey Tuzikov

Keywords: Carlyle; Axalta; Private Equity; Carve-out; DuPont; Industrials

Teaching Interest

Overview

By: John F. Batter

As as Senior Lecturer I teach the EC course Law, Management and Entrepreneurship (cross-listed in the General Management and Entrepreneurial Management Units) in both the Fall and Spring semesters. While I have retired from my public and private company litigation... View Details

Keywords: Fiduciary Duty; Securities; Private Equity; Entrepreneurship; Mergers; Law

21 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

What's Missing from the Racial Equity Dialogue?

Stanford University’s Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. He studies the relationship among incarceration, employment, and entrepreneurship. You Might Also Like: The Color of Private Equity: Quantifying the Bias Black... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

2011
Other Unpublished Work

Do Public and Private Firms Behave Differently? An Examination of Investment in the Chemical Industry

By: Albert W. Sheen

I compare the capacity expansion decisions of U.S. public and private producers of seven commodity chemicals from 1989-2006. I find that private firms invest differently, and more efficiently, than public firms. Specifically, private firms are more likely than public... View Details

Keywords: Private Ownership; Chemicals; Investment; Public Ownership; Chemical Industry; United States

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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Business Administration and faculty chair of the HBS Race, Gender & Equity Initiative. She conducts research on race and gender relations in organizations with a focus on organizational change, group dynamics, learning, conflict, power,... View Details

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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

equity and inclusion. Zachary received a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Boston University, completed advanced clinical training at Cambridge Hospital/Harvard Medical School as and Georgetown University. He began his career as an... View Details

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Wilson Professor of Business Administration and faculty chair of the HBS Race, Gender & Equity Initiative. She conducts research on race and gender relations in organizations with a focus on organizational change, group dynamics,... View Details

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2016 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

(co-authored with Mrinal Sinha, UT Press, 2016). Dr. Hurtado has received the Women of Color Psychologies Award, the American Educational Research Association's SAGE Award for distinguished contributions to gender equity in education... View Details

June 2013
Teaching Note

Wayne Ferrari: iAutomation at a Crossroads

By: Jim Sharpe and Michael Norris

This is the teaching note associated with HBS Case #813120. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Private Equity Exit; Pricing; Pricing Policies; Sales; Equity; Acquisitions; Roll-up; Entrepreneurship; Private Equity; Salesforce Management; Price; Distribution Industry; Industrial Products Industry; New England; United States

Fast Answer

HBS Course: Starting a Private Investment Firm

What resources are recommended for this course? Suggested Resources Private Equity - Funds, Firms, Transactions, etc. View Details

August 2013
Case

HgCapital and the Visma Transaction (A)

By: Paul A. Gompers, Karol Misztal and Joris Van Gool

This case concerns the negotiations of a deal by HgCapital, a UK-based private equity firm, to buy Visma, ASA, a Norwegian software company. Visma has received an offer from Sage Group, a strategic acquirer. HgCapital must determine if it wants to bid and how to outbid... View Details

Keywords: Management Buyout; Deal Structuring; Negotiations; Private Equity; Finance; Valuation; Leveraged Buyouts; Negotiation Deal; Negotiation; Strategy; Europe

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Private companies: fast growing | Baker Library

Help Center Private companies: fast growing How can I find (or create) a list of fast-growing private companies? Create a list using Capital IQ: Go to Screening > Companies Under Company Details, click... View Details

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Diversity on Boards - Race, Gender & Equity

shop for content on what you need to become a board member and how to get there. We aim to connect exceptional alumni and accelerate the placement of qualified diverse candidates on public and private company boards. The Race, Gender and... View Details

October 2012
Case

Harrah's Entertainment

By: Paul A. Gompers, Kristin Mugford and J. Daniel Kim

This case examines the issues of establishing and managing a capital structure for the leveraged buyout of Harrah's Entertainment. View Details

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Debt Markets; Loan Contracts; Covenants; Casinos; Gaming; Private Equity; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States

2011
Working Paper

Leviathan as a Minority Shareholder: A Study of Equity Purchases by the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES), 1995-2003

By: Sergio G. Lazzarini and Aldo Musacchio

There is a growing literature comparing the performance of private vs. state-owned companies. Yet, there is little work examining the effects of having the government as a minority shareholder of private companies. We conduct such a study using data for 296 publicly... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Ownership Stake; State Ownership; Private Ownership; Performance Evaluation; Business and Government Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Banking Industry; Brazil