Publications

01 Sep 2005
News

Making History, Starting Over

— APA for short. The name later morphed to Apax — “unique” in Greek — an apt choice that reflects the firm’s investment style. The partners each launched small venture capital funds in their respective countries in the early 1980s.... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

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LSEG Workspace | Baker Library

transaction data, corporate filings, ownership profiles and sell-side equity research. Note: After Market Research (AMR) from several highly ranked investment firms are not included in LSEG Workspace access... View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

Dear Future Author…

lover of literature, and author of Leadership Wisdom: Lessons from Poetry, Prose, and Curious Verse “Writing the book is the easy part! Getting your book read or heard in today’s crowded market for content is a real challenge. It is... View Details

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Brandon Moore Archives | Social Enterprise

Filter Results: (1) Submit Author Types Alumni HBS Staff SE Practitioners SEI Faculty SEI Team Students Topics Alumni for Impact Alumni Programs Arts Business for Social Impact Business School Executive Education Faculty Research Future of Work HBS Students Impact... View Details

October 1996 (Revised March 1998)
Case

Schroder Ventures: Launch of the Euro Fund

By: Josh Lerner, Kate Bringham and Nick Ferguson

Schroder Ventures is considering launching a pan-European fund in response to investor demand. This will lead to changes in the interactions between the parent organization and the national affiliates. A related question is the extent to which the private equity model... View Details

Keywords: Change; Private Equity; Investment Funds; Multinational Firms and Management; Product Launch; Europe

April 2011 (Revised May 2011)
Supplement

AQR's Momentum Funds (B)

By: Daniel Baird Bergstresser, Lauren H. Cohen, Randolph B. Cohen and Christopher J. Malloy

This is a (B) case for AQR's Momentum Funds. It follows the first year of performance of the funds after launching, and gives students a critical inflection point for analyzing the nascent stages of a new product launch and the potential path dependence of the product... View Details

Keywords: Change; Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment Funds; Product Launch; Product; Performance; Perspective; Strategy

November 2007 (Revised October 2009)
Case

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

In an activist role, the hedge fund Third Point LLC has three board seats and an ownership stake of 9.5% in Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company. Third Point believed that Ligand had a strong drug portfolio and pipeline but that it was... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Governing and Advisory Boards; Bids and Bidding; Ownership Stake; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States

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23 Jul 2024
In Practice

The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities

Vietnam. Investing in domestic manufacturing. Some companies, like Intel, have expanded US manufacturing capabilities, supported by new subsidies. However, the true extent to which US tariffs have stemmed the inflow of Chinese exports is... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing; Retail; Fashion; Industrial Products; Consumer Products; Steel; Transportation; Telecommunications

August 2001
Case

Strategic Capital Management, LLC (C)

By: Mark L. Mitchell, Erik Stafford and Todd Pulvino

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Business Subsidiaries; Internet and the Web; Investment Funds; Price; Performance Efficiency; Capital Markets; Auctions; Investment Return; Equity; Planning; Financial Services Industry

August 2001
Case

Strategic Capital Management, LLC (B)

By: Mark L. Mitchell, Erik Stafford and Todd Pulvino

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Business Subsidiaries; Internet and the Web; Investment Funds; Price; Performance Efficiency; Capital Markets; Auctions; Investment Return; Equity; Planning; Financial Services Industry

10 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 10, 2009

Panama Canal, 1903-1937 Authors: Noel Maurer and Carlos Yu Publication: Journal of Economic History 68, no. 3 (September 2008) Abstract The Panama Canal was one of the largest public investments of its time.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Related Resources - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

the photographic and archival materials available, the Baker Old Class Collection is a valuable print based resource for researching the development of marketing and advertising in the interwar period. The collection mainly includes but... View Details

08 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 8

Publications August 2013 Journal of Consumer Research Brand Tourists: How Non-Core Users Enhance the Brand Image by Eliciting Pride By: Bellezza, Silvia, and Anat Keinan Abstract—This research examines how core consumers of selective... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 May 2016
HBS Case

Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer

Business School and Professor in Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Even though Chipotle’s supply chain is shorter, with fewer intermediaries between supplier and restaurant, the use of local... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

Career Coach

Ildi Nielsen

Coach at Boston Consulting Group; Executive Search Consultant for Investment Banks, Asset Management and Hedge Funds; Independent Career and Job Search Coach for post-MBA professionals Work Experience: Career Coach at Boston Consulting... View Details

Keywords: Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking

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Financial databases: certification and training | Baker Library

Fundamentals, Bloomberg Market Concepts and Environmental Social Governance (ESG). Open to all current Harvard faculty, students, and staff. Please email infoservices@hbs.edu for the class code to waive fee. Then, sign up for your account... View Details

2014
Article

The Growth and Limits of Arbitrage: Evidence from Short Interest

By: Samuel G. Hanson and Adi Sunderam

We develop a novel methodology to infer the amount of capital allocated to quantitative equity arbitrage strategies. Using this methodology, which exploits time-variation in the cross section of short interest, we document that the amount of capital devoted to value... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Financial Instruments; Capital Markets; Investment

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01 Dec 2022
News

Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us

for us to start this,” Sambvani says. Now, a year after the launch of their product, Sambvani and Duncan are running a seed-stage company with 10 staffers and more than 100 customers, all of whom were found without investing in marketing.... View Details

Keywords: Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

October 1988 (Revised December 1994)
Supplement

Major Home Appliance Industry in 1988

By: David J. Collis and Nancy Donohue

Updates developments in the industry. Included among these are GE's reinvestment program, GE and Whirlpool's bidding war for Roper, Sears' expansion into selling brand names, Whirlpool's expansion into the European markets, and a number of other examples of this kind... View Details

Keywords: Development Economics; Investment; Globalization; Brands and Branding; Bids and Bidding; Expansion; Europe