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- June 2008 (Revised February 2013)
- Case
Vignettes on Governance of Private Equity Firms
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Ann Leamon and Eugenia Adofo
In a series of vignettes, Nigella Hardy-Smyth of an international development agency that invests in emerging markets private equity firms must decide how to handle various situations that arise. As a member of the Limited Partner Advisory Board of each of the five... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Investment Funds; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Managerial Roles; Emerging Markets; Partners and Partnerships
Hardymon, G. Felda, Ann Leamon, and Eugenia Adofo. "Vignettes on Governance of Private Equity Firms." Harvard Business School Case 808-168, June 2008. (Revised February 2013.)
- 2003
- Article
Size of the Pie and Share of the Pie: Implications of Structural Embeddedness for Value Creation and Value Appropriation in Joint Ventures
By: Ranjay Gulati and Lihua Wang
This chapter examines the factors that may influence the total value created in a joint venture (JV) and also the relative value appropriated by each partner in the venture. We look at the effects of both partners' embeddedness in prior networks of relationships and... View Details
Gulati, Ranjay, and Lihua Wang. "Size of the Pie and Share of the Pie: Implications of Structural Embeddedness for Value Creation and Value Appropriation in Joint Ventures." Research in the Sociology of Organizations 20 (2003): 209–242.
- January 2007
- Case
Gobi Partners: Raising Fund II
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
The three founding partners of Gobi Partners, a venture capital fund investing in early start IT and digital media companies in China, are planning to raise a second fund. The first $51.75 million fund is close to being entirely invested and the portfolio companies are... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Business or Company Management; China
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Ann Leamon. "Gobi Partners: Raising Fund II." Harvard Business School Case 807-093, January 2007.
- November 2004 (Revised June 2005)
- Case
Mall of America (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher Bruner
Explores fiduciary duty issues that arose in litigation among partners in the partnership that owned and controlled the Mall of America. Describes the complex real estate transaction in which one partner attempted to purchase an additional interest in the mall from a... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Business Organization; Lawsuits and Litigation; Partners and Partnerships; Property; Investment; Retail Industry; United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Christopher Bruner. "Mall of America (A)." Harvard Business School Case 305-068, November 2004. (Revised June 2005.)
- 22 Jun 2017
- News
Silicon Valley Investors Flexed Their Muscles in Uber Fight
- Article
Effects of Cultural Ethnicity, Firm Size, and Firm Age on Senior Executives' Trust in Their Overseas Business Partners: Evidence from China
By: Crystal Jiang, Roy Y.J. Chua, Masaaki Kotabe and Janet Murray
We investigate trust relationships between senior business executives and their overseas partners. Drawing on the similarity-attraction paradigm, social-categorization theory, and the distinction between cognition- and affect-based trust, we argue that executives trust... View Details
Keywords: Ethnicity; Culture; Management Teams; Cognition and Thinking; Networks; Globalized Firms and Management; Partners and Partnerships; Business Growth and Maturation; Size; Trust; China
Jiang, Crystal, Roy Y.J. Chua, Masaaki Kotabe, and Janet Murray. "Effects of Cultural Ethnicity, Firm Size, and Firm Age on Senior Executives' Trust in Their Overseas Business Partners: Evidence from China." Journal of International Business Studies 42, no. 9 (December 2011): 1150–1173. (Equal Authorship Among All Authors.)
- September 1999 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
Eggrock Partners, LLC (A)
By: Thomas J. DeLong, Myra M. Hart and Sharon Peyus
Explores the challenges of choosing how to grow a professional services firm (PSF). Before developing a growth strategy, the partners need to agree on what business(es) the company should be in. Each of the three partners has differing views of what the company should... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Model; Expansion; Business Processes; Industry Structures; Customer Focus and Relationships; Employees; Partners and Partnerships; Service Industry
DeLong, Thomas J., Myra M. Hart, and Sharon Peyus. "Eggrock Partners, LLC (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-047, September 1999. (Revised October 2000.)
- Jun 2014
- Video
Transforming America's Schools: How Business Leaders Can Help
How can business leaders best partner with educators to transform America's schools? Professors Jan Rivkin and Allen Grossman present the U.S. Competitiveness Project's research on the role of business in PK–12 education at HBS alumni... View Details
- August 1989 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Fan Pier
By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman
The owner of the Fan Pier site in South Boston has been found legally responsible for blocking the efforts of his development partner in attaining the approval necessary to build the $800 million megaproject they had planned together. It was believed that the owner... View Details
Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Law; Projects; Design; Organizational Design; Marketing Strategy; Government and Politics; Property; Real Estate Industry; Boston
Poorvu, William J., and Katherine Sweetman. "Fan Pier." Harvard Business School Case 390-012, August 1989. (Revised October 2003.)
- 16 Apr 2015
- Video
What is the value of FIELD?
Nori Gerardo Lietz
Nori Gerardo Lietz is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Finance and Entrepreneurial Management Units. She presently teaches Real Estate Private Equity and Starting a Private Investment Firm.
Nori Gerardo Lietz is the founder of Areté... View Details
- December 1995 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
FOX Venture Partners: Enriching the Private Equity Investor Pool
By: Josh Lerner
FOX Venture Partners (FVP) is a proposed "Fund-of-Funds" that will enable wealthy individuals to invest in venture capital. While several leading venture capitalists are enthusiastic about the concept, FVP's general partners are finding it difficult to invest... View Details
Lerner, Josh. "FOX Venture Partners: Enriching the Private Equity Investor Pool." Harvard Business School Case 296-041, December 1995. (Revised March 1998.)
- 09 Feb 2022
- News
Harvard Business School Announces 2022 Cohort of Executive Fellows
- September 2023
- Supplement
David Beckham (B): Signing Lionel Messi to Inter Miami CF
By: Anita Elberse and David Moreno Vicente
In June 2023, David Beckham, co-owner of Major League Soccer team Inter Miami CF, is hoping to find a way to bring Lionel Messi, widely regarded as one of the best players the world of soccer has ever seen, to his team. But Messi—a seven-time winner of the Ballon d’Or... View Details
Keywords: Soccer; Football; Superstars; General Management; Sports; Negotiation Offer; Competitive Strategy; Compensation and Benefits; Entertainment; Media; Marketing; Sports Industry; Miami
Elberse, Anita, and David Moreno Vicente. "David Beckham (B): Signing Lionel Messi to Inter Miami CF." Harvard Business School Supplement 524-040, September 2023.
- June 2022 (Revised November 2023)
- Case
Platinum Capital
By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo
How should a venture capital firm divide compensation and decision rights between its founders and its next-generation partners? Platinum Capital faced this decision in July 2020. Platinum’s younger partners had just requested a piece of the firm’s highly lucrative... View Details
Keywords: Decision Rights; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Compensation and Benefits; Governance; Retention; Negotiation; Partners and Partnerships
Tango, Jo, and Alys Ferragamo. "Platinum Capital." Harvard Business School Case 822-134, June 2022. (Revised November 2023.)
John D. Dionne
John D. Dionne has been a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School since 2014 and is a recently retired Senior Managing Director and Senior Advisor to Blackstone. He is also Managing Partner of Franconia Capital, a... View Details
- February 1986
- Supplement
Kedaung Industrial Ltd., Video
Presents an interview with the Indonesian partner of Corning Glass Works' investment in Indonesia. The first part of the interview sets out the original decisions made by the partners. It serves to introduce the partners to the class and to help them decide whether to... View Details
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Kedaung Industrial Ltd., Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 886-532, February 1986.