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2017
Working Paper

Merchants and the Origins of Capitalism

By: Sophus A. Reinert and Robert Fredona

N.S.B. Gras, the father of Business History in the United States, argued that the era of mercantile capitalism was defined by the figure of the “sedentary merchant,” who managed his business from home, using correspondence and intermediaries, in contrast to the earlier... View Details

Keywords: Economic Systems; History; Business History

May 2024 (Revised February 2025)
Teaching Note

Cost of Capital at DraftKings

By: Malcolm Baker and Sebastian Hillenbrand

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 224-007. View Details

September 2016
Teaching Note

Mohamed Azab and Seha Capital

By: Richard Hamermesh and Sarah McAra

Teaching Note for case 816-066. View Details

Keywords: Egypt

October 2002
Teaching Note

Malaysia: Capital and Control (TN)

By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Laura Alfaro

Teaching Note for (9-702-040). View Details

Keywords: Malaysia

October 2012 (Revised March 2022)
Case

Kleiner-Perkins and Genentech: When Venture Capital Met Science

By: Felda Hardymon and Tom Nicholas

Genentech is a rare success story in the biotechnology industry. Hundreds of billions of dollars of venture capital have been invested without the expected transformational effects. Established in 1976, Genentech was to develop the new science of recombinant DNA into... View Details

Keywords: Innovation ＆ Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Innovation and Invention; Entrepreneurship; Information Technology; Science; Biotechnology Industry; United States

September 2022 (Revised June 2025)
Case

York Capital CLOs and WorldStrides International

By: Victoria Ivashina and William Vrattos

The case follows the debt restructuring of WorldStrides International, a travel program provider in the education market, after the onset of COVID-19. The pandemic severely impacted the travel industry, creating challenges for many companies like WorldStrides, which... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Debt Restructuring; CLO; Compliance; Debt Securities; Financing and Loans; Decision Making; Travel Industry; Education Industry

February 2017 (Revised February 2018)
Case

Frank Baker: Siris Capital Group and Titan Systems

By: Steven Rogers and Derrick Collins

Private equity firm, Siris Capital Group, must decide if they should raise their offer to take Titan Telecom private by acquiring its publicly traded stock. Siris’ decision to pay a premium for Titan must be made in the context of their unique (and somewhat complex)... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Leveraged Buyouts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Mobile Technology; Financial Services Industry; Communications Industry; Telecommunications Industry; United States

August 2011 (Revised October 2014)
Supplement

High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital (B)

By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia

The B case describes the process and terms of the very successful offerings of contingent capital in February 2011, as well as The Basel Committee's preliminary decision not to allow contingent capital to count as Tier 1 equity. View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Financial Crisis; Finance; Capital; Financial Instruments; Leadership

August 2011 (Revised October 2014)
Case

High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital (A)

By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia

Late in 2010, Credit Suisse CEO Brady Dougan and his team closed in on the decision of whether or not to issue contingent capital, which Swiss regulators would require by 2019. There were a number of substantial issues facing Dougan and his team, including whether... View Details

Keywords: Financial Institutions; Capital Markets; Financial Crisis; Decision Choices and Conditions; Leadership; International Finance; Financial Liquidity; Risk and Uncertainty; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Switzerland

2003
Article

Venture Capital and Private Equity: A Course Overview

By: Josh Lerner

This paper describes a course exploring the private equity industry, "Venture Capital and Private Equity". The goals of this article are two-fold: to make the structure and content of the class available to a broader audience beyond the audience of MBAs and executives... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity

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Forthcoming
Article

Arbitrage Capital of Global Banks

By: Alyssa G. Anerson, Wenxin Du and Bernd Schlusche

We show that the role of unsecured, short-term wholesale funding for global banks has changed significantly in the post-financial-crisis regulatory environment. Global banks mainly use such funding to finance liquid, near risk-free arbitrage positions—in particular,... View Details

Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Banks and Banking; Interest Rates; Financing and Loans

September 2023 (Revised May 2024)
Case

Cost of Capital at DraftKings

By: Malcolm Baker, Sebastian Hillenbrand and James Barnett

February 2021 (Revised March 2022)
Teaching Note

Measuring Impact at JUST Capital

By: Ethan C. Rouen and Charles C.Y. Wang

December 2019
Teaching Note

Hony Capital and Jushi Group

By: Josh Lerner, Shai Bernstein and Ann Leamon

Teaching Note for HBS No. 820-040. View Details

Keywords: Real Estate; Investing; Manufacturing; Private Equity; Asset Management; Investment; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Finance; China; United States

December 2018 (Revised February 2019)
Teaching Note

Merger Arbitrage at Tannenberg Capital

By: Samuel G. Hanson

Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 218-065 and 218-066. View Details

July 2018
Teaching Plan

Joan Bavaria and Multi-Dimensional Capitalism

By: Geoffrey Jones and Valeria Giacomin

This Teaching Plan accompanies the case HBS No. 317-028, “Joan Bavaria and Multi-Dimensional Capitalism.” It provides guidelines for class discussion, as well as a board plan. The case traces the origins of sustainable finance and investor activism through the career... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Investment; Social Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career

December 2000 (Revised May 2001)
Supplement

Cost of Capital at Ameritrade

By: Mark L. Mitchell and Erik Stafford

Spreadsheet to (9-201-046). Download only. View Details

Keywords: Financial Services Industry

October 1999
Case

Long-Term Capital Management, L.P. (B)

By: Andre F. Perold

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Financial Services Industry

April 2012 (Revised June 2014)
Case

Capitalizing for the Future: HSBC in 2010

By: Anette Mikes and Dominique Hamel

Following the financial crisis of 2007/2008, HSBC CEO Michael Geoghegan saw a fundamental change in global opportunities and risks. With increasing regulation and fierce competition between banks, the Western hemisphere was going to be a tougher place to do business.... View Details

Keywords: Accounting; Competitive Strategy; Control Systems; Finance; Financial Crisis; Banks and Banking; Emerging Markets; Risk Management; Business Strategy; Banking Industry

Research Summary

The Origins, Current State, and Future of Capitalism

By: Sophus A. Reinert

Starting with the dawn of market capitalism in Renaissance Italy, Professor Reinert works at the intersection of economic ideas, policies, and practices in history, particularly as seen through the lens of national strategies in international competition. He seeks to... View Details

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