Publications

Teaching Note for HBS No. 816-059. View Details

December 2014
Case

Private Equity Transforming TDC

2003
Article

Venture Capital and Private Equity: A Course Overview

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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January 2013 (Revised April 2015)
Background Note

Cost of Capital Problems

2011
Chapter

Venture Capital and Innovation in Energy

November 2011
Teaching Note

Hony, CIFA, and Zoomlion: Creating Value and Strategic Choices in a Dynamic Market (TN)

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy

August 1998
Article

Angel Financing and Public Policy: An Overview

Keywords: Financing and Loans; Policy

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1999
Chapter

Small Businesses, Innovation, and Public Policy

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Policy; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations

January 2007 (Revised March 2011)
Case

Yale University Investments Office: August 2006

The Yale Investments Office must decide whether to continue to allocate the bulk of the university's endowment to illiquid investments--hedge funds, private equity, real estate, and so forth. Considers the risks and benefits of a different asset allocation strategy.... View Details

Keywords: Higher Education; Asset Management; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Investment Portfolio; Risk Management

October 2001 (Revised February 2002)
Case

Acme Investment Trust: January 2001

The managers of a large corporate pension fund must decide whether to invest in a private equity fund that is offering a guaranteed rate of return of 20% on part of its portfolio. The background behind and implications of the guarantee are explored. View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Private Equity; Motivation and Incentives; Asset Management; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Financial Services Industry

October 1999
Case

Fojtasek Companies and Heritage Partners, The: October 1998

Provides an update. View Details

2002
Chapter

Venture Capital

Keywords: Venture Capital

1999
Chapter

'Public Venture Capital': Rationales and Evaluation

Keywords: Venture Capital; Public Sector; Sovereign Finance

May 2002
Article

150 Years of Patent Protection

Keywords: Patents