Publications

August 2020
Technical Note

Discounted Cash Flows (DCF) Valuation Methods and Their Application in Private Equity

By: Victoria Ivashina

Article

The Operational Consequences of Private Equity Buyouts: Evidence from the Restaurant Industry

By: Shai Bernstein and Albert Sheen

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15 Dec 2022
News

Evli Alternative Insights, Special Episode: Private Equity with Harvard Professor Josh Lerner

08 Mar 2022
News

Gender Equity at Work Advances at 'Glacial Pace,' New Harvard Survey Shows

Keywords: gender bias

08 May 2015
News

A new view of the cost of equity and capital requirements for banks

Capital requirements for banks, which govern the ratio of equity to debt, have come under greater scrutiny in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. A central question is how these requirements affect banks’ overall cost of capital, or... View Details

Article

Does Legal Enforcement Affect Financial Transactions?: The Contractual Channel in Private Equity

By: Josh Lerner and Antoinette Schoar

Keywords: Law Enforcement; Finance; Contracts; Private Equity

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2002
Article

The Diana Project: Women Business Owners & Equity Capital: The Myths Dispelled.

By: Candida G. Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene and Myra M. Hart

Keywords: Ownership; Gender; Capital; Equity

24 Mar 2021
News

Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education

Clubs News Clubs News Community Partners Lean In to Racial Equity Each year, hundreds of HBS alumni volunteer with their local alumni clubs and associations to offer pro-bono consulting to nonprofits in their communities. This year, the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

January 2009
Background Note

Financial Networks and Informal Banking in China: From Pawnshops to Private Equity

By: Elisabeth Koll

Provides an analysis of why informal financial networks and institutions still play an extremely important role in China's economy in the 21st century. Although China has emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, it still suffers from a weak... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Private Equity; Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; State Ownership; Business and Government Relations; Networks; China

August 2018 (Revised April 2019)
Case

Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (A)

By: Jonas Heese, Suraj Srinivasan, Francois Brochet and Christine Johnson

In May 2018, Berkshire Hathaway announced an unprecedented loss of more than $1 billion for the first quarter of 2018. Warren Buffett blamed this loss on the new accounting rules for equity securities which he criticized. In the case ‘Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire... View Details

Keywords: Equity Securities; FASB; Fair Value Accounting; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Financial Services Industry

July 2020 (Revised October 2020)
Case

Valentina Tereshkova: Conquering Space

By: Boris Groysberg and Annelena Lobb

On June 13, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova of the USSR became the first woman to fly in space on Vostok 6. Soviet leaders publicly espoused gender equity, but also sent Tereshkova on her mission in order to be the first country to send a woman to space, a milestone they... View Details

Keywords: Gender Equity; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Personal Development and Career; Aerospace Industry; Soviet Union; United States

Web

Diversity & Entrepreneurship: Race & Gender Gaps Persist - Race, Gender & Equity

Pathways to Inclusive Entrepreneurship Diversity & Entrepreneurship: Race & Gender Gaps Persist Entrepreneurship is the path of choice for many Harvard Business School alumni. Drawing on the most recent Life & Leadership data , this report examines some of the roles... View Details

Article

The Relation between Analysts' Long-Term Earnings Forecasts and Stock Performance following Equity Offerings

By: P. Dechow, A. Hutton and R. Sloan

20 Mar 2024

The Value of an MBA in Professional Services: Consulting, Financial Services, and Private Equity

For professionals in the realms of consulting, finance, or private equity or for those aspiring to careers in these areas, we extend an invitation to join a compelling panel discussion featuring HBS students and alumni. Discover how... View Details

2004
Working Paper

Do a Firm's Equity Returns Reflect the Risk of Its Pension Plan?

By: Li Jin, Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie

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September 2023
Supplement

Equity Restructuring at Dell Technologies: Buy Out, Buy Up, Buy In (A)

By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott

February 2013 (Revised January 2015)
Supplement

Grantham, Mayo, and Van Otterloo, 2012: Estimating the Equity Risk Premium (CW)

By: Samuel Gregory Hanson, Erik Stafford and Luis M. Viceira

2001
Report

The Diana Project: Women Business Owners and Equity Capital: The Myths Dispelled

By: Candida G. Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene and Myra M. Hart

Keywords: Business Ventures; Gender; Capital Budgeting