Managing Under Private Equity Ownership - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 1996
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Lasting Impressions

day-to-day management responsibility. "So far," he reports, "I've been fortunate enough to work that out." An active investor in limited partnerships and private companies, Mathias is a special limited... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

21 May 2018
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Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area

Department at Gibbons PC In Newark, led a conversation about the responsibilities of managers and companies when an employee has been named in a complaint. Panelist Kenna Baudin (MBA 1994), head of U.S. View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

16 Dec 2016
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An Environmental Epiphany

was asked to take a posting in Bulgaria. And Searl came along and found herself, relatively quickly, leading the local office of the Bulgarian American Enterprise Funds, which was a private equity fund set... View Details

12 May 2009
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First Look: May 12, 2009

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-078.pdf Deep Dives: The Role of Top Management in Linking Relevant Capabilities to Core Activities Authors:Howard H. Yu and Joseph L. Bower Abstract The inability of established firms to make necessary... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Jul 2021
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Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

the early stages. Masks should be made mandatory. Some social-distancing needs to be enforced. Simultaneously, public and private hospital facilities need augmenting in order to reduce fatalities.” Aneja, a former View Details

01 Jun 1997
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Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

bridge and an express railway link to the central business district, represent a $20.1-billion investment. Two-thirds of the funds are coming from government, Lam noted, while the remainder is being sourced from the private sector. Philip... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

07 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 7, 2008

company, was the target of a takeover battle between a financial sponsor and a strategic buyer. Thoma Bravo, the U.S.-based private equity firm, had to decide on its acquisition strategy in the face of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2023 Commencement Remarks | About

acted courageously to address his country’s debt crisis by raising taxes and cutting spending—never a popular path. And Stephen Schwarzman acted courageously in cofounding Blackstone, a pioneer in the fields of private View Details

July 2024
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Jacqueline Cook at Vendasta: Debating an IPO

By: Reza Satchu, Tom Quinn and Andrew Kosc

In May 2021, after a surge in demand for digital services that prompted high valuations for startups across the Canadian tech sector, Saskatchewan-based Vendasta entered the final stages of the initial public offering (IPO) process. COO Jacqueline Cook had invested her... View Details

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29 Apr 2025
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Challenge Accepted

the US government as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Policy, Management and Budget, serving until 1996; and the next year, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright asked Cohen to be her Under Secretary... View Details

Keywords: challenges; failure; advice; experience

01 Apr 1998
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World Class Learning

managing director for The Israel International Fund. "This is a private equity fund that I founded with two major banks. We are dedicated to the globalization of... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

03 Sep 2018
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Moving Pictures

produce—to tell a story while maintaining creative control over the project itself—is something Singer aspires to in the future. “You’re paid well as a screenwriter if you’re successful, but you don’t have equity in the company, so to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Christina Gandolfo; Arts, Entertainment

05 May 2023
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Fail Better

and forced a major reexamination of how investment decisions are made at Blackstone, resulting in changes with a significant positive impact on the firm's success. Today, Blackstone is the world's largest alternative asset manager with... View Details

01 Jun 1996
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Class Acts

tireless student president also trained for and completed the Boston Marathon (a feat he repeated in this year's centennial anniversary of the race). How did he accomplish it all? "I got about three hours of sleep a night," smiles Dobron, who plans to become involved... View Details

05 Mar 2020
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Green Light

Marketing—and a longtime attendee of the School’s Agribusiness Seminar—has closely tracked the industry’s ascent. He estimates that there’s some $2 billion invested in the space right now, with money flowing in from VCs, sustainable View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Scott Nobles

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Past Issues - Alumni

Lambert wanted to leave behind her agricultural roots. Now, serving as the nexus for a community of farmers, entrepreneurs, investors, and researchers, she feels entirely at home. Work of Art Trading private View Details

01 Apr 2002
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Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City

works with several metropolitan areas, including Boston, Hartford, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and St. Louis - and a $130 million private equity fund to make capital available to inner-city companies. Each year,... View Details

Keywords: Paul Grogan; Peter Tufano; David Crockett; Diana Barrett; Real Estate

01 Dec 2012
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From Where We Stand

token that you take responsibility for your mistakes, take ownership of your contribution. Be visible. Make sure your seniors know what you do, especially if some of your work is intangible. Managing your... View Details

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