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  • 18 Dec 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

Case 119-030 Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. In May 2018, Berkshire Hathaway announced an unprecedented loss of more than $1 billion for the first quarter of 2018. Warren Buffett blamed this... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • February 2010 (Revised November 2012)
  • Case

Indus Towers: Collaborating with Competitors on Infrastructure

By: Ranjay Gulati, Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, V.G. Narayanan and Rachna Tahilyani
The case describes the formation of Indus Towers, the largest telecom tower company in the world that has a joint venture created to build and manage the passive infrastructure of wireless telecom operators by bringing together three competitors in India's tough... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Cost Management; Infrastructure; Alliances; Competition; Cooperation; Telecommunications Industry; India
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  • 01 Dec 2008
  • News

Hollywood and Humility

found a niche: It turned to Wall Street and private equity for capital while establishing its own talent relationships and keeping creative control over MRC-produced content. Asked about his philosophy of... View Details
Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment
  • 27 Oct 2009
  • First Look

First Look: October 27

venture-backed life sciences firm. In reviewing her proposal, Cristy Barnes considers the company's characteristics and how they differ from a typical investment. At the same time, the CEO and the venture capitalist are exploring the true View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • November 1990 (Revised June 1993)
  • Case

FMC Corp.: A Recapitalization

By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Julie H. Hertenstein
A proposed recapitalization will use new debt to pay a large dividend to some shareholders in return for a reduction of their voting power. The result will be a highly leveraged financial structure and negative owners' equity. Students can trace the effects of proposed... View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Financial Strategy; Asset Management; Financial Management; Business Conglomerates; Borrowing and Debt; Business and Shareholder Relations; Capital Structure; Equity; Private Equity; Chemical Industry
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  • Career Coach

Ryan Kim

independent sponsor private equity firm and completed a self-funded search to buy a regional automotive installation services business which he operated as President. Prior to that, Ryan worked in large and mid cap private equity, led... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity
  • December 1999 (Revised August 2001)
  • Case

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (A)

By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
Focuses on Millennium's strategy to grow and revolutionize drug development through the use of new technologies such as genomics. Describes how Millennium Pharmaceuticals--a fast-growing biotechnology firm in Cambridge, MA--has used strategic alliances to finance the... View Details
Keywords: Cost Management; Financing and Loans; Medical Specialties; Retention; Growth and Development Strategy; Time Management; Product Development; Problems and Challenges; Alliances; Technology; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Cambridge
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  • 01 Dec 2014
  • News

Case Study: Growing the Family Business

center the company remodeled, is expected to cost about $200,000 to break even.) The sector is not of interest to venture capital or many angels. The company is too small for private equity. There is not... View Details
Keywords: childcare; Finance
  • December 2015 (Revised February 2017)
  • Case

BRF

By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
In 2015, BRF's new leadership team is transforming several aspects of the Brazilian protein giant, which had grown sluggish after the 2011 merger that created it. Underlying their reforms are the common goals of reducing bureaucracy, streamlining decision making, and,... View Details
Keywords: BRF; Brasil Foods; Tarpon; Brazil; Marketing; Protein; Commodity; Commodities; Branding; Turnaround; Culture; Transformation; Mergers; Change Management; Private Equity; Distribution; Food; Goods and Commodities; Supply Chain; Mergers and Acquisitions; Trade; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry; Brazil
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  • 07 Dec 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 7

implemented in the SEC's August 2010 rule. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-052.pdf Payout Taxes and the Allocation of Investment Authors:Bo Becker, Marcus Jacob, and Martin Jacob Abstract When corporate payout is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Nov 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Nov. 1

the body that recommended global bank capital standards, had decided that much of the existing bank "hybrid debt" would no longer count as capital for regulatory purposes, meaning banks would need to replace this portion View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Sep 2012
  • News

Women and VC

DODI: Backing ventures with products important to women and families. Photo courtesy Monica Dodi A cofounder of MTV Europe, a former executive at Walt Disney/Europe, and former CEO of AOL’s Entertainment... View Details
Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance
  • Career Coach

Veni Arora

Veni worked in private equity and management consulting before HBS and spent her summer at eBay working with the Product team. While looking for her summer internship, she spent time evaluating multiple career paths before narrowing down... View Details
  • 21 Apr 2015
  • First Look

First Look: April 21

society as a whole. Publisher's link: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118646983.html April 2015 Management Science Private Equity and Industry Performance By: Bernstein, Shai, Josh Lerner, Morten Sorensen, and Per... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Sep 2016
  • Blog Post

The Alumni Network at HBS

curriculum, student-led clubs and resources, current students and alumni networks would best prepare me for a future leadership role in private equity. After graduation, I hope to join a younger private equity firm with the goal View Details
  • 04 Mar 2022
  • Blog Post

Celebrating Black History Month at HBS

Racial Equity, 20 MBA students were selected last fall as the inaugural recipients of the Recognizing Individuals Seeking Equity (RISE) Fellowship. The fellows were chosen for their demonstrated commitment... View Details
  • 02 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: May 2, 2017

Asante Should Governments Demand Equity in Foreign-Owned Extractive Projects? By: Wells, Louis T. Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52573 2016 The Challenge View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Mar 2023
  • News

An Investment in Tomorrow's Leaders

cost of tuition and course fees ($76,000) for those with the greatest financial need, approximately 10 percent of the student body. Additionally, HBS is increasing its... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
  • 21 Feb 2024
  • Blog Post

Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management

Fund Management, HBS students are motivated to propel the success of those businesses. Meet Bridges Fund Management Founded in 2002, Bridges, the UK-based impact investing fund, is committed to building a more inclusive and sustainable... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity
  • 20 Sep 2021
  • Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment

fermentation in a carbon-negative biotechnology process. Solugen envisions a global-scale network of automated, carbon-sequestering mini-mills that are multi-product, drastically impacting the way chemicals are produced and transported... View Details