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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, North Lobby, First Floor + More Info – Less Info British citizens from all walks of life invested in the South Sea Company: a public-private enterprise that was granted a trade monopoly with Spanish colonies in South America in return... View Details

• 28 May 2020
• Research & Ideas

Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'

Lyondell’s DIP financing, existing lenders were also incentivized to lend additional money to the company by letting them convert (“roll up”) a dollar of their existing debt into the new senior DIP loan,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Banking

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Bonds: data

Where do I find data on bonds? Bloomberg Use the GOVT or CORP yellow keys For yield curves, type FMCI, then hit GO Capital IQ Screening Go to Screening > Fixed Income See Fixed Income section on the lower right hand side to screen by a variety of criteria View Details

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Bonds: data | Baker Library

Help Center Bonds: data Where do I find data on bonds? Bloomberg Use the GOVT or CORP yellow keys For yield curves, type FMCI , then hit GO Capital IQ Screening Go to Screening > Fixed Income See Fixed Income section on the lower right hand side to screen by a variety... View Details

• 29 May 2008
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Global Change in the Built Environment

class because of its large component of current income and cash flow. The three big trends in the industry are securitization, globalization, and environmentalism. The securitization markets on both the debt and equity sides are being... View Details

Keywords: by Arthur Segel; Construction; Real Estate

• 03 Jun 2021
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HBS Pilots First Impact Investing Fund

DAF enables the fund to accept donations and disburse the capital in a number of different ways. As part of the diligence process, deal teams establish what type of capital would be most useful to the business, looking beyond traditional View Details

• 25 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018

leverage. This made Pierre Foods an attractive opportunity for Oaktree Capital Management, allowing them to employ its strategy of investing in distressed debt securities with the goal of leading a restructuring during which their View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

• 18 Jun 2013
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First Look: June 18

negotiated a path for converting the region into a global water hub to address economic and environmental concerns. The leaders with various stakes in the change managed to work together to rearrange and support existing pieces to... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

• 16 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 16

transaction referred to as a "Happy Meal." The goal was to help convertible debt investors "hedge their respective investments through short sales." The challenge of the case is to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

• 15 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 15, 2008

Theory of Corporate Debt Maturity Choice Authors:Robin Greenwood, Jeremy C. Stein, and Samuel Hanson Abstract We argue that time-series variation in the maturity of aggregate corporate debt issues arises... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

• 04 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 4

act like debt during "normal times" but would convert to create capital should the bank hit a "triggering event." How should these instruments be designed? Can they be made attractive for... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

• 11 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 11, 2009

dangerous. Overall, they offer wise suggestions for making CBA more effective, rather than eliminating CBA as a decision-making tool. A Gap-Filling Theory of Corporate Debt Maturity Choice Authors:Robin Greenwood, Samuel Hanson, and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

• 08 May 2012
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First Look: May 8

activity between strategic (operating firms) and financial (private equity) acquirers. What are the economic factors that drive either financial or strategic buyers to dominant positions in M&A activity? We introduce debt market... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

• 06 Feb 2006
• Research & Ideas

The Trouble Behind Livedoor

Over the past few years, Livedoor acquired more than twenty companies, most paid for with stock. Livedoor's most famous transaction, its failed attempt to buy Nippon Broadcasting Systems last year, was financed with convertible debt.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Technology

• 20 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 20, 2007

relies heavily on foreign debt. Access to such debt is suddenly curtailed when there is a downturn in market sentiment regarding the Icelandic economy as a whole. Students will reflect on the essential elements of a communications... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

• 17 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 17, 2006

converting an $11 million investment in Peruvian bonds worth $21 million into a $58 million cash payout from the country, representing the full face value of the bonds plus past-due interest. Highlights the problems associated with View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne