Publications

July 2012
Case

El Paso's Sale to Kinder Morgan

By: John Coates, Clayton Rose and David Lane

On October 16, 2011, El Paso agreed to sell itself to Kinder Morgan for just over $21 billion. Shareholders filed suit, arguing that the process was tainted by conflict and that a higher price could be obtained. Delaware Chancellor Leo Strine agreed with the plaintiffs... View Details

Keywords: El Paso; Kinder Morgan; Goldman Sachs; Leo Strine; Conflicts Of Interest; Corporate Governance; Relationships; Lawsuits and Litigation; Energy Industry; Banking Industry; United States

November 2018
Case

Goldman Sachs: The 10,000 Small Businesses Program

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Aldo Sesia

In 2008, Goldman Sachs started the 10,000 Small Businesses program to help small businesses in the United States by providing education and a network of support—at no cost —and access to capital. It required the firm to create a new business ecosystem with a wide... View Details

Keywords: Ecosystem; Public/private Partnership; Small Business; Programs; Education; Partners and Partnerships; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; United States

01 Jun 2008
News

Goldman Supports Case Method

The Goldman Sachs Group will fund outreach and scholarships to bring a dozen or more senior faculty from leading Indian business schools to HBS this summer to participate in the School’s two programs that... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

July 2017 (Revised November 2017)
Case

Media Markets Down South: Goldman Sachs' Investment in Grupo Clarín

By: Rafael Di Tella, Jose Liberti and Sarah McAra

Founded in 1945, Grupo Clarín expanded over several decades to become Argentina’s largest media conglomerate. With leading positions in newspapers, broadcast television, broadcast radio, cable television, and Internet services, Grupo Clarín caught the attention of... View Details

Keywords: Media; Business and Government Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Initial Public Offering; Investment; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Argentina

16 Jun 2021
News

From Permanent Work-from-Home Models to Full-Scale Returns, Companies like Amazon, Twitter, and Goldman Sachs Are Pursuing Different Office Policies as Restrictions Ease

14 Oct 2013
News

How Congress should handle the debt ceiling

25 Apr 2014
Video

Henry Paulson - Making A Difference

12 Jul 2013
News

Bring Back Glass-Steagall?

07 Aug 2014
News

Corporations Need a Language Strategy

13 Feb 2018
News

Harvard's Porter Compares Small Business to Big Business

18 Sep 2014
News

Small business owners take next step

19 Sep 2018
News

When an Owner’s New Company Puts the Old One in Trump’s Cross Hairs

11 Jan 2013
News

HP Lacks ‘Consistent Culture,’ Kaplan Says

07 Jan 2013
News

Are the Country’s Best Years Behind Us?

29 Jun 2010
News

Ruling Means Few Changes for Companies Under Sarbanes-Oxley

21 Jun 2012
News

Chesapeake Appoints Dunham Chairman, Stripping McClendon

05 Mar 2008
News

Harvard Business School Joins 10,000 Women

04 Feb 2020
Video

Erling Lorentzen

Erling Lorentzen, former head of Aracruz Celulose, a leading Brazilan manufacturer of pulp and paper, describes the difficulty of gaining financing from the American banks Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs... View Details

April 2003 (Revised June 2003)
Case

Abby Joseph Cohen: A Career Retrospective

By: Ashish Nanda

This case provides a career retrospective as of 2003 on Goldman Sachs strategist Abby Joseph Cohen. It reviews Cohen's career path and progress through key decision points. View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Personal Development and Career