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- October 1992 (Revised May 2004)
- Background Note
Introduction to Owners' Equity
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
An introduction to accounting for owners' equity and leveraged buyouts. Covers classes of shareholders, treasury stock, stock distributions, and dividend accounting. View Details
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Introduction to Owners' Equity." Harvard Business School Background Note 193-049, October 1992. (Revised May 2004.)
- July 2008 (Revised November 2012)
- Case
Negotiating Equity Splits at UpDown
By: Noam Wasserman and Deepak Malhotra
Michael Reich is having severe doubts about how he split the equity with his co-founders two months ago, when they completed a one-page "November Agreement." Since then, Michael has found an angel investor and has worked non-stop on the business, while one co-founder... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Capital; Venture Capital; Equity; Compensation and Benefits; Negotiation; Partners and Partnerships
Wasserman, Noam, and Deepak Malhotra. "Negotiating Equity Splits at UpDown." Harvard Business School Case 809-020, July 2008. (Revised November 2012.)
- October 2002 (Revised April 2012)
- Background Note
Introduction to Stockholders' Equity
The stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet illustrates details of accounting for stock offerings, common stock, and preferred stock. Accounting for dividends, both cash and stock dividends, and treasury stock is covered. View Details
Fields, Thomas D., and Jacob Cohen. "Introduction to Stockholders' Equity." Harvard Business School Background Note 103-019, October 2002. (Revised April 2012.)
- 2020
- Working Paper
Private Equity and COVID-19
By: Paul A. Gompers, Steven N. Kaplan and Vladimir Mukharlyamov
We survey more than 200 private equity (PE) managers from firms with $1.9 trillion of assets under management (AUM) about their portfolio performance, decisionmaking and activities during the Covid-19 pandemic. Given that PE managers have significant incentives to... View Details
Keywords: Health Pandemics; Private Equity; Management; Investment Portfolio; Performance; Decision Making; Value Creation
Gompers, Paul A., Steven N. Kaplan, and Vladimir Mukharlyamov. "Private Equity and COVID-19." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 27889, October 2020.
- April 2017
- Article
Private Equity and Industry Performance
By: Shai Bernstein, Josh Lerner, Morten Sorensen and Per Stromberg
The growth of the private equity industry has spurred concerns about its potential impact on the economy more generally. This analysis looks across nations and industries to assess the impact of private equity on industry performance. Industries where PE funds have... View Details
Bernstein, Shai, Josh Lerner, Morten Sorensen, and Per Stromberg. "Private Equity and Industry Performance." Management Science 63, no. 4 (April 2017): 1198–1213.
- August 2012
- Course Overview Note
Introduction to Private Equity Finance
By: Paul A. Gompers and Paul A. Gompers
This note will aid in introducing students to the Private Equity Finance course. View Details
Gompers, Paul A. "Introduction to Private Equity Finance." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 213-033, August 2012.
- February 2018 (Revised April 2018)
- Case
Omar Simmons: Franchising and Private Equity
By: Steven Rogers and Alyssa Haywoode
Omar Simmons, managing director of a private equity fund that owns 53 Planet Fitness Health Clubs, has to choose: continue in private equity or shift his career to managing and growing the health clubs. An African-American graduate of Princeton University and Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Diversity Characteristics; Ethnicity Characteristics; Health Club Franchises; African-american Entrepreneurs; Finance; Private Equity; Decisions; Entrepreneurship; Motivation and Incentives; Personal Development and Career; Franchise Ownership; Consulting Industry; Boston
Rogers, Steven, and Alyssa Haywoode. "Omar Simmons: Franchising and Private Equity." Harvard Business School Case 318-055, February 2018. (Revised April 2018.)
- April 2009 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Equity International: The Second Act
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, Ben Creo and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
Thomas McDonald, senior vice president of Equity International (EI), is weighing an investment in the Brazilian homebuilder Gafisa. Was this the right country? The right company? The right co-investor? The right time? McDonald would be investing alongside a Brazilian... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Investment; Emerging Markets; Partners and Partnerships; Interests; Brazil
Retsinas, Nicolas P., Ben Creo, and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho. "Equity International: The Second Act." Harvard Business School Case 209-110, April 2009. (Revised December 2010.)
- December 2016
- Simulation
Venture Capital and Private Equity Game
By: Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Nathaniel Burbank
The Venture Capital and Private Equity Simulation enables groups of students to play the role of either an early or later stage private equity firm. Within the simulation, students raise funds, search for companies to invest in, complete deals, and manage a portfolio... View Details
- July 2015
- Case
Private Equity Finance Vignettes: 2016
By: Paul A. Gompers and Victoria Ivashina
This case contains four vignettes that provide an introduction to the issues covered in the course, Private Equity Finance. View Details
Gompers, Paul A., and Victoria Ivashina. "Private Equity Finance Vignettes: 2016." Harvard Business School Case 216-005, July 2015.
- 2009
- Working Paper
Private Equity and Industry Performance
By: Josh Lerner
The growth of the private equity industry has spurred concerns about its potential impact on the economy more generally. This analysis looks across nations and industries to assess the impact of private equity on industry performance. Industries where PE funds have... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Investment; Common Law; Industry Growth; Performance Productivity; Europe; United Kingdom; United States
Lerner, Josh. "Private Equity and Industry Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-045, December 2009. (NBER Working Paper Series, No. 14861, April 2009.)
- 2005
- Book
Customer Equity Management
By: Roland T Rust, Katherine N Lemon and Das Narayandas
Rust, Roland T., Katherine N Lemon, and Das Narayandas. Customer Equity Management. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005.
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Advancing Racial Equity
values, and to act to promote racial equity both on campus and beyond. HBS is taking significant steps to welcome and promote Black talent, advance research related to race and use case discussions to educate students about racism, engage... View Details
- 24 Jun 2020
- Video
Industry Spotlight Series: Private Equity
- August 2018
- Case
Enfoca: Private Equity in Peru
By: Victoria Ivashina and Jeffrey Boyar
This case follows Enfoca, Peru’s largest local private equity firm and its portfolio company Maestro, a leading player in Peru’s hardware retail market. Peru’s GDP growth between 2008 and 2014 was the highest of any Latin American country. Growth of the Peruvian middle... View Details
Ivashina, Victoria, and Jeffrey Boyar. "Enfoca: Private Equity in Peru." Harvard Business School Case 219-030, August 2018.
- 12 May 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Equality and Equity in Compensation
Keywords: by Jiayi Bao and Andy Wu
- 2013
- Working Paper
Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing
By: Lily Fang, Victoria Ivashina and Josh Lerner
Bank-affiliated private equity groups account for 30% of all private equity investments. Their market share is highest during peaks of the private equity market, when the parent banks arrange more debt financing for in-house transactions yet have the lowest exposure to... View Details
Fang, Lily, Victoria Ivashina, and Josh Lerner. "Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 19300, August 2013.
- September 2013
- Article
Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing
By: Lily H. Fang, Victoria Ivashina and Josh Lerner
Bank-affiliated private equity groups account for 30% of all private equity investments. Their market share is highest during peaks of the private equity market, when the parent banks arrange more debt financing for in-house transactions yet have the lowest exposure to... View Details
Fang, Lily H., Victoria Ivashina, and Josh Lerner. "Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing." Review of Financial Studies 26, no. 9 (September 2013): 2139–2173.
- May 19, 2021
- Article
Measuring the Impact of #MeToo on Gender Equity in Hollywood
By: Hong Luo and Laurina Zhang
The #MeToo movement has brought issues of sexual harassment and gender inequities to the forefront around the world. But how much of a tangible impact has it had on the experiences of women in the workplace? In this piece, the authors discuss their research that... View Details
Keywords: #MeToo Movement; Gender Equity; Creative Industries; Impact; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Film Entertainment; Social Issues
Luo, Hong, and Laurina Zhang. "Measuring the Impact of #MeToo on Gender Equity in Hollywood." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (May 19, 2021).
- 24 Aug 2010
- News