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September 2012 (Revised June 2017)
Technical Note

Private Equity Valuation in Emerging Markets

By: Paul A. Gompers, Victoria Ivashina and Timothy Dore

This note provides an opportunity to understand how private equity investors need to adapt to emerging markets. View Details

Keywords: Finance; Private Equity; Valuation; Emerging Markets

December 2008 (Revised July 2010)
Case

TravelCenters of America

By: Robin Greenwood, Daniel Jacob Goldberg and James Quinn

A New York-based hedge fund must decide whether to invest in TravelCenters of America (TA), a recent spin-off from a U.S.-based real estate investment trust. The case confronts students with the question: To what extent is this spin-off opportunity attractive from a... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Investment; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; Travel Industry; United States

March 2002 (Revised July 2004)
Case

Price of Light, The: Privatization, Regulation and Valuation in Brazil

Asks students to produce a valuation for Rio Light, a Brazilian power company that is state owned and to be sold in March 1996. If successful, the privatization would bring in over $2 billion to the Brazilian treasury. But success was far from assured. Members of the... View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Energy Generation; Privatization; Corporate Governance; Energy Industry; Brazil

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February 2001 (Revised March 2004)
Case

Ducati & Texas Pacific Group - A "Wild Ride" Leveraged Buyout

Describes the attempt of Texas Pacific Group (TPG), a buyout firm, to purchase a controlling stake in Ducati Motor, the world's leading high-performance motorcycle company, based in Bologna, Italy. Ducati is part of Cagiva Group, a family-controlled industrial group.... View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Leveraged Buyouts; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Manufacturing Industry; Motorcycle Industry; Texas; Italy

13 Jun 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

That Costs HOW Much?

"Price is what you pay. Value is what you get." For makers of that product, the price will help determine the target audience, help define marketing strategy, and, ultimately, decide whether the company makes money. In other... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

Profile

Blake Landro

company.” There, Blake focused on the intersection of technology and the delivery of marketing messages. “The experience taught me the importance of being able to articulate value to your customers,” says Blake. Like many MBA candidates,... View Details

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1.6 Degree Requirements | MBA

detailed supervision, as outlined in the HBS Community Values and the MBA Honor Code — that the candidate is prepared to use this body of knowledge, skills, and techniques in a manner befitting a professional administrator and responsible... View Details

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The Reinvention of Kodak | Information Technology

their case analysis with more depth. As they near the end of their EC year, students crave new learning methods. One remarked, 'Media cases are a breath of fresh air, requiring full attention and enhancing my preparation.'" This approach underscores the View Details

01 Sep 2012
News

HBS Is Committed to Increasing Alumni Engagement

value both formal reunions and impromptu minireunions. Events with HBS professors and networking opportunities continue to receive widespread support. Local HBS Alumni Clubs are a valuable convener for these engagements. The next phase of... View Details

Keywords: Lisa Skeete Tatum; engagement; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Mar 2019
News

3-Minute Briefing: Richard Edelman (MBA 1978)

social ills than government. Trust is the central issue for global institutions. CEOs have to speak out on societal issues, because their employees expect to work for a company with values consistent with their own. Wolverine, the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 1996
News

Intellectual Debate: The Business of Business

impartially among a range of views, faculty members debated the ramifications of this approach to course content and HBS pedagogy. Then, O&M Professor Michael C. Jensen's summary of the unit's views on the corporate objective function and performance measurement -... View Details

01 Apr 2001
News

Books: A Nation Transformed by Information

is the acknowledgment of the importance and value of sharing information itself and of adopting common technology standards to further this end. Thus, IBM in computers, RCA in television, and AT&T in transistors, to cite three examples,... View Details

Keywords: Information

01 Mar 2007
News

Gore All Business at HBS

balance sheets. If price tags are the only tool used to measure value, said Gore, “then things that don’t have price tags appear to have no value.” In his talk, sponsored by the School’s Leadership and Values Initiative, Gore stated that... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Scientific Research and Development Services

18 May 2011
News

U.S. Manufacturing Comeback?

thousands of former U.S. manufacturing jobs, will all but disappear as Chinese wages and the value of the yuan continue to rise. “All over China, wages are climbing at 15 to 20 percent a year because of the supply-and-demand imbalance for... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

30 Jan 2012
News

Shopping Around

learned a lot from the “camaraderie and business experiences” of her OPM classmates at HBS. When it comes to problem solving, Calabrese said she values the discipline she gained, through the case method, in working through sets of facts... View Details

Keywords: real estate; shopping; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

01 Mar 2010
News

Islam’s Great Culture Is Dying

redefine itself in modern times based on its own values and beliefs. In the current crisis, Allawi sees the politicization of Islam and rejection of the modern world as its possible undoing because both remove the possibility of a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

06 May 2016
Blog Post

Make Social Media Work For You Abroad

expertise, people will quickly see your value and depth of knowledge. Putting your professional self out there in the public domain may help jobs come to you. Another way to use LinkedIn to grow your network is to take advantage of the... View Details

February 2011 (Revised February 2018)
Case

Greg Mazur and the Purchase of Great Eastern Premium Pet Foods

By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff

Greg Mazur decided to purchase a small business after graduating from the Harvard Business School. The case explores his decision about whether or not he should finalize his deal to purchase Great Eastern Premium Pet Foods, Inc. ("GEPP"). It gives students the... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Negotiation Deal; Negotiation Preparation; Strategic Planning; Valuation

November 1999 (Revised June 2000)
Case

FairMarket: Managing Business Development

By: William A. Sahlman, Michael J. Roberts and Cathy Taylor

Describes the evolution of FairMarket, a provider of turnkey auction services to community and merchant Web sites. Describes several deals that the CEO must negotiate, requiring a view of the company's valuation. View Details

Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Internet and the Web; Valuation; Negotiation Deal; Auctions; Growth and Development Strategy; Web Services Industry