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- August 2001
- Teaching Note
CDC Capital Partners TN
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Teaching Note for (9-801-333). View Details
- January 2011 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
Matrix Capital Management (A)
By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane
Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale... View Details
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Asset Management; Cash Flow; Stock Shares; Financial Markets; Investment Funds; Measurement and Metrics; Mathematical Methods; Strategy; Valuation; Financial Services Industry
Baker, Malcolm P., and David Lane. "Matrix Capital Management (A)." Harvard Business School Case 211-017, January 2011. (Revised January 2015.)
- February 1998
- Case
Security Capital Group Incorporated
By: Jay O. Light, William J. Poorvu and Elizabeth McLoughlin
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
Light, Jay O., William J. Poorvu, and Elizabeth McLoughlin. "Security Capital Group Incorporated." Harvard Business School Case 898-175, February 1998.
- October 2011 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Boeing 737 Industrial Footprint: The Wichita Decision
By: Willy Shih and Margaret Pierson
The case examines the circumstances leading up to the Boeing Company's decision to spin-off its Wichita Division. This case is intended to be taught with two other notes: "On the Use of Capital Efficiency Metrics," HBS No. 612-034, "Modularity in Design and... View Details
Shih, Willy, and Margaret Pierson. "Boeing 737 Industrial Footprint: The Wichita Decision." Harvard Business School Case 612-036, October 2011. (Revised July 2012.)
- August 2016
- Teaching Note
Reworking Office Space: Industry City, Brooklyn
By: Arthur I Segel and Alexander W. Schultz
Jamestown is contemplating how to best lease a portion of their new development along the Brooklyn waterfront: Industry City. The 6-million-square-foot, mixed-use development is meant to accommodate Brooklyn’s growing innovation, creative, and “maker” communities.... View Details
- September 2012
- Case
United Capital Partners (A)
By: Paul A. Gompers, J. Daniel Kim and Vladimir Mukharlyamov
This case examines a proposed growth equity investor in a Russian fashion retail chain. View Details
Keywords: Fashion; Growth Equity; Private Equity; Fashion Industry; Fashion Industry; Fashion Industry; Europe; Russia
Gompers, Paul A., J. Daniel Kim, and Vladimir Mukharlyamov. "United Capital Partners (A)." Harvard Business School Case 213-044, September 2012.
- April 2025
- Case
Japan Industrial Partners Powers the Leveraged Buyout of Toshiba
By: Brian K. Baik, Joseph Pacelli and James Barnett
The case explores Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) $14 billion takeover of Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba). JIP was a private equity firm that took over the troubled electronics corporation in late 2023. The deal, which had been labeled one of the largest leveraged... View Details
Keywords: International Accounting; Borrowing and Debt; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Ownership; Risk and Uncertainty; Strategy; Valuation; Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Capital Structure; Cost of Capital; Private Equity; Bids and Bidding; Accounting Industry; Accounting Industry; Accounting Industry; Accounting Industry; Accounting Industry; Asia; Japan
Baik, Brian K., Joseph Pacelli, and James Barnett. "Japan Industrial Partners Powers the Leveraged Buyout of Toshiba." Harvard Business School Case 125-055, April 2025.
- 02 Aug 2011
- News
Not Your Typical Venture Capitalist
- June 2001 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Lucent Technologies: The Future of the New Ventures Group
Lucent Technologies' New Ventures Group has created innovative ways to commercialize Bell Labs research. The success of this approach now forces the group to evaluate whether to stay inside Bell Labs or become an external venture capitalist group. View Details
Keywords: Communication Technology; Commercialization; Research; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Telecommunications Industry
Chesbrough, Henry W., and Anthony Massaro. "Lucent Technologies: The Future of the New Ventures Group." Harvard Business School Case 601-102, June 2001. (Revised November 2001.)
- January 1995 (Revised July 1996)
- Case
Pharmaceutical Industry in the 1990s, The
Describes the pharmaceutical industry in the 1990s, with particular emphasis on the mergers between American manufacturers and prescription-benefits managers (PBMs). PBMs are distributors with unprecedented access to information on patient and physician... View Details
Keywords: Knowledge Use and Leverage; Distribution; Mergers and Acquisitions; Knowledge Management; Distribution Industry; Distribution Industry; United States
McGahan, Anita M., Greg Keller, and John F. McGuire. "Pharmaceutical Industry in the 1990s, The." Harvard Business School Case 796-058, January 1995. (Revised July 1996.)
- Article
Early Stage Investing in Mexico: The Role of Angel Investors and Seed Capital Funds
By: Roberto Charvel
This articles does a review of newly formed seed capital structures, angel investors and their interaction with venture capital funds in Mexico. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Emerging Economies; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry; Latin America; Mexico
Charvel, Roberto. "Early Stage Investing in Mexico: The Role of Angel Investors and Seed Capital Funds." Venture Equity Latin America 12, no. 15 (September 15, 2013).
- Web
Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online
Scaling Responding to Biased Questions Advice on VC Fundraising Show Hide Details Concepts The Venture Capital Industry The Financing Process Term Sheets and Exits Featured... View Details
- January 2007 (Revised July 2008)
- Case
Capital Field: A Room with a View
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Joshua Wyatt
Jerzy Peters, Managing Director of Patron Capital Partners, must decide the best investment option on the development of the Odra Polish theater chain and the associated real estate. Capital Field was a company formed by U.S.-educated Polish natives involved in real... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Emerging Markets; State Ownership; Privatization; Property; Real Estate Industry; Poland
Retsinas, Nicolas P., and Joshua Wyatt. "Capital Field: A Room with a View." Harvard Business School Case 207-091, January 2007. (Revised July 2008.)
- October 2024 (Revised October 2024)
- Case
Parexel: Scaling Up and Industry Dynamics
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Ben Creo
Through the lens of biopharmaceutical contract research organization (CRO) PAREXEL, this case traces the evolution of the firm as it reinvents itself in response to the transformation of the CRO sector from a small, secondary cluster of firms into a major player with... View Details
- Web
Sponsors | New Venture Competition
Sponsors The New Venture Competition thanks its sponsors for their tremendous support which enables participants to access expert resources, test their ideas, and gain real-world feedback throughout the process. Amazon Web Services All... View Details
- July 2014
- Supplement
Barclays Bank and Contingent Capital Notes, 2012 (CW)
By: Lucy White and Trent Kim
In 2012, regulatory changes following the financial crisis mean that Barclays Bank is faced with the need to raise large amounts of capital in order to comply with increased capital requirements, tightening rules as to the "quality of capital," and increased risk... View Details
- 2019
- Chapter
Interorganizational Collaboration and Start-Up Innovation
By: Vikas A. Aggarwal and Andy Wu
This chapter presents an overview of the literature on collaborative relationships between start-ups and incumbent firms, focusing on the implications of these relationships for start-up innovation and performance. Value creation in such relationships occurs when... View Details
Keywords: Alliance; Corporate Venture Capital; Complementary Assets; Appropriability; Business Startups; Joint Ventures; Knowledge; Innovation and Invention; Value Creation; Entrepreneurship
Aggarwal, Vikas A., and Andy Wu. "Interorganizational Collaboration and Start-Up Innovation." In The Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurship and Collaboration, edited by Jeffrey J. Reuer, Sharon Matusik, and Jessica F. Jones, 611–627. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
- July 2007
- Article
Geographical Segmentation of U.S. Capital Markets
Demographic variation in savings behavior can be exploited to provide evidence on segmentation in US bank loan markets. Cities with a large fraction of seniors have higher volumes of bank deposits. Since many banks rely heavily on deposit financing, this affects local... View Details
Keywords: Age; Economy; Capital Markets; Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; Local Range; United States
Becker, Bo. "Geographical Segmentation of U.S. Capital Markets." Journal of Financial Economics 85, no. 1 (July 2007): 151–178.
- August 2000 (Revised July 2002)
- Background Note
Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
A technical note that defines return on invested capital (ROIC). View Details
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-125, August 2000. (Revised July 2002.)
- December 2018 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Husk Power: Scaling the Venture
In January 2018, Manoj Sinha—founder and CEO of Husk Power—was contemplating raising $20 million to scale operations for a second time. From 2007 through 2013, Husk built 80 biomass waste plants that provided electricity to 250,000 villagers and shop owners spread... View Details
Keywords: Scaling; Energy; Entrepreneurship; Emerging Markets; Growth and Development Strategy; Energy Industry; India
Roth, Benjamin N., Joseph B. Lassiter III, and Natalia Rigol. "Husk Power: Scaling the Venture." Harvard Business School Case 819-069, December 2018. (Revised January 2020.)