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- June 2015
- Article
The Capital Purchase Program and Subsequent Bank SEOs
By: Mozaffar N. Khan and Dushyantkumar Vyas
We find that in the aftermath of the recent financial crisis banks replenished only 12% of crisis-related losses through SEOs in 2009 and 2010. However, SEOs are disproportionately conducted by Capital Purchase Program (CPP) recipients, and this is not explained by CPP... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Capital; Equity; Financial Crisis; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; United States
Khan, Mozaffar N., and Dushyantkumar Vyas. "The Capital Purchase Program and Subsequent Bank SEOs." Journal of Financial Stability 18 (June 2015): 91–105.
- January 2011 (Revised June 2011)
- Supplement
Fixed Income Arbitrage in a Financial Crisis (B): US Treasuries in December 2008
The B case briefly recounts the action that investment manager James Franey takes in the matter of two U.S. Treasury bonds with identical maturity dates but widely different yields. He must decide what to do next. View Details
Keywords: Bonds; Financial Management; Investment Return; Financial Crisis; Financial Services Industry; United States
Taliaferro, Ryan D., and Stephen Blyth. "Fixed Income Arbitrage in a Financial Crisis (B): US Treasuries in December 2008." Harvard Business School Supplement 211-050, January 2011. (Revised June 2011.)
- February 2007 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Navigating Turbulent Waters: Glitnir Bank's Communication Challenge during a Macroeconomic Crisis
By: Michael D. Kimbrough, Gregory S. Miller, Vincent Marie Dessain and Ane Damgaard Jensen
Glitnir Bank is an Icelandic company following an aggressive growth strategy that 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... View Details
Keywords: International Finance; Banks and Banking; Macroeconomics; Communication Strategy; Banking Industry; Iceland
Kimbrough, Michael D., Gregory S. Miller, Vincent Marie Dessain, and Ane Damgaard Jensen. "Navigating Turbulent Waters: Glitnir Bank's Communication Challenge during a Macroeconomic Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 107-050, February 2007. (Revised March 2007.)
- November 2004 (Revised April 2005)
- Case
Deutsche Bank: Finding Relative Value Trades
Deutsche Bank's Fixed Income Research Group is looking for yield curve trades to pitch to clients as well as for their proprietary trading desk. The group has data on recent bond trades and a proprietary term structure model, which they can use to develop trading... View Details
Keywords: Bonds; Capital Markets; Investment Banking; Institutional Investing; Banking Industry; Germany
Chacko, George C., Peter A. Hecht, Vincent Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "Deutsche Bank: Finding Relative Value Trades." Harvard Business School Case 205-059, November 2004. (Revised April 2005.)
- September 2004
- Teaching Note
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Valuation and Distribution in Private Equity (TN)
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Teaching Note to (9-803-161). View Details
- November 2003
- Article
The Maturity of Debt Issues and Predictable Variation in Bond Returns
By: Malcolm Baker, Robin Greenwood and Jeffrey Wurgler
The maturity of new debt issues predicts excess bond returns. When the share of long-term debt issues in total debt issues is high, future excess bond returns are low. This predictive power comes in two parts. First, inflation, the real short-term rate, and the term... View Details
Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Bonds; Investment Return; Financial Markets; Forecasting and Prediction
Baker, Malcolm, Robin Greenwood, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "The Maturity of Debt Issues and Predictable Variation in Bond Returns." Journal of Financial Economics 70, no. 2 (November 2003): 261–291.
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
There’s a New Class in Town
Members of the MBA Class of 2010 (900 in all) reported for duty in September. Selected from a pool of 8,661 applicants, the group is 38 percent women and 33 percent international. Just over 200 of the incoming students have an industry background in consulting; venture... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Corruption 101
Corruption doesn't announce itself with a capital C. It is subtler and thornier than that—as one HBS student learned the hard way during a recent summer internship in Tanzania. In a new case detailing his experience, the student struggles to navigate the systemic... View Details
- July 2018 (Revised January 2019)
- Teaching Note
Next Street, LLC
By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 211-094 and 219-723. View Details
- February 2014
- Teaching Note
Mylan Lab's Proposed Merger with King Pharmaceuticals
By: Lucy White
Perry Capital owns shares in King and, to facilitate approval of the merger, buys shares in Mylan, whilst hedging out its economic exposure to Mylan's share price using derivatives. The price at which Mylan proposes to merge with King is generous to King shareholders,... View Details
- March 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Danatbank
By: David A. Moss, Cole Bolton and Andrew Novo
In the summer of 1931, Germany was struggling with a deepening economic crisis. Production had fallen, unemployment was high, and bank deposits and gold were being withdrawn from the country at a rapid pace, threatening the value of the German mark. The country's third... View Details
Keywords: History; Risk Management; Business History; Capital Markets; Financial Crisis; Banks and Banking; Business and Government Relations; Banking Industry; Germany
Moss, David A., Cole Bolton, and Andrew Novo. "Danatbank." Harvard Business School Case 710-059, March 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- February 2009 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Messer Griesheim (A)
By: Josh Lerner, Ann-Kristin Achleitner, Eva Lutz and Kerry Herman
In 2001, Allianz Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs acquired a majority stake in Messer Griesheim, a European industrial gas concern held by Hoechst. The dealmakers faced several challenges, including delicate corporate governance issues due to partial family ownership... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Restructuring; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Corporate Governance; Family Ownership; Chemical Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Europe
Lerner, Josh, Ann-Kristin Achleitner, Eva Lutz, and Kerry Herman. "Messer Griesheim (A)." Harvard Business School Case 809-056, February 2009. (Revised March 2013.)
- January 2009 (Revised February 2014)
- Case
Mylan Lab's Proposed Merger with King Pharmaceutical (Abridged)
By: Lucy White
Perry Capital owns shares in King and, to facilitate approval of the merger, buys shares in Mylan, whilst hedging out its economic exposure to Mylan's share price using derivatives. The price at which Mylan proposes to merge with King is generous to King shareholders,... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Voting; Ethics; Stock Shares; Investment; Lawsuits and Litigation; Ownership Stake
White, Lucy. "Mylan Lab's Proposed Merger with King Pharmaceutical (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 209-097, January 2009. (Revised February 2014.)
- 2007
- Chapter
Labor Market Regulations and European Venture Capital Investment
By: Ant Bozkaya and William R. Kerr
- February 2001 (Revised March 2002)
- Case
Korea First Bank (A)
In December 1999, Newbridge Capital, an equity investment fund based in San Francisco, successfully negotiated with the Korean government to acquire a controlling interest in Korea First Bank. It was the first time a foreign financial institution acquired a Korean... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Process; Negotiation Participants; Foreign Direct Investment; Acquisition; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; San Francisco; South Korea
Huang, Yasheng, and Kirsty O'Neil-Massaro. "Korea First Bank (A)." Harvard Business School Case 701-022, February 2001. (Revised March 2002.)
- 29 Jun 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Infrastructure and Finance: Evidence from India's GQ Highway Network
- 15 Jun 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Slack Time and Innovation
- winter 1982
- Article
The Conoco Takeover and Stockholder Returns
By: R. S. Ruback
Ruback, R. S. "The Conoco Takeover and Stockholder Returns." MIT Sloan Management Review 23, no. 2 (winter 1982): 13–33.
- September 2015 (Revised July 2016)
- Case
Unidentified Industries: Australia 2014
By: Benjamin Esty and William E. Fruhan, Jr.
Helps students to understand how the characteristics of a business are reflected in the firm's financial statements. In this exercise, students are given balance sheet data in percentage form (common-size balance sheets) and other selected financial ratios for a set of... View Details
Esty, Benjamin, and William E. Fruhan, Jr. "Unidentified Industries: Australia 2014." Harvard Business School Case 216-014, September 2015. (Revised July 2016.)
- 2015
- Mimeo
Market Power in Mortgage Lending and the Transmission of Monetary Policy
By: David S. Scharfstein and Adi Sunderam
We present evidence that high concentration in mortgage lending reduces the sensitivity of mortgage rates and refinancing activity to mortgage-backed security (MBS) yields. We isolate the direct effect of concentration and rule out alternative explanations in two ways.... View Details
Keywords: Mortgage Lending; Market Power; Monetary Policy Transmission; Mortgages; Banking Industry; United States
Scharfstein, David S., and Adi Sunderam. "Market Power in Mortgage Lending and the Transmission of Monetary Policy." April 2015. Mimeo.