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June 2024
Case

Caesars Entertainment: Governance on the Road to Bankruptcy

Caesars Entertainment was a large casino operator in the United States that had been purchased in a 2008 leveraged buyout by Apollo and TPG. In January 2015, Caesars Entertainment Operating Company (CEOC), its largest subsidiary, filed for Chapter 11. This set up a... View Details

Keywords: Gaming; Chapter 11; Fraudulent Conveyance; Apollo; TPG; Bankruptcy; Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Private Equity; Financial Management; Lawsuits and Litigation; Negotiation; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Borrowing and Debt; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Las Vegas

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17 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 17

http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/610010-PDF-ENG Intellectual Ventures Andrei Hagiu, David B. Yoffie, and Alison Berkley WagonfeldHarvard Business School Case 710-423 Intellectual Ventures (IV) creates... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Hold or Fold? Sizing Up Business Risk

venture fund, you made an Option B choice at the time of the sale. And if you sold your stake in December 1999 and then sailed around the world or began work on a series of nonprofit ventures, you made an Option C choice at the time you... View Details

Keywords: by Eileen C. Shapiro & Howard H. Stevenson

19 Jul 2024
Blog Post

Seven Lessons from the Section Experience

Michael Bervell (MBA 2024) is from Snohomish, Washington and graduated from Harvard with a BA in Philosophy and the University of Washington with a MA in communications. Prior to HBS, Michael worked as an investor at M12, Microsoft’s View Details

05 Dec 2022
Blog Post

2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together

Finalist ventures included: Active Surfaces: Flexible, lightweight solar (photovoltaic) cell innovation for any surface. StepWise: Retail electric panel add-on that significantly reduces the fixed costs required to installing... View Details

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Souvenirs & Novelties - The Art of American Advertising

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer View Details

01 Jun 2012
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Alumni Book Briefs

of risk. It emphasizes practical strategies for understanding and managing these hazards of new ventures in light of recent research. Reverse Innovation: Create Far from Home, Win Everywhere by Vijay Govindarajan (MBA 1976, DBA 1978) and... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2016
News

Ask the Expert: Barreling Ahead

side or the support side (equipment suppliers, startup consultants, etc.)? Over history, some of the most successful ventures were launched on the support side. (Some people who made the most money during the gold rush sold picks and... View Details

01 Apr 2002
News

Professorship Brings Brierley's HBS Connection Full Circle

blend of financial planning and creative thinking," says Brierley. "I'd design loyalty programs as a hobby, if I weren't blessed to have been able to make it my vocation!" Brierley's most recent loyalty venture is e-Rewards. Participating... View Details

Keywords: Charles M. Williams; Epsilon Data Management; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

30 May 2000
Lessons from the Classroom

Entrepreneurship’s Wild Ride

entrepreneurial community's success has attracted capital on an unprecedented scale. The venture capital market and the market for initial public offerings have gone to unparalleled valuations. Perhaps most interesting, however, is the... View Details

Keywords: by William Mahoney

02 Nov 2015
News

Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans

Ralph Lauren Home shop in Filene’s. That forced me to engage with people on a new level and to convince them to spend $50 on a towel,” he says. He ultimately finished Duke and moved to New York City in 1987 to work at Chemical Bank, first as an investment banker, then... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

26 Jan 2015
News

The Ingredients for Success

says what she learned at HBS comes into play every day in New Orleans. “At HBS, I developed critical thinking skills that allow me to think, do, and learn—all at the same time,” she says. Markowitz’s current venture is a far cry from her... View Details

Keywords: Tyler Bridges; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Educational Services

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Program Policies - HBS Online

Organizational Leadership Power and Influence for Positive Impact Strategy Execution Sustainable Business Strategy Sustainable Investing Launching Tech Ventures Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Accountability Digital Marketing Strategy... View Details

January 2011 (Revised March 2011)
Case

Predictive Biosciences

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Jeffrey J. Bussgang and David Kiron

A small cancer diagnostics start-up is deciding whether to acquire a laboratory to make and sell its bladder cancer test or build its own manufacturing and sales team. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Health Testing and Trials; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Biotechnology Industry

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19 May 2009
First Look

First Look: May 19, 2009

lives and the very structure and power dynamics of industries can't be managed as "silos," tucked away in corporate, university, or government research labs, in incubators, or within venture capital-funded entrepreneurial... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 May 2009
First Look

First Look: May 12, 2009

http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=409107 Dave and Millie: A Tale of Two Entrepreneurs Harvard Business School Case 809-109 Two entrepreneurs have just been told by their venture capital backer to prepare a list of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

July 2018 (Revised March 2019)
Teaching Note

Hilti (A): Fleet Management?

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jan Rivkin

This Teaching Note accompanies the case HBS No. 718-419, “Hilti (A): Fleet Management.” It provides guidelines for class discussion, as well as a board plan and transcripts of the associated videos, Hilti Fleet Management Video Supplements.
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14 Jan 2021
Working Paper Summaries

Dog Eat Dog: Measuring Network Effects Using a Digital Platform Merger

Keywords: by Chiara Farronato, Jessica Fong, and Andrey Fradkin

05 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

If Your Customers Don't Care What You Charge, What Should You Charge?

An estimated 60 percent of retail gasoline customers return to the same gas station to refuel, without comparison shopping, according to a recent study. Driven by factors such as habit, brand loyalty, switching costs, and search (which often leaves consumers unaware of... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Energy

October 2024
Case

Estímulo: Blended Finance in Brazil

By: Vikram S. Gandhi, James Barnett, Maxim Pike Harrell and Marina Osborn

In December 2022, Estímulo—a Brazilian impact investment fund supporting small businesses—found itself at a crossroads. The fund was established in 2020 to provide emergency relief through accessible credit and financial education. When low default rates from borrowers... View Details