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Preqin reports | Baker Library
PC). Full/downloadable reports include: Global Annual Reports (private equity/venture capital, real estate, hedge funds, private debt, infrastructure, natural resources) Quarterly Reports (private equity/venture capital, real estate,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Lessons from Private Equity
down the road?” PE managers can also teach you the value of managing cash. Most PE-acquired firms are capitalized with 70 percent debt, compared with the 40 percent average of U.S. public companies. Thus PE managers know how, in the... View Details
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Betas
the ticker symbol (e.g., IBM) then click on "equity," type "beta," then click on GO. For historical averages, change the date range. To change the default index, change the mnemonic for index. Capital IQ Data on... View Details
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Charitable Gift Annuity - Alumni
are determined by several factors. Benefits Quarterly fixed payments for life to you and/or the people you choose Charitable income tax deduction Reduction in capital gains and estate taxes A portion of the... View Details
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value Across Borders
capital markets are not going to be very transparent. This situation often, but not always, inhibits entrepreneurship. Capital markets have become much more transparent, for example, in France, with Le... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
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Charitable Remainder Trust - Alumni
Quarterly payments for life to you and/or the people you choose Charitable income tax deduction Avoid capital gains tax Gift and estate tax savings Your trust can be invested with the Harvard endowment or in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Book Review: The Old West
more than 10 percent, and India's more than 6. It won't be long, says Daniel Pinto (MBA 1993), cofounder and chief executive of Stanhope Capital, one of the largest independent investment firms in Europe, before the West falls to the East in the economic power... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Sam Hayes
Samuel L. Hayes, III (MBA '61, DBA '66), the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking, Emeritus, is a widely recognized authority on capital markets, Wall Street, and the corporate interface with the securities markets. He takes a... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 30 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness
corporate strategy—create value by becoming known for better governance and greater transparency to external providers? Can they lower their cost of capital and perhaps get a valuation premium based on the reputation and performance of... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
HBS Alumni On Leading Their Alma Mater
being able to make decisions that are in the best long-term interest of the institution. We don’t have a quarterly earnings report that we need to be attuned to. And I still reflect on cases that we studied featuring companies that didn’t... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Youth Movement: HBS Clubs Make Students a Top Priority
settling in the area two and a half years ago. She conceived of and hosted the club's first Decade Party for alumni who had graduated within the past ten years, welcoming sixty young alumni and signing up many new members. The Decade Party is now a View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Really Drives Your Strategy?
can write whatever they want about growth in their strategy or annual report, but top management responds to the capital market's need for quarterly earnings, and it turns out that View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
Missing Quarterly Analysts Forecasts (revised) Authors:Richard Mergenthaler, Shiva Rajgopal, and Suraj Srinivasan Abstract We find that missing the quarterly analyst consensus earnings forecast is associated... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
How Property Ownership Changes Your World View
Quarterly Journal of Economics, HBS professor Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Galiani of the University of Washington, St. Louis, and Ernesto Schargrodsky of the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella delve into this question by comparing the beliefs... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 16 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Earnings Calls That Get Lost in Translation
The CEO's key to a successful earnings call with investors? Crystal clear communication. Earnings calls are typically held after the release of quarterly earnings, allowing company executives a chance to brief investors, analysts, and... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Turnarounds and Transformation
href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/qai/2023/02/01/peloton-turnaround-gains-some-steam-despite-eighth-straight-quarterly-loss/?sh=2d355a232283" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline">Peloton Turnaround Gains Some Steam Despite Eighth Straight View Details
- 18 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Bias of Wall Street Analysts
and other ancillary services such as mergers and acquisition work, private placements, asset financings, and so on. The mixed results of prior research that we summarized in the Investor Relations Quarterly article are not surprising if... View Details
- 03 Nov 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency?
it, "We cannot look at investor losses as the only benchmark to evaluate the costs of Sarbanes-Oxley. One must also consider the cost of capital if confidence in the markets does not return…Unfortunately, you cannot legislate... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Nov 2019
- Op-Ed
Torched Planet: The Business Case to Reinvent Almost Everything
overloaded—and because they’ve spent many years getting very good at running the current business. Most people have already promised to do too much—and are under continuous pressure to make their quarterly numbers. Embracing... View Details
- 10 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 10
https://www.competitionpolicyinternational.com/when-should-a-platform-give-people-fewer-choices-and-charge-more-for-them.htm Institutionalizing Self-Regulation: The Effect of Commitment, Threat and Surveillance Authors:Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace