Publications

April 1998
Case

Citibank Hong Kong--Capital Arbitrage in the Emerging Markets

Describes how a credit derivative may be used to structure a profitable transaction between a bank and its client. Design and risk management issues are discussed in the context of this new class of derivative security. View Details

Keywords: Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Investment Banking; Financial Services Industry; Hong Kong

October 2019 (Revised June 2020)
Case

Pantheon Ventures in 2019

By: Victoria Ivashina and Tonia Labruyere

The case discusses the strategy of Pantheon, a UK-based fund of funds investing in private equity. Client demands and preferences had changed in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis and Pantheon had to adapt its business model to accommodate requests for... View Details

Keywords: Financial Management; Private Equity; Corporate Strategy; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom

22 Dec 2022
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #13: Democratizing Climate Returns - Nisha Desai (HBS 1997), Founder and CEO of Invest With Intention

found that 79% of retail investors are interested in sustainable investing. The Federal Reserve calculates that some 9 million households under age 45 have $3.4 trillion in investable assets. The Security and Exchange Committee has... View Details

December 2016
Simulation

Venture Capital and Private Equity Game

By: Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Nathaniel Burbank

The Venture Capital and Private Equity Simulation enables groups of students to play the role of either an early or later stage private equity firm. Within the simulation, students raise funds, search for companies to invest in, complete deals, and manage a portfolio... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity

22 Dec 2014
Video

Margarita de la Piedra Carrillo

21 Sep 2012
News

Hawks’ Pachulia getting down to business

14 Oct 2015
News

Big data, massive potential

September 1998 (Revised July 1999)
Case

Costco Companies, Inc.

By: David E. Bell and Ann Leamon

Costco Companies, one of the major players in the wholesale club industry, has developed a new class of membership that offers discounted services--auto, health, and home insurance, business credit card processing, real estate services--in exchange for a higher annual... View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Cost Management; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Supply and Industry; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Risk and Uncertainty; Retail Industry

19 Apr 2017
News

Two MBA Students Awarded Soros Fellowships for New Americans

17 Dec 2014
News

Getting schooled

Video

HBS Fellowships: Making Dreams a Reality

27 Sep 2017
News

What Bezos knows about Boston

09 May 2019
Video

Student Voices

11 Oct 2024
News

Know Your HBS Staff: Ailyn Pestana

26 May 2016
News

Five Graduates Receive the 2016 Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award

April 1999 (Revised May 1999)
Teaching Note

Innovation and the General Manager: Managing Innovation: Introductory Teaching Note for Instructors

By: Clayton M. Christensen

Provides instructors with an overview of the entire Managing Innovation course. It lists the cases that are recommended to be taught in each class session and summarizes the key concepts students should learn in each of the course's five modules. View Details

Keywords: Cases; Innovation and Management; Managerial Roles