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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

Venrock, as he shares lessons from his more than 25 years of experience in the venture capital business in Silicon Valley. The Shiny Penny: How to Maximize the M&A Value of Your Company For years, you've worked nonstop and sweated bullets to build a successful... View Details

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Information Dissemination in Capital Markets

Seeking to bridge economic theory and the role of individuals, Professor Brochet researches the transmission of information in capital markets. He has investigated the effects of information... View Details

2010
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Global Capital and National Institutions: Crisis and Choice in the International Financial Architecture

By: Laura Alfaro

All managers face a business environment in which international and macroeconomic phenomena matter. International capital flows can significantly affect countries' development efforts and provide clear investment opportunities for businesses. During the 1990s and early... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Capital; International Finance; Globalized Economies and Regions; Policy; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations

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01 Jun 2007
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Steve Schwarzman

rise of private equity here and abroad hasn’t gone unchallenged. The Justice Department has launched an investigation into whether buyout deals involving multiple... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Private Equity Research Paper for “Investing Outside the Box: Evidence from Alternative Vehicles in Private Equity” ( Journal of Financial Economics , January 2022) with Jason... View Details

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Investor - Entrepreneurship

Participate in the Venture Capital & Private Equity Club Annual Conference SPRING Attend the Rock/CPD VC Panels to learn about careers in VC. Join an early-stage VC firm and apply as a Joiner to the Rock... View Details

15 Dec 2023
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Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

Africa’s business and economic landscape. Close to 100 alumni from several HBS clubs logged on for the conversation, which touched upon a wide range of issues including investing, private equity and venture... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

20 Oct 2015
Blog Post

What to Expect Your First Year at HBS

people. I also did freelance projects for venture capital and private equity firms (which then helped me to gain an internship in venture capital). With all this activity, it’s especially important to build... View Details

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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective - Recruiting

connects with prospective candidates by posting internship opportunities in 12twenty, hosting an informational session in January, and networking with relevant student groups like the social impact clubs and the Venture Capital and View Details

January 2022 (Revised January 2024)
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ReNew Power: Leading the Energy Transition in India

By: Gunnar Trumbull and Malini Sen

Founder-CEO of one of India’s largest clean energy companies, ReNew Power, which develops, builds, and operates utility-scale wind and solar energy projects, has to decide the way forward for the company as the country and the world stand poised at the cusp of an... View Details

Keywords: Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Energy Sources; Entrepreneurship; Private Equity; Initial Public Offering; Forecasting and Prediction; Trends; Transformation; Private Ownership; Environmental Sustainability; Energy Industry; India; Asia

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VCPE Database Comparison

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376K Corp/Strategic M&A 142K Buyout 75K View Details

April 2020 (Revised April 2023)
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TransDigm in 2017: The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning?

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher

TransDigm was a highly acquisitive company that manufactured a wide range of highly engineered aerospace parts for both military and commercial customers. Over the ten years ending in 2016, its stock price had increased ten times, and both EBITDA and revenues had grown... View Details

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Climate Impact - Business & Environment

Street Energy is a private equity firm focused on deploying capital into the North American energy transition. Our current focus is on decarbonization of the power grid, with an eye on the eventual... View Details

01 Oct 1999
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Banking on Success

spent four years in London as cohead of the firm's European operations before resigning in 1996 to found Compass Partners International, a privately held investment banking advisory and investment firm that manages a large European View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

June 2021
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The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments): April 2021

By: Josh Lerner, Reza Satchu and Alys Ferragamo

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is one of the largest pools of investment capital in the world and follows a rigorous “Total Portfolio Framework” in its approach to investment management. In April of 2021, John Graham was just two months into his role... View Details

Keywords: Pension Funds; Investment Strategy; Capital Markets; Financial Strategy; Investment; Asset Management; Financial Institutions; Private Equity; Growth and Development Strategy; Investment Portfolio; Assets; Financial Markets; Financial Services Industry; Canada