Publications

05 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

How Anchor Investors Help Impact Funds Succeed

In contrast to traditional private equity settings, none of the interviewed anchors sought fee breaks or other preferential economic terms. Some were attracted by the ability to shape the direction and legal... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

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2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

is very likely or somewhat likely within the next 12 months. However, consistent with the results of Figure 2, 50% of respondents working in the private equity and real estate industries stated a crisis is... View Details

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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

investment space: infrastructure. We will examine the role an equity investor can play in in the context of a Public Private Partnership in Madagascar, one of the poorest countries on earth. Key Themes:... View Details

January 2007
Case

Gobi Partners: Raising Fund II

By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon

The three founding partners of Gobi Partners, a venture capital fund investing in early start IT and digital media companies in China, are planning to raise a second fund. The first $51.75 million fund is close to being entirely invested and the portfolio companies are... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Business or Company Management; China

05 Feb 2018
What Do You Think?

Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?

was negotiated separately and privately but by representatives of the same agency. The result, as is widely known now, was that both actors agreed to reshoot the scenes for the actor’s equity base pay of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

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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
News

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

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

– Less Info Our research on the market for CEOs among larger US companies purchased by private equity firms finds that almost 75% of the new CEOs are external hires. The median View Details

01 May 2020
Blog Post

5 Reasons to Join a Club at HBS

Capital and Private Equity Club (VCPE) often are contacted by alumni or major firms looking for interested MBA candidates. While all career leads are registered with HBS’ Career and Professional Development... View Details

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Kristin W. Mugford | About

and the Apgar Award for Innovation in Teaching. Kristin retired in 2013 as a Managing Director and partner at Bain Capital, one of the world's leading alternative investment firms, after nearly 20 years as a private View Details

25 Apr 2024
News

Origin Stories

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Where we come from and how we were raised has a profound effect on who we become. The recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Award grew up... View Details

October 2018
Case

Accomplice: Scaling Early Stage Finance

By: Ramana Nanda, Raffaella Sadun and Olivia Hull

Accomplice, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Boston, is raising its second fund in November 2017. Since 2009, the firm has followed a seed-led investment model, investing in tech companies at the earliest stages, often when products and business models are... View Details

Keywords: Early Stage Finance; Seed Finance; Scouts; Venture Capital; Business Startups; Private Equity; Investment Portfolio; Organizational Structure; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Partners and Partnerships; Networks; Adaptation; Corporate Strategy; Technology; Financial Services Industry; Massachusetts; Boston; Cambridge; United States

29 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

Will Demand for Women Executives Finally Shrink the Gender Pay Gap?

the role, the more likely the employer is to pay a woman more, since highly visible roles meet societal or board pressures to address equity concerns. The results also showed: Public companies pay more. For job moves to publicly traded... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

13 Nov 2017
Blog Post

5 Worries I Had about Applying to HBS

through my section, industry interest groups like the Venture Capital and Private Equity Club, or on travel during FIELD Global Immersions. There are many opportunities to connect and build deep friendships... View Details

January 2024 (Revised May 2024)
Case

Generation Investment Management

By: Vikram S. Gandhi, Michael Norris and David Allen

In September 2021, the sustainable investment firm Generation Investment Management (Generation) considered whether to add Schneider Electric to the focus list of companies in which it was prepared to invest. Dedicated to promoting a sustainable world through its... View Details

Keywords: Sustainable Investing; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Governance; Private Equity; Public Equity; Financial Markets; Investment Return; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Institutional Investing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom; England; London