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- 18 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
GM’s IPO: Back to the Future
future evolution of the auto industry. Dante Roscini, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration As is often the case with privatizations, the General Motors IPO will be one of the most significant events of the year in the equity View Details
- 16 Oct 2017
- News
Take Time to Serve Others
Rena Clark (MBA 1990) found success by following her heart. A managing partner at Laurel Oak Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in the lower-middle industrial market, Clark forged a... View Details
- Profile
Ameel Somani
developing world and the types of investment products that have the greatest impact on the poor." To continue his education, Ameel plans on working in private equity after graduation "ideally for a globally focused fund.... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Going Against the Flow
Like many emerging-market countries, Brazil can seem about as appealing to potential investors as a midnight swim up the Amazon. But in 1983, André Jakurski and three partners decided to take the plunge anyway. With $500,000 in equity... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Capitalist Revolutions Analyzed in MBA "Foundations" Course
brand equity after a dramatic breakthrough in the 1760s Rolls-Royce and the Rise of High-Technology Industry From luxury cars to aeroengines German Capitalism How a new country industrialized rapidly using... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- Profile
Max Wibaux
other influences, Max has been "led organically toward early-stage venture capital and growth equity in the food and beverage space," a functional transition that would allow him to combine his... View Details
Keywords: CPG
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Encouraging Young Entrepreneurs
Freddie Martignetti (MBA 2011) When it comes to the potential for joining forces across Harvard University, Freddie Martignetti (MBA 2011) has an entrepreneur’s vision. “We’re just beginning to scratch the surface,” says Martignetti, a principal at Highland View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Class of 1975 Endows Chair in Entrepreneurship
priorities." The task of organizing the chair's endowment was a first-time collaboration for Corbett, managing partner for Internet Partners at Zephyr Management, a private equity venture capital firm;... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Tatsuyuki Saeki: Putting Stock in New Options at Nasdaq Japan
providing new opportunities for Japanese investors and wider access to equity capital for emerging Japanese companies. In short, Saeki is challenging the old-boy network and forcing Japan’s button-down... View Details
- April 2009
- Teaching Note
SKS Microfinance (TN)
By: Shawn A. Cole
Teaching Note for [208137]. View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969
invest in venture capital. Guided by Cohen, who is regarded as the father of the European venture capital industry, Apax emerged as one of the world’s preeminent VC and private equity investment groups,... View Details
- Career Coach
Jon Puz
roles have included general management, strategy, business development, sales, account management, product, operations, marketing, technology, finance, HR and more. Jon has partnered with a variety of investors, including angel, venture View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Encouraging Women Leaders
In describing the impact of the HBS experience on her life, Veronica Allende Serra (MBA 1997) says, “Ask me how it hasn’t had an impact.” Serra, the founder of Pacific Investments, a private equity firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, where... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
A Start-Up with Giddyup
with cowboy boots.' They're timeless and appreciated worldwide, so I don't have to guess fashion trends." Best advice "Don't worry about a business plan, just go and sell 50 pairs of boots." Capitalization "So far, just me and my savings;... View Details
- 09 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation
to capital, which was a primary focus of hers at the SBA. Spreading The Wealth Having spent over 25 years in private equity and venture capital firms before becoming SBA Administrator, Mills has perspective... View Details
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/718402-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 317-036 Frank Baker: Siris Capital Group and Titan Systems Private equity firm, Siris View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
HBS Impact Investing Fund Course: An Experiential Education in Social Financing
barriers to capital, with the dual goals of making profits and creating social change. Entrepreneurs of color in Massachusetts have an unmet capital demand in the order of $574 million annually, according to The Boston Foundation and... View Details
- August 2005
- Background Note
Dual Class Share Companies
By: Samuel L. Hayes III, Lynn S. Paine and Christopher Bruner
Provides a brief historical overview of dual class share companies in the United States, focusing on the New York Stock Exchange's evolving position on dual class structures since the 1920s, the impact of hostile takeovers on their use since the 1980s, and recent... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Debates; Capital Structure; Equity; Business History; Law; Organizational Structure; Business and Shareholder Relations; Perspective; Europe; United States
Hayes, Samuel L., III, Lynn S. Paine, and Christopher Bruner. "Dual Class Share Companies." Harvard Business School Background Note 306-032, August 2005.
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Devtosh Khare
a business plan to solicit venture capital and helped with strategic planning for a new Web-based product launch. To further expand his knowledge of India's thriving entrepreneurial landscape, Khare also did some work as a summer... View Details
Keywords: Orna Feldman photograph by Webb Chappell
- 21 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
The Impact of Career Coaching | When Mission Meets Passion
President of Auditory Insight, a boutique management consultancy focused exclusively on hearing healthcare. We partner with senior leaders of device and biopharma hearing healthcare companies to develop successful commercialization strategies. We also consult to... View Details