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  • January 2015
  • Case

Brentwood Associates: Exiting Zoës Kitchen

By: Joan Farre-Mensa and Stephanie Siu
The case discusses the trade-offs associated with the different exit options that private equity firm Brentwood Associates contemplated for its investment in Zoës Kitchen during the summer of 2013: an IPO, a sale to a strategic or financial acquirer, or waiting a few... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Entrepreneurship; Food and Beverage Industry; California
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Farre-Mensa, Joan, and Stephanie Siu. "Brentwood Associates: Exiting Zoës Kitchen." Harvard Business School Case 815-102, January 2015.
  • 2024
  • Working Paper

Long-run Returns to Impact Investing in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies

By: Shawn Cole, Martin Melecky, Florian Mölders and Tristan Reed
We provide the first evidence on the long-run returns to private equity in emerging and frontier markets using the cash flows from every equity investment made by the International Finance Corporation across 130 countries over 58 years. Risk-adjusted returns are... View Details
Keywords: Impact Investing; Investment; Emerging Markets; Developing Countries and Economies; Investment Return
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Cole, Shawn, Martin Melecky, Florian Mölders, and Tristan Reed. "Long-Run Returns to Private Equity in Emerging Markets." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-138, June 2021. (Revised September 2024. NBER Working Paper Series, No. 27870, September 2024)
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Private Equity Finance - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Private Equity Finance Course Number 1440 Senior Lecturer Ted Berk Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Exam Overview This is an advanced corporate finance course focused on View Details
  • Winter 2009
  • Article

Is Private Equity Out of Control in Latin America?: The Impact of Structures on Private Equity Transactions in Latin America 1988-2007

By: Roberto Charvel
This article explores the private equity industries in 25 Latin American countries from 1988 to 2007. View Details
Keywords: Latin America; Entrepreneurial Finance; Business Startups; Business Cycles; Development Economics; Economic Systems; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Assets; Capital Markets; Venture Capital; Capital Structure; Private Equity; Latin America; North and Central America
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Charvel, Roberto. "Is Private Equity Out of Control in Latin America? The Impact of Structures on Private Equity Transactions in Latin America 1988-2007." Journal of Private Equity 13, no. 1 (Winter 2009): 80–88.
  • January 2024
  • Technical Note

Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds: A Primer

By: Jo Tango and Christina Wallace
How do venture capital and private equity funds actually work? This Technical Note covers the "when, who, and how" details:
  • "When": fund length, extensions, and when investors can no longer initiate new investments.
  • "Who": who is in the General... View Details
Keywords: Fund Flows; Fund Management; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Investment Funds
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Tango, Jo, and Christina Wallace. "Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds: A Primer." Harvard Business School Technical Note 824-123, January 2024.
  • 01 Sep 2017
  • News

Is Private Equity Blockchain’s Killer App?

like your Facebook page. And like Facebook, access to blockchain ledgers can vary: A new profile photo might be accessible to everyone in your social network, while you might grant only your family the ability to see a picture of your kid’s birthday party. Applied to a... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
  • August 2020
  • Background Note

US Private Equity Firms: ESG and Impact (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Holly Fetter
This Note has two parts. The first part (A) explores how U.S. private equity firms are incorporating ESG (Environmental, Social, & Governance) factors and impact objectives into their investment strategies and firm practices. It is based on publicly available... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Financial Services Industry; United States
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Paine, Lynn S., and Holly Fetter. "U.S. Private Equity Firms: ESG and Impact (A)." Harvard Business School Background Note 321-036, August 2020.

    Lyondell Chemical Company (HBS Case #210001)

    Hit with an industry recession and the global financial crisis of 2008, in January 2009 LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A., one of the world's largest internationally diversified chemical companies and headquartered in The Netherlands, placed its U.S. operations... View Details

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    What Do Private Equity Firms Say They Do?

    By: Paul A. Gompers, Steven N. Kaplan and Vladimir Mukharlyamov
    We survey 79 private equity investors with combined assets under management (AUM) of over $750 billion about their practices in firm valuation, capital structure, governance, and value creation. Investors rely primarily on internal rate of return (IRR) and multiples to... View Details
    Keywords: Private Equity; Valuation; Capital Structure; Value Creation
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    Gompers, Paul A., Steven N. Kaplan, and Vladimir Mukharlyamov. "What Do Private Equity Firms Say They Do?" Journal of Financial Economics 121, no. 3 (September 2016): 449–476.
    • May 2015 (Revised October 2015)
    • Background Note

    Upstream Oil and Gas Private Equity

    By: Victoria Ivashina, Graham Patton and Tyler Todd
    Keywords: Private Equity; Non-Renewable Energy; Energy Sources
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    Ivashina, Victoria, Graham Patton, and Tyler Todd. "Upstream Oil and Gas Private Equity." Harvard Business School Background Note 215-068, May 2015. (Revised October 2015.)
    • 08 Jan 2020
    • Blog Post

    Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Private Equity

    Director and Career Coach Katja Frey – Recruiting Relations Manager Together, Jonathan and Katja make up the Career & Professional Development team that manages relationships with Private Equity firms... View Details
    Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity
    • August 2020
    • Background Note

    US Private Equity Firms: ESG and Impact (B)

    By: Lynn S. Paine and Holly Fetter
    This is the second part of a two-part note. The first part (A) explores how US private equity firms are incorporating ESG (Environmental, Social, & Governance) factors and impact objectives into their investment strategies and firm practices. It is based on publicly... View Details
    Keywords: Private Equity; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Financial Services Industry; United States
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    Paine, Lynn S., and Holly Fetter. "U.S. Private Equity Firms: ESG and Impact (B)." Harvard Business School Background Note 321-037, August 2020.
    • 2015
    • Working Paper

    Replicating Private Equity with Value Investing, Homemade Leverage, and Hold-to-Maturity Accounting

    By: Erik Stafford
    Private equity funds tend to select relatively small firms with low EBITDA multiples. Publicly traded equities with these characteristics have high risk-adjusted returns after controlling for common factors typically associated with value stocks. Hold-to-maturity... View Details
    Keywords: Value Investing; Endowments; Investment Management; Asset Pricing; Private Equity; Investment; Management; United States
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    Stafford, Erik. "Replicating Private Equity with Value Investing, Homemade Leverage, and Hold-to-Maturity Accounting." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-081, January 2016.
    • April 2006 (Revised April 2012)
    • Background Note

    The Role of Private Equity Firms in Merger and Acquisition Transactions

    By: William E. Fruhan Jr.
    Explores the importance of private equity firms in merger and acquisitions activity around the globe. In many countries, these firms now account for one quarter of the total merger and acquisition activity of all firms. The larger private equity firms generate fees for... View Details
    Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Investment Funds; Value Creation
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    Fruhan, William E., Jr. "The Role of Private Equity Firms in Merger and Acquisition Transactions." Harvard Business School Background Note 206-101, April 2006. (Revised April 2012.)
    • 11 May 2015
    • Working Paper Summaries

    What Do Private Equity Firms Say They Do?

    Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers, Steven N. Kaplan & Vladimir Mukharlyamov; Financial Services
    • 2024
    • Working Paper

    Does the Case for Private Equity Still Hold?

    By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Philipp Chvanov
    Private Equity (“PE”) received a 10-fold increase in capital flows since the Great Financial Crisis (“GFC”) Investors sought higher nominal returns relative to those they could obtain in the public capital markets. This paper questions the fundamental assumptions... View Details
    Keywords: Private Equity; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Financial Markets
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    Lietz, Nori Gerardo, and Philipp Chvanov. "Does the Case for Private Equity Still Hold?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-066, January 2024.
    • 2004
    • Class Lecture

    Boom and Bust in Private Equity

    By: Josh Lerner
    Keywords: Private Equity
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    Lerner, Josh. "Boom and Bust in Private Equity." Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing Class Lecture, 2004. Electronic. (Faculty Lecture: HBSP Product Number 9-756-1C.)
    • 01 Sep 2012
    • News

    Private equity in China: Hony ahoy

    • 08 May 2008
    • News

    The changing face of private equity

    • February 2018
    • Teaching Note

    Omar Simmons: Franchising and Private Equity

    By: Steven Rogers and Alyssa Haywoode
    Teaching Note for HBS No. 318-055. View Details
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    Rogers, Steven, and Alyssa Haywoode. "Omar Simmons: Franchising and Private Equity." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 318-056, February 2018.
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