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- 27 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 27
proceeds were used to repay CPP receipts without jeopardizing loan growth. Banks that received CPP funds prior to the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and banks with greater reliance on non-traditional banking... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Student Journey - Entrepreneurship
seeking roles at a startup-focused investment firm. Frequently Asked Questions Where do HBS students go for info about entrepreneurship? Start with the Rock Center’s website , calendar , and staff ( rockcenter@hbs.edu ). Also check the... View Details
- 14 Mar 2007
- Op-Ed
Government’s Misguided Probe of Private Equity
Fifty-three years ago, Judge Harold Medina dismissed charges brought by the Justice Department against seventeen leading investment banks. A case built up over a decade of investigations and almost three years of trial collapsed when the... View Details
- 09 Nov 2023
- News
From the Brink
Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994), Adam Chepenik (MBA 2010), Sebastián Negrón-Reichard (JD/MBA 2024) As the senior top official in the US Treasury Department on domestic finance issues, Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994) could see Puerto Rico’s financial meltdown coming, like watching a... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- November 2024
- Teaching Note
Mercado Bitcoin: M&A, IPO, or Series B?
By: Raymond Kluender, Emanuele Colonnelli and Sabrina Howell
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 825-047. In April 2021, Brazilian cryptocurrency platform Mercado Bitcoin, had to decide how to scale: go public, M&A with a bank, or take a VC big check. In a highly volatile market, Roberto Dagnoni, chairman of the board, viewed the... View Details
Keywords: Cryptocurrency; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Decision Making; Going Public; Ownership Stake; Strategic Planning; Venture Capital; Problems and Challenges; Business Cycles; Digital Platforms; Emerging Markets; Market Timing; Expansion; Diversification; Valuation; Value Creation; Investment Funds; Initial Public Offering; Price; Price Bubble; Negotiation Offer; Information Technology Industry; Financial Services Industry; Brazil; Latin America
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Communication (42) Investment Activism (12) Investment Banking (6) Investment Funds (12) Investment Portfolio (8)... View Details
- 12 Sep 2023
- What Do You Think?
Who Gets the Loudest Voice in DEI Decisions?
social, and governance issues at the heart of so-called “stakeholder capitalism.” Corporations that become too visible in support of stakeholder capitalism run the risk of losing public investors, such as pension funds in states in which... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Governing the Family-Run Business
(companies whose ownership is controlled by a single family) and other kinds of family enterprises including family foundations and family investment funds, the lack of effective governance is a major cause of organizational problems. In... View Details
- 23 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 23, 2008
b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=609027 Kmart and ESL Investments (A) Harvard Business School Case 209-044 A major bankrupt retailer is poised to emerge from Chapter 11. Two activist hedge funds... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Thinking Ahead
challenge or opportunity for certain business sectors due to generative AI, that can still be interesting.” In addition, how a business spends its funds is coming under even greater scrutiny. “Entrepreneurs are being asked for cash-flow... View Details
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Leadership Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
levels: Providing social sector organizations with access to analytic and strategic talent to deliver high-impact results Encouraging emerging leaders to appreciate and understand the complexities of leading in the social sector For hiring organizations, it's a... View Details
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Mid-US - Global
Motivated by a pivotal life experience and deep concern for racial health inequities, Martin transitions from a successful hedge fund career to champion health equity through WellWithAll. He leverages his extensive network and industry... View Details
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
estate firms' decisions to provide investment property fair values prior to the required disclosure of this information under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). We find evidence that investor demand for fair value... View Details
- 18 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Will Global Demand for Oil Peak This Decade?
Is the globe’s thirst for oil finally topping out? A major international energy watcher says yes, predicting last month that demand for global oil for transport will peak around 2026, plateau for all uses by 2028, and possibly hit a zenith by the end of the decade.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In
disrupting the tech world’s status quo. A Silicon Valley venture capitalist who has been pioneering new technology for more than two decades, Lambert recently accepted the challenge of running a company herself, becoming founder and managing partner of an innovation... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987
Philippines become more engaged with the rest of the world," declares Zobel, who serves on numerous boards and is chairman of the World Wildlife Fund in the Philippines. "Both as a businessperson and as a Filipino, I believe the best... View Details
- September 2024
- Article
Activist Directors: Determinants and Consequences
By: Ian D. Gow, Sa-Pyung Sean Shin and Suraj Srinivasan
This paper examines determinants and consequences of hedge fund activism, focusing on activist directors, i.e., directors appointed in response to activist demands. Using a sample of 3,259 activism events from 2004 to 2016, we identify 1,623 activist directors.... View Details
Gow, Ian D., Sa-Pyung Sean Shin, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Activist Directors: Determinants and Consequences." Review of Accounting Studies 29, no. 3 (September 2024): 2578–2616.
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A Campus Built on Philanthropy | About
recognition of the remarkable generosity of George Fisher Baker, Sr. (1840-1931) whose extraordinary 1924 gift funded the construction of the original campus. A prominent financier, philanthropist, and president of the First National Bank... View Details
- 06 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan
so entails committing to paper a vision of the factors that will affect the success or failure of the enterprise. People take the exercise very seriously and get emotionally invested in what they produce. In that context, the article was... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 5
research at NASA. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/414057-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 214-048 Valuing Yahoo! in 2013 In late July 2013, Danielle Engle, Managing Director of Clairemont Capital, was contemplating what to do about a large View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne