Equity Investment - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Mar 2019
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Reclaiming Feminism: A Celebration of International Women’s Day

position. In all this focus on work, however, we sometimes overlook the importance of gender equity at home. My wife Monica and I have managed two full-time fulfilling careers because we have also strived for View Details

15 Nov 2013
News

Helping Bright Ideas Shine Again

role in several of them," says Laguë. "I learned that you spend 90 percent of your time on the companies that don't make it. Investing in fewer companies is more interesting than investing in many, and you... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

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Creating Brand Value - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Creating Brand Value Course Number 1925 Assistant Professor Julian de Freitas Spring; Q3; 1.5 credits 14 Sessions Exam Career Focus: This course is designed for students who plan to create, unlock, or invest in value... View Details

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Tariro Goronga

private equity group making infrastructure investments on behalf of a pension plan. For Tariro, “the skill sets I acquire as part of an investment team will be very valuable... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy

16 Mar 2023
Blog Post

HySynergy and Crossbridge Energy

incentivized to lean harder into the “dirty” refinery business to recoup investment value before ultimately selling the business in a typical fund cycle. A hopeful view on their capital choice is that private View Details

03 Nov 2015
Blog Post

Siblings at HBS: Katie and Tyler Harris

investment banking and private equity in New York, a little longer to come around to the idea. But when it came to where to go to business school, the two were unanimous. After being regaled with their... View Details

06 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success

and private venture funds. Corporate efforts lack the partnership-based organizational structure that many have identified as critical to the success of private equity funds. On the other hand, corporations are able to exploit... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner

01 Oct 2000
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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; James, chairman of View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

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Special Assistant to the CEO | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

in the city.” Investing in communities For Michael, effective development work is “defined as a means of investment in real estate and business, especially in commercial contexts, like retail. The question... View Details

19 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers?

relatively few events.” The problem is, reinsurance isn't like any other equity investment: it isn't really exposed to market risk, so expecting high returns is unrealistic. A financial adviser might be willing to accept lower returns... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Financial Services

16 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 16

http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199694945.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199694945-e-026 September 2014 Journal of Financial Economics The Disintermediation of Financial Markets: Direct Investing in Private View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

at Schulze Global Investments in Ethiopia, the country’s first private equity fund. I specifically wanted to see, in a country with a banking system off-limits to foreign View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

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Private wealth management

estate, alternative investments and other areas of interest. Preqin includes information and data on private wealth managers who invest in private equity. Click on Private View Details

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Henry McCance

principles: locate visionaries and invest in them; run a lean, frugal institution; and take the risk on bold ideas with enormous promise. Having discovered their first visionary in Tanzi, they set out to find someone who could double as a... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Venture Capital / Private Equity; Venture Capital / Private Equity

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Corporate Strategy Course - Project Resources

rgb(51, 122, 183); text-decoration-line: none;">Capital IQ Data on M&A transactions, public and private companies, investment firms, and people. Provides sophisticated retrieval and personalization tools to create numerous... View Details

16 Feb 2022
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Holding Business to Account

many others. “These kinds of changes are positive for the company's fundamentals—for its profitability, its long-term success, its consumer and employee loyalty, the brand equity it has built. And if you take a slightly longer-term view,... View Details

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Malcolm Little

had always heard alums praise HBS for its diversity, but I didn’t realize its impact until I got here," Malcolm says. "My career had been focused on investment banking and private equity – and both... View Details

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Courses by Title - Course Catalog

Managing Family Wealth: A FIELD Immersion Finance, Entrepreneurial Management Lauren Cohen Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems Finance, Entrepreneurial Management, General Management John Dionne... View Details

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

Management) Lauren Cohen Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management and General Management) John Dionne Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Field Course: Public Markets View Details

21 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 21

spurred concerns about its potential impact on the economy more generally. This analysis looks across nations and industries to assess the impact of private equity on industry performance. Industries where private View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

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