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      • 1990
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      The Changing Nature of Debt and Equity: A Discussion

      By: Robert C. Merton
      Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Equity; Change
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      Merton, Robert C. "The Changing Nature of Debt and Equity: A Discussion." In Are the Distinctions between Debt and Equity Disappearing? edited by R. W. Kopeke and E. S. Rosengren. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Conference Series. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 1990.
      • October 1990
      • Case

      Manufacturers Hanover Corp.: Customer Profitability Report

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      Banking company noting declining profitability from its traditional lending activities has started to measure the total profitability of its lending relationships. A loan pricing model estimates the profit and return-on-equity from commercial loans. Additional work was... View Details
      Keywords: Investment Return; Revenue; Commercial Banking; Banks and Banking; Customer Value and Value Chain; Banking Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Manufacturers Hanover Corp.: Customer Profitability Report." Harvard Business School Case 191-068, October 1990.
      • October 1990
      • Article

      Troubled Debt Restructurings: An Empirical Analysis of Private Reorganization of Firms in Default

      By: S. C. Gilson, J. Kose and L. H. P. Kang
      This study investigates the incentives of financially distressed firms to restructure their debt privately rather than through formal bankruptcy. In a sample of 169 financially distressed companies, about half successfully restructure their debt outside of Chapter 11.... View Details
      Keywords: Theory; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Restructuring
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      Gilson, S. C., J. Kose, and L. H. P. Kang. "Troubled Debt Restructurings: An Empirical Analysis of Private Reorganization of Firms in Default." Journal of Financial Economics 27, no. 2 (October 1990): 315–353.
      • June 7, 1990
      • Article

      New Trading Practices and the Short-run Predictability of the S&P 500

      By: André Perold, Kenneth A. Froot and James F. Gammill Jr.
      Keywords: Institutional Investing; Market Efficiency; Equities; Stock Market; Indexing; Asset Pricing; Financial Markets; Investment; Behavioral Finance
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      Perold, André, Kenneth A. Froot, and James F. Gammill Jr. "New Trading Practices and the Short-run Predictability of the S&P 500." Market Volatility and Investor Confidence: Report to the Board of Directors of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (June 7, 1990): G1: 1–27.
      • June 1990 (Revised August 1990)
      • Case

      Sun Microsystems, Inc.--1987 (A)

      By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
      An integrated sequence of three cases on the financing of a technical workstation manufacturer. This case focuses on Sun's competitive strategy which requires an inordinately high rate of growth (over 20% per quarter) and commensurate amounts of working capital.... View Details
      Keywords: Cash Flow; Competitive Strategy; Financing and Loans; Capital; Financial Strategy; Public Equity; Corporate Finance; Information Technology Industry
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      Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Sun Microsystems, Inc.--1987 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 290-051, June 1990. (Revised August 1990.)
      • April 1989 (Revised March 1993)
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      ProTech, Inc.

      By: Thomas R. Piper
      A company is considering the elimination of a product line. As part of that consideration, it must develop possible strategies for closing the division, and identify the economic and non-economic implications of the strategy. The situation is complicated by the... View Details
      Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Decision Making; Business Exit or Shutdown; Equity; Problems and Challenges
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      Piper, Thomas R. "ProTech, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 289-054, April 1989. (Revised March 1993.)
      • January 1989 (Revised October 1993)
      • Background Note

      Note: Valuing a Business Acquisition Opportunity

      By: William E. Fruhan Jr.
      Describes how to value an acquisition opportunity as a capital budgeting problem. Cash flows are discounted at the cost of capital and debt is deducted to value the equity capital of the target company. A key contribution of the note is the discussion of five methods... View Details
      Keywords: Valuation; Acquisition; Opportunities
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      Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Note: Valuing a Business Acquisition Opportunity." Harvard Business School Background Note 289-039, January 1989. (Revised October 1993.)
      • November 1988 (Revised September 1991)
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      Simmons Japan Ltd.

      By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
      Concerns the first leveraged buyout to occur in Japan. Analytic tasks include a valuation of the company and an assessment of its debt capacity. Also provides opportunities to discuss agency costs associated with alternative capital and equity ownership structures,... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Borrowing and Debt; Capital Structure; Cost; Equity; Production; Valuation; Japan; United States
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Simmons Japan Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 289-001, November 1988. (Revised September 1991.)
      • October 1988
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      Harris Seafoods Leveraged Buyout

      By: William A. Sahlman
      Describes set of issues confronting Alison Lassiter, who is trying to help Charlie Harris arrange a leveraged buyout of the shrimp company he runs, a division of a publicly traded company, Katy Industries. Lassiter has prepared a memorandum discussing and analyzing the... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Equity; Cost vs Benefits; Negotiation Tactics; Negotiation Preparation; Financial Management; Strategy; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Planning; Food and Beverage Industry; Industrial Products Industry
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      Sahlman, William A. "Harris Seafoods Leveraged Buyout." Harvard Business School Case 289-019, October 1988.
      • July 1988 (Revised May 1989)
      • Background Note

      On the Economics of a Parking Garage

      By: David E. Bell
      Introduces notions of cash flow, net present value, and internal rate of return by estimating the profitability of a parking garage. View Details
      Keywords: Business Earnings; Corporate Finance; Auto Industry; Service Industry
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      Bell, David E. "On the Economics of a Parking Garage." Harvard Business School Background Note 189-004, July 1988. (Revised May 1989.)
      • June 1988 (Revised December 1991)
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      An Tai Bao Coal Mining Project

      By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
      An Tai Bao is the world's largest open-pit coal mine and is located in China's Shanxi province. After eight years of planning and negotiating, Occidental Petroleum, the foreign partner in the deal, is about to sign an ownership and financing agreement for $475 million... View Details
      Keywords: Planning; Agreements and Arrangements; Non-Renewable Energy; Equity; Partners and Partnerships; Negotiation Deal; Joint Ventures; Mining Industry; China
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "An Tai Bao Coal Mining Project." Harvard Business School Case 288-041, June 1988. (Revised December 1991.)
      • October 1987 (Revised November 1991)
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      Fiat--1986

      By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
      Describes Fiat's 1986 Euro-equity offering of $2.1 billion of stock. The offering proved to be highly problematic, particularly for the lead manager, Deutsche Bank, and raises questions about the future of the Euro-equity market. Students are provided opportunities to... View Details
      Keywords: Equity; Stocks; Negotiation Deal; Outcome or Result; Opportunities; Auto Industry
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Fiat--1986." Harvard Business School Case 288-003, October 1987. (Revised November 1991.)
      • 1987
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      Tests of Excess Forecast Volatility in the Foreign Exchange and Stock Markets

      By: K. A. Froot
      Simple regression tests that have power against the alternatives that asset prices and expected future asset returns are excessively volatile are developed and performed for the foreign exchange and stock markets. These tests have a number of advantages over... View Details
      Keywords: Risk Aversion; Risk; International Investing; International Finance; Risk and Uncertainty; Asset Pricing; Financial Markets; Investment; Behavioral Finance; Volatility
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      Froot, K. A. "Tests of Excess Forecast Volatility in the Foreign Exchange and Stock Markets." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 2362, August 1987.
      • October 1986 (Revised February 2008)
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      Congoleum Corp. (Abridged)

      By: William E. Fruhan Jr.
      Describes the development and terms of the largest leveraged buyout up to the date of the case. The main problem is to value the positions of the various participants: lenders, equity holders, investment bankers, and management. This is an abridged version of an... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Management; Negotiation Participants; Valuation
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      Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Congoleum Corp. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 287-029, October 1986. (Revised February 2008.)
      • September 1986 (Revised July 2001)
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      Eastern Electric Apparatus Repair Company (A)

      By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Harry Gruner
      As principals engaged in structuring leveraged buyouts for a well-capitalized risk arbitrage firm, Bob Meehan and George Schwartz are preparing to bid for the business and assets of a Westinghouse subsidiary. The case focuses on the value of the opportunity, methods of... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Bids and Bidding; Opportunities; Business Subsidiaries; Strategy; Valuation; Equity; Electronics Industry
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      Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Harry Gruner. "Eastern Electric Apparatus Repair Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 287-023, September 1986. (Revised July 2001.)
      • December 1985
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      An Empirical Analysis of the Interfirm Equity Investment Process

      By: W. Mikkelson and R. S. Ruback
      Keywords: Theory; Equity; Investment
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      Mikkelson, W., and R. S. Ruback. "An Empirical Analysis of the Interfirm Equity Investment Process." Journal of Financial Economics 14, no. 4 (December 1985): 523–553.
      • March 1985 (Revised November 1988)
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      Precision Parts, Inc. (A)

      By: William A. Sahlman
      Contains a description of a decision confronting two entrepreneurs in mid-1981. They are considering purchasing a small manufacturer of precision electromechanical parts. Among the issues in the case are the following: 1) Should Taylor and Grayson buy Precision Parts,... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Cost vs Benefits; Investment Return; Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Risk and Uncertainty; Outcome or Result; Manufacturing Industry
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      Sahlman, William A. "Precision Parts, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 285-131, March 1985. (Revised November 1988.)
      • September 1984
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      The Evolution of Market Risk in the U.S. Steel Industry and Implications for Required Rates of Return

      By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, J. J. Tribendis and J. P. Clark
      Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Markets; Investment Return; Steel Industry
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      Baldwin, Carliss Y., J. J. Tribendis, and J. P. Clark. "The Evolution of Market Risk in the U.S. Steel Industry and Implications for Required Rates of Return." Journal of Industrial Economics 32, no. 5 (September 1984).
      • June 1984 (Revised July 1999)
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      Securities Law and Private Financing

      By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
      Describes the issues an entrepreneur faces in the process of raising private funds, and the securities laws which impact the process. Based in part on a note by R.E. Floor of the law firm of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar. View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Laws and Statutes; Private Equity; Financing and Loans
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      Stevenson, Howard H., and Michael J. Roberts. "Securities Law and Private Financing." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-164, June 1984. (Revised July 1999.)
      • February 1984 (Revised February 1986)
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      E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.: Titanium Dioxide

      By: W. Carl Kester, Robert R. Glauber, David W. Mullins Jr. and Stacy S. Dick
      Disequilibrium in the $350 million TiO2 market has prompted Du Pont's Pigments Department to develop two strategies for competing in this market in the future. The growth strategy has a smaller internal rate of return than the alternative strategy due to large capital... View Details
      Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Cash Flow; Investment Return; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategic Planning; Projects; Chemical Industry
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      Kester, W. Carl, Robert R. Glauber, David W. Mullins Jr., and Stacy S. Dick. "E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.: Titanium Dioxide." Harvard Business School Case 284-066, February 1984. (Revised February 1986.)
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