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- 01 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 1
disclosure regulation (the U.K.), the analyst school-tie premium has remained large and significant over the entire sample period. Specialization and Success: Evidence from Venture Capital Authors:Paul A. Gompers, Anna Kovner, and Josh... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- June 2021
- Case
Building the Governance to Take Capital SAFI to the Next Level
By: V.G. Narayanan, Asis Martinez Jerez and Mariana Cal
Asset management firm Capital SAFI wanted to attract new strategic investors and expand to other countries. Having the right corporate governance in place was critical to achieve this goal. View Details
Keywords: Board Of Directors; Transparency; Sustainable Finance; South America; Latin America; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business Organization; Corporate Strategy; Transformation; Investment Funds; Financial Services Industry; Bolivia; South America; Latin America
Narayanan, V.G., Asis Martinez Jerez, and Mariana Cal. "Building the Governance to Take Capital SAFI to the Next Level." Harvard Business School Case 121-088, June 2021.
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
In Brief
Web Extras Experiment Fund President’s Challenge US–China trade relations exhibit at the Baker Library | Bloomberg Center New Venture Winner an Undercover Success Angela Newnam (MBA 1996) did not set out to... View Details
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Prita Kumar
her first prototype. She followed that with a Rock Summer Fellowship for another $6000 to fund a summer in New York City working on the Booya idea. She came back to school and applied for a Dorm Room Fund... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
superpower: Innovation. In this episode of Skydeck, we’re kicking off a three-part series called “Out of the Valley.” It will focus on the work of Alex Lazarow (MBA 2010), a venture capitalist and author of the book, Out-Innovate: How... View Details
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Faculty & Advisors | MBA
also serves as the COO for Code for America. Wilson Kyi MBA '18, Harvard University , BS, Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Southern California Wilson Kyi is a Partner at Basis Set, an early-stage venture View Details
- 18 Aug 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs
the Aldrich classrooms on the Harvard Business School campus where other people's ventures are the usual topic of discussion. Judges—a mix of angel investors, VCs, serial entrepreneurs, and industry executives—score the plans on criteria... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
morning known as “Super Saturday,” 63 student teams present these and other ideas in the Aldrich classrooms where other people’s ventures are the usual topic of discussion. Judges — a mix of angel investors, VCs, serial entrepreneurs, and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Entrepreneur’s Rwandan Start-Up Gets HBS Support
(SHE), and its first business, a Rwandan start-up that employs sixty women to manufacture and distribute low-cost sanitary pads. In recognition of her achievements, Scharpf in March was named the first HBS Social Entrepreneurship Fellow and received a $25,000 grant to... View Details
- 16 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
venture capital and private equity by announcing the Vision Fund, the largest tech investment fund in the world at close to $100 billion. The reputation of legendary SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son depended on... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating Black History: Elevating the Voices of Our Student and Alumni Communities
(MBA 2019) Co-founders of the Black Tech Master Series & New Venture Competition Inspired by the need to diversify entrepreneurial spaces and the lack of access to resources and funding for black... View Details
- October 1998
- Case
Farallon Capital Management: Risk Arbitrage (C)
By: Andre F. Perold and Robert Howard
Farallon Capital Management, an investment firm that specializes in risk arbitrage, has taken significant long and short positions in MCI Communications and British Telecommunications, respectively, in the belief that the proposed merger of these firms will be... View Details
Keywords: Capital Markets; Equity; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Institutions; Risk Management; Investment Funds; Financial Services Industry
Perold, Andre F., and Robert Howard. "Farallon Capital Management: Risk Arbitrage (C)." Harvard Business School Case 299-022, October 1998.
- 11 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
Recap of the 4th Annual Women in Investing Summit
Accountancy from the University of Illinois. Roughly 200 attendees joined the Fourth Annual Women in Investing Summit on November 29th. It was powerful to be surrounded by a diverse group of women and men who were so passionate about private equity, View Details
- Web
VCPE Database Comparison | Baker Library
total) \# VCPE firms 63K 28K 31K 44K \# VCPE funds 115K 124K not available 50K \# deals 325K VC 376K Corp/Strategic M&A 142K Buyout 75K Private Debt 72K IPO 146K PE/Buyout 319K VC 20K Private Debt 106K Real Estate 430K VC 505K Buyout 515K... View Details
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Innovating in Health Care - Course Catalog
in Health Care, (Q2) and Field Course: Advanced Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care (Q3,Q4) that culminate in students’ either obtaining funding their business plan or customers. In 2025, teams obtained $5 million in seed View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Insatiably Curious
Adrianna Ma (MBA 2000) Adrianna Ma (MBA 2000) has been member of the HBS Fund Investors Society, which recognizes leadership giving, for the past five years. “I had an unconventional background and I’m grateful that the School took a... View Details
- 10 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy
matter where and at what price the money to fund an entrepreneurial venture comes from? The answer, it turns out, is that it does matter—a fact that policymakers may benefit from understanding as they look... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 24 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco
network with other alumni interested in working in climate. The event started with a panel hosted by Senior Lecturer Jim Matheson (MBA Class of 2001) that discussed the current landscape of investments in the climate space. The panel consisted of four alumni who are... View Details
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Entrepreneurial Finance - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Entrepreneurial Finance Course Number 1624 Professor Sabrina Howell Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Course Overview Entrepreneurial Finance (EF) is designed for students who plan to be involved with a startup View Details
- March 2009
- Supplement
Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (B): Restructuring Under the Procedure de Sauvegarde
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Vincent Marie Dessain and Sarah Abbott
In mid-2007 the chairman and CEO of Eurotunnel Group, having elected to file for bankruptcy under a newly-enacted French insolvency law, awaits the outcome of a vote by creditors and shareholders. At least 50% of the shareholders must approve the plan, however they... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Law; Valuation; Assets; Investment Funds; Voting; Business and Shareholder Relations; Ownership; Outcome or Result; France
Gilson, Stuart C., Vincent Marie Dessain, and Sarah Abbott. "Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (B): Restructuring Under the Procedure de Sauvegarde." Harvard Business School Supplement 209-113, March 2009.