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  • 01 Sep 2004
  • News

On the National Stage

lot of music out of her ears,” Heinz told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (June 17, 2004). “John Kerry brought that back.” On leave from Jacobson Partners, a New York private equity firm, Heinz has seen his own... View Details
Keywords: John Heinz (MBA 1963); Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government
  • 30 Jan 2007
  • First Look

First Look: January 30, 2007

government's efforts to drive and sustain growth. In How Countries Compete, Richard Vietor sheds light on ways in which governments can best set direction and provide a healthy climate for a nation's economic development and profitable View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jul 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?

nearly double the amount in 2012. That's nothing compared to the bonanza expected when the SEC opens up the floodgates for nonaccredited individual investors to directly acquire equity in private... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
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Investment Club

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity / LBO; Venture Capital / Private Equity / LBO
  • 05 Apr 2016
  • Blog Post

Summer Internships in the JD/MBA Program

my professional goals and interests. Following 1L year, I wanted to see how private equity and M&A transactions were conducted from a legal standpoint. Following RC year, I hoped to apply the technical... View Details
  • September 2017 (Revised April 2022)
  • Case

Tempur Sealy International (A)

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Lauren G. Pickle
This case explores the long-term relationship between Tempur Sealy (TPX, a mattress manufacturer) and Mattress Firm (MFRM, a bedding retailer and TPX's largest customer). For almost 20 years, the firms enjoyed a mutually beneficial and commercially prosperous... View Details
Keywords: Porter's 5 Forces; Bargaining Power; Buyer Power; Customer Power; Supplier Power; Negotiations; Value Capture; Consumer Durables; Consumer Discretionary; Mattresses; B-2-B; Industry Dynamics; Compensation; Corporate Strategy; Business Strategy; Value Creation; Competition; Cooperation; Private Equity; Distribution; Negotiation; Industry Structures; Customers; Relationships; Leadership; Distribution Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; South Africa
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Esty, Benjamin C., and Lauren G. Pickle. "Tempur Sealy International (A)." Harvard Business School Case 718-422, September 2017. (Revised April 2022.)
  • Web

Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

Course: Life Sciences Venture Creation Satish Tadikonda Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Field Course: Managing Family Wealth: A FIELD Immersion (also listed under Finance) Lauren Cohen Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Field Course: Private View Details
  • Web

Archival Collections - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Harvard Business School, including an extensive collection of student reports from the Manufacturing course. This collection also contains documents from Doriot's involvement with American Research and Development (ARD), including his... View Details
  • 19 Feb 2019
  • Blog Post

The First Five Years: '30 Under 30' Edition

illustrious company is a source of motivation to keep working hard and accomplish even more in the future.” Can you tell us about your current work? Pradhan: “I work as a technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) investor at TPG, a global View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 19 Apr 2018
  • Blog Post

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

the summer and worked 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 investment and... View Details
  • 22 May 2007
  • First Look

First Look: May 22, 2007

the New Due-Diligence Process for Mergers and Acquisitions Authors:Steven R. Anderson, Kevin J. Prokop, and Robert S. Kaplan Periodical:Journal of Private Equity (in press) Abstract A fast-track profit... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Orit Gadiesh | Baker Library

technology startups and private equity firms. She has served on the boards of academic and financial institutions, including on the board of trustees of the World Economic Forum and the board of directors of... View Details
  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

A commitment to conservation supports the bottom line

sustainability. “We strongly believe in the appeal of a strategy that achieves the goals of both purely financial investors and mission-driven investors, as it allows us to access more capital and have a greater impact,” explains Hoffer. Lyme Timber, a Hanover, New... View Details
  • 04 Oct 2016
  • First Look

October 4, 2016

private information is directionally strong, managers, at announcement, provide guidance and use language that points statistically in the opposite direction. This effect is more pronounced when, post-announcement, management insiders... View Details
  • 26 Oct 2017
  • News

Can Farming Save the Planet?

says, but also means the soil can capture a significant amount of carbon dioxide, which is the major cause of global warming. That is the focus of Sustainable Farm Partners (SFP), a combination farming operation and private View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Organic farming; Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry; Agriculture
  • 2024
  • Working Paper

Catalysts for Climate Solutions: Corporate Responses to Venture Capital Financing of Climate-tech Startups

By: Shirley Lu, George Serafeim and Simon Xu
We study whether incumbent firms increase their product focus on climate solutions in response to venture capital (VC) financing of climate-tech startups. Using large language models to measure a firm's focus on climate solutions, we find that incumbents in similar... View Details
Keywords: Climate Finance; Climate Change; Technological Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Environmental Sustainability; Business Startups
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Lu, Shirley, George Serafeim, and Simon Xu. "Catalysts for Climate Solutions: Corporate Responses to Venture Capital Financing of Climate-tech Startups." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-025, November 2024.
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Zach Komes Archives | Social Enterprise

the spring of 2020, the HBS Impact Investm... Mobilizing Private Sector Action For Racial Equity in Milwaukee: SE Summer Fellow Zach Komes (MBA 2022) Zach Komes 31 Aug 2021 The HBS Summer Fellows Program... View Details
  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

Using storytelling to transform the retail experience

consultant and private equity investor, who lives in Toronto. BRIKA, which opened for business in late 2012, features nearly 300 “makers” and thousands of their carefully crafted wares. Consumers get a... View Details
  • 25 Apr 2014
  • News

Helping high achievers achieve even more

As cofounder of Summit Partners, E. Roe Stamps IV (MBA 1974) spurred economic growth and created jobs in a broad range of industries, from fiber optics to pathology laboratories, to electronics and semiconductor manufacturers. Established in 1984, Summit Partners is a... View Details
  • Career Coach

Adam Shimer

Adam has a mix of consulting and government experience. He started his career at Bain & Company, during which he worked primarily in the Private Equity Group, retail and telecommunications sectors.... View Details
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