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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
The 'multiplier effect' of supporting education
André Jakurski (MBA 1973), founding partner/managing director of JGP Asset Management, and his wife, Maria, generously support various organizations that provide direct services in Rio de Janiero as well as educational institutions,... View Details
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Aggregate financial ratios: including private company data
Studies Offers industry default risk and cash flow measures for 400 lines of business whose total assets are less than $250 million. Available in IBISWorld: (Search for an industry using keywords or browse industry reports by... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
The Natural World
and net assets of $4.6 billion, with over 119 million protected acres in thirty countries, WSJ.com reported (June 10, 2010). Two months after Tercek assumed his post, the recession hit, delivering a powerful blow to the funding that... View Details
- 11 AM – 12:15 PM EDT, 21 Oct 2021
- Virtual Programming
Business Opportunities in Climate Adaptation
In the new virtual program Business Opportunities in Climate Adaptation, with HBS senior lecturer John Macomber (MBA 1983) and a panel of HBS alumni, you will learn how business leaders are currently developing or investing in opportunities that help society adapt to... View Details
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
Tech Investment the Wise Way
margins provide the justification for the real and financial assets required to realize the value proposition. The margins and assets together establish the threshold for financial scalability of the... View Details
Sidney W. Winslow
Machine Company in 1899, which had the largest market share in the shoe machinery business. Under Winslow’s leadership, the company acquired 59 more firms and became the third largest machine producer of any kind in the United States, with View Details
Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
John W. Van Dyke
Taking over the debt-ridden firm after it was forcefully spun-off from Standard Oil by the United States Supreme Court, Van Dyke had minimal assets with which to work: only 3 refineries, no marketing structure, and no sales organization.... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
Frank L. Gillespie
policies, capitalizing on the growing prosperity of the city’s black families. Though it took several years to collect enough funds to manage all of the firm’s expenses, by 1925 Liberty Life had admitted assets of $495,000 and over $8... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 09 Jun 2015
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Social Media
Tate's Digital Makeover Transforms the Traditional Museum What happens when the traditional museum-going experience meets the world of digital marketing? WORKING PAPERS Competing with Privacy Personal information is a valuable asset in... View Details
- 08 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform
fully solve the recent problems. Q: Are there inherent flaws in the set up of an asset management business? Given that it is a business, can it properly look after the needs of its investors while also looking after the bottom line? A:... View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Learning from Mistakes and Leveraging Personal Experiences: Tiffany Kent (MBA 2001)
up discovering that banking was not for me. I was interested in the buy-side. It appealed to me for its directness; you invest with conviction in undervalued assets and reap the rewards for your insights. I transitioned to a hedge fund,... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Of Value and Values
On the Horns of an Investment Dilemma Financial management firms that focus on sustainable investing have been gaining ground for twenty years now. As an example, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), a global association of nearly 500 View Details
- March 2011
- Supplement
Countrywide plc (CW)
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott
One of the world's leading investors in distressed companies, Oaktree Capital Management is contemplating a "loan to own" investment in the debt f Countrywide plc, a financially troubled residential real estate agent based in the U.K. Only sixteen months earlier,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper
knowledge that the industry today bears little resemblance to the industry of the late 1980s. In fact, real estate now is widely viewed as a new asset class that competes with stocks and bonds for investment capital. It earned that... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
India is more Transparent
First, most of the domestic assets of Chinese companies are not publicly listed. Second, Chinese financial analysts are not independent but state-owned or state-controlled, as are the companies on which they issue reports. “Is it easier... View Details
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Field Course: Public Markets Investing Seminar - Course Catalog
seminars supplement the project work and allow the class to come together to engage with industry leaders, protagonists, and asset allocators. Students will learn first-hand the challenges and issues surrounding the diligence of an... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Harvard Endowment Grows to $32 Billion
The Harvard endowment grew by 21.4 percent to $32 billion for the fiscal year ended June 30, up $4.4 billion from the year before, according to the annual report by Harvard Management Company. Every asset class advanced, led by a 34.6... View Details
Keywords: Endowment
- 02 Sep 2016
- News
Mentoring Is ‘the Best Part of the Job’
Mary Callahan Erdoes (MBA 1993) is CEO of JPM Asset Management at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and is a 2016 recipient of an HBS Alumni Achievement Award. In this interview, Erdoes talks about the value of mentoring. “At JP Morgan, I’ve been... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Faculty Research Online
supports, such as housing assistance, disease research, and the arts, according to new research by Assistant Professor Christopher Marquis and his coauthors. Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset Dealmakers often forget the power of a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
LBS Picks New Dean
BUCHANAN: LBS an asset to business around the globe. Photo COURTESY LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL When it came time for the London Business School to appoint a new dean, a ten-month global search turned up the right candidate close to home. Late... View Details