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- 24 Apr 2014
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Dreaming big for Africa’s future
Tope Lawani (MBA 1995, JD 1996) is cofounder and managing partner of London-based Helios Investments, a private investment firm concentrating on socioeconomic development in Africa. Helios is virtually the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Research Brief: A $1.6 Trillion Rainy-Day Fund?
firms hold twice as much cash in reserve, on average, as large, privately held firms. To come to his counterintuitive conclusion, Farre-Mensa analyzed 4,259 public firms and... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Bruce Rauner (MBA '81) Endows New Professorship
older or retired to share my good fortune," says Rauner, managing principal of Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner, Inc. (GTCR), a Chicago-based private equity firm that specializes in acquiring and consolidating... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 21 Nov 2017
- News
Start Your Engines
to build on as Formula One’s relatively new chairman and CEO. Liberty Media bought F1 from the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners in an $8 billion deal finalized in January 2017. Carey joined as CEO... View Details
- 17 Jan 2019
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
startup itself.” Pathipati: “I am a member of the founding team and lead the investment effort at North Island, an innovative private equity firm established by Glenn Hutchins (MBA 1983) (previously... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
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What’s after Fannie and Freddie?
Scharfstein: “Whenever you mix government guarantees with private, for-profit entities, those private entities put the government at risk.” Reforming the U.S. housing finance system remains perhaps the largest piece of unfinished business... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: W. Mitt Romney
right set of experiences." One such item on Romney's résumé was his successful turnaround of the Boston-based consulting firm Bain & Company. Romney joined Bain in 1977, then left in 1984 to become CEO of its venture capital spin-off,... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 May 2013
- News
Thompson Dean, MBA 1984
how I look at problems, which has been really helpful to me in my investing career,” says Dean, who cofounded the private equity firm Avista Capital Partners in 2005 after 20 years with DLJ Merchant Banking... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: Less Risk, More Reward
Children’s Health Insurance Program [SCHIP] that was rolled out in 1997. Its goal was to insure children who were not covered by private insurance, but whose family income disqualified them from Medicaid. But I found that one of the... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Going For The Summit
to make high-stakes decisions that affect a lot of people, and you have to act quickly or you're in trouble," Carpenter explains. "Managing an Internet firm is just like that." Despite the challenge, under Carpenter's expert guidance, her... View Details
Keywords: Caroline Chauncey
- 07 Aug 2019
- News
“The Star of the North”
owners had seen,” says Edeburn, “was that some of what were considered to be the jewel businesses were either bought up by corporate acquirers or by private equity firms that didn’t have as much of a sense... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?
appropriate to try to understand what major problems might lie ahead for market capitalism. By market capitalism we mean a system where decisions about what to produce and at what price are made by private View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Naina Lal Kidwai
should find the capital markets attractive. Private equity and venture capital have played a major role in providing equity to firms before they are ready to access the capital markets. Foreign direct... View Details
- 17 Feb 2011
- News
Field Report: Rwanda
Karisimbi Partners, a three-person private consulting group that works with small- to mid-sized enterprises. “The idea behind Karisimbi’s model is that sustained economic growth in Rwanda requires private... View Details
- 06 Sep 2016
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The Solution That Doesn’t Get Discussed About How to Get More Women On Corporate Boards
traditional search firms have not adopted this proven approach. The reason is simple and makes sense—just follow the money. Board placements are not a significant source of fees for search firms whose main... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Full Stream Ahead
high-water mark for the valuation of an individual artist’s catalog: more than $500 million, according to the New York Times. Estimates by Music Business Worldwide suggest that investors, including many of the biggest players in private... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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Transforming the lives of the needy across Pakistan
best way to catalyze lasting change is to support people who are entrenched in local communities and will be there for the long term,” says Wasim, a managing director at the private equity firm of Hellman... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
All Aboard for Board Members
Since Alumni Career Services launched its board of directors résumé database a year ago, it has grown to more than 1,000 names of HBS graduates interested in serving on public or private boards. Initially, only executive search View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019
co-founder of the investment firm Blackstone, has written an empowering, entertaining, and informative guide for anyone striving for greater personal impact. From deal making to investing, leadership to entrepreneurship, philanthropy to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
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Social Investing Pioneers
renowned venture capital firm he cofounded in 1972. In 2007, he cofounded and became a nonexecutive director of Social Finance, a London-based nonprofit social investment advisory that is pioneering ways to apply market principles to... View Details