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- June 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Siemens AG: A Private Equity Approach within an Industrial Corporation?
By: David J. Collis and Haisley Wert
In July 2022, Horst Kayser, Chairman of Siemens AG Portfolio Companies (POC), was reflecting on the advice he could offer Roland Busch, Chief Executive Officer of the parent company Siemens AG, about whether and how to operate a private equity-like approach inside the... View Details
Collis, David J., and Haisley Wert. "Siemens AG: A Private Equity Approach within an Industrial Corporation?" Harvard Business School Case 723-420, June 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- June 2009
- Teaching Note
Negotiating Equity Splits at UpDown (TN)
By: Noam T. Wasserman and Deepak Malhotra
Teaching Note for [809020]. View Details
- 2004
- Class Lecture
Boom and Bust in Private Equity
By: Josh Lerner
Keywords: Private Equity
Lerner, Josh. "Boom and Bust in Private Equity." Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing Class Lecture, 2004. Electronic. (Faculty Lecture: HBSP Product Number 9-756-1C.)
- 19 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Empathy: The Brand Equity of Retail
agreed, sharing the story of a woman whose luggage was lost on the eve of her husband's funeral. Staff at a local Nordstrom store responded by staying open so she could purchase a few outfits, and her family has been loyal to the retailer ever since. "Empathy can be... View Details
- 2024
- Working Paper
Does the Case for Private Equity Still Hold?
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Philipp Chvanov
Private Equity (“PE”) received a 10-fold increase in capital flows since the Great Financial Crisis (“GFC”) Investors sought higher nominal returns relative to those they could obtain in the public capital markets. This paper questions the fundamental assumptions... View Details
Lietz, Nori Gerardo, and Philipp Chvanov. "Does the Case for Private Equity Still Hold?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-066, January 2024.
- 1978
- Book
Equity Valuation: Models, Analysis and Implications
By: David Hawkins and Walter J. Campbell
Hawkins, David, and Walter J. Campbell. Equity Valuation: Models, Analysis and Implications. New York: Financial Executives Research Foundation, 1978.
- July 2001 (Revised January 2007)
- Case
Lehman Brothers (C): Decline of the Equity Research Department
By: Ashish Nanda and Boris Groysberg
This case tracks the rapid decline of Lehman Brothers' equity research department from August 1992, when, beset by declining ranking, low morale, and high turnover, firm management decides to clean house and reinvest in building the department. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business or Company Management; Leadership; Human Resources; Financial Services Industry
Nanda, Ashish, and Boris Groysberg. "Lehman Brothers (C): Decline of the Equity Research Department." Harvard Business School Case 902-003, July 2001. (Revised January 2007.)
- November 2002
- Article
Pension Equity Charges: A New Concern
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Pension Equity Charges: A New Concern." Accounting Bulletin, no. 111 (November 2002). (corrected.)
- February 2018
- Teaching Note
Omar Simmons: Franchising and Private Equity
By: Steven Rogers and Alyssa Haywoode
Teaching Note for HBS No. 318-055. View Details
- April 2003
- Article
2002 10-Ks: Equity Financial Risk Focus
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "2002 10-Ks: Equity Financial Risk Focus." Accounting Bulletin, no. 118 (April 2003).
- November 1992 (Revised December 1994)
- Case
BEA Associates: Enhanced Equity Index Funds
By: Andre F. Perold
BEA's enhanced index fund product uses derivatives and cash market securities to find the most efficient way to "track an index." The considerations involve transaction costs, custodial fees, withholding taxes on dividends, and fees from securities lending. In this... View Details
Keywords: Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Investment Portfolio; Management; Investment Banking; Competitive Advantage; Cost Management
Perold, Andre F. "BEA Associates: Enhanced Equity Index Funds." Harvard Business School Case 293-024, November 1992. (Revised December 1994.)
- 2021
- Conference Presentation
Intervening to Advance Equity in Tech
By: Robin J. Ely, Sanaz Mobasseri and Wiliam Kahn
- 2014
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Marketing Reading: Brands and Brand Equity
By: Rohit Deshpandé and Anat Keinan
Deshpandé, Rohit, and Anat Keinan. "Marketing Reading: Brands and Brand Equity." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Boston: Harvard Business Publishing 8140, 2014.
- July–August 1983
- Article
Managing for Efficiency, Managing for Equity
By: Joseph L. Bower
Keywords: Management
Bower, Joseph L. "Managing for Efficiency, Managing for Equity." Harvard Business Review 61, no. 4 (July–August 1983): 82–90.
- October 2004
- Class Lecture
Boom and Bust in Private Equity
By: Josh Lerner
Lerner, Josh. "Boom and Bust in Private Equity." Harvard Business School Class Lecture 205-028, October 2004.
- 2012
- Other Unpublished Work
The Efficacy of Shareholder Voting: Evidence from Equity Compensation Plans
By: Ian D. Gow, Christopher S. Armstrong and David F. Larcker
This study examines the effects of shareholder support for equity compensation plans on subsequent chief executive officer (CEO) compensation. Using cross-sectional regression, instrumental variable, and regression discontinuity research designs, we find little... View Details
- 27 Apr 2023
- Cold Call Podcast
Equity Bank CEO James Mwangi: Transforming Lives with Access to Credit
- July 2011
- Article
The Private Equity Advantage: Leveraged Buyout Firms and Relationship Banking
By: Victoria Ivashina and Anna Kovner
This paper examines the impact of leveraged buyout firms' bank relationships on the terms of their syndicated loans. Using a sample of 1,590 loans financing private equity sponsored leveraged buyouts between 1993 and 2005, we find that bank relationships are an... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Private Equity; Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; Interest Rates; Investment Return; Relationships; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry
Ivashina, Victoria, and Anna Kovner. "The Private Equity Advantage: Leveraged Buyout Firms and Relationship Banking." Review of Financial Studies 24, no. 7 (July 2011): 2462–2498.
- January 1994 (Revised April 2011)
- Background Note
Note on Private Equity Partnership Agreements
By: Josh Lerner
Venture capital by necessity is a long-run investment. Consequently, since the mid-1960s virtually all venture financing has been raised through private partnerships with a ten-year or longer life span. To govern these investments, complex contracts have sprung up... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Investment; Governance; Contracts; Partners and Partnerships
Lerner, Josh. "Note on Private Equity Partnership Agreements." Harvard Business School Background Note 294-084, January 1994. (Revised April 2011.)
- September 2021
- Background Note
DuPont Decomposition of Return on Equity
By: Charles C.Y. Wang and Kaden Chien
Wang, Charles C.Y., and Kaden Chien. "DuPont Decomposition of Return on Equity." Harvard Business School Background Note 122-013, September 2021.