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- September 1995 (Revised July 1998)
- Background Note
Entrepreneurial Finance Suggested Readings
By: William A. Sahlman and Andrew S. Janower
Sahlman, William A., and Andrew S. Janower. "Entrepreneurial Finance Suggested Readings." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-040, September 1995. (Revised July 1998.)
- January 1987 (Revised January 1988)
- Background Note
Note on Trade Finance
By: David B. Yoffie
Yoffie, David B. "Note on Trade Finance." Harvard Business School Background Note 387-069, January 1987. (Revised January 1988.)
- July 2015
- Case
Private Equity Finance Vignettes: 2016
By: Paul A. Gompers and Victoria Ivashina
This case contains four vignettes that provide an introduction to the issues covered in the course, Private Equity Finance. View Details
Gompers, Paul A., and Victoria Ivashina. "Private Equity Finance Vignettes: 2016." Harvard Business School Case 216-005, July 2015.
- 2021
- Article
Venture Capital Booms and Startup Financing
By: William Janeway, Ramana Nanda and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf
We review the growing literature on the relationship between venture capital booms and startup financing, focusing on three broad areas: First, we discuss the drivers of large inflows into the venture capital asset class, particularly in recent years—which are related... View Details
Janeway, William, Ramana Nanda, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf. "Venture Capital Booms and Startup Financing." Annual Review of Financial Economics 13 (2021): 111–127.
- 03 Jan 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Banking Deregulation, Financing Constraints and Entrepreneurship
- 2012
- Article
A Reduced-Form Approach to Behavioral Public Finance
By: Sendhil Mullainathan, Joshua Schwartzstein and William Congdon
Research in behavioral public finance has blossomed in recent years, producing diverse empirical and theoretical insights. This article develops a single framework with which to understand these advances. Rather than drawing out the consequences of specific... View Details
Mullainathan, Sendhil, Joshua Schwartzstein, and William Congdon. "A Reduced-Form Approach to Behavioral Public Finance." Annual Review of Economics 4 (2012): 511–540.
- September 2024
- Article
International Business and Decentralized Finance
By: Campbell Harvey and Daniel Rabetti
Harvey, Campbell, and Daniel Rabetti. "International Business and Decentralized Finance." Journal of International Business Studies 55, no. 7 (September 2024): 840–863. (Perspective.)
- April 22, 2015
- Editorial
One Way To Help Greece Recover: Help Greek Companies Obtain Financing
By: George Serafeim
Keywords: Europe; European Union; Eurozone; Politics; Government; Government And Business; Competitiveness; Country Analysis; Country Strategy; Finance; Competition; Financing and Loans; Financial Crisis; Business and Government Relations; European Union; Greece
Serafeim, George. "One Way To Help Greece Recover: Help Greek Companies Obtain Financing." Forbes.com (April 22, 2015).
- February 2025
- Case
Blue Owl Financing of Ping Identity
By: Victoria Ivashina and Srimayi Mylavarapu
In the fall of 2022, Blue Owl Capital's investment committee evaluated a potential investment in the technology sector. The proposed transaction centered on Ping Identity Corporation (“Ping”), a fast-growing identity access management (IAM) software company that was... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Borrowing and Debt; Cash Flow; Investment; Privatization; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry
Ivashina, Victoria, and Srimayi Mylavarapu. "Blue Owl Financing of Ping Identity." Harvard Business School Case 225-078, February 2025.
- 2010
- Chapter
The Financing of R&D and Innovation
By: Bronwyn H. Hall and Josh Lerner
Evidence on the “funding gap” for investment innovation is surveyed. The focus is on financial market reasons for underinvestment that exist even when externality-induced underinvestment is absent. We conclude that while small and new innovative firms experience high... View Details
Hall, Bronwyn H., and Josh Lerner. "The Financing of R&D and Innovation." Chap. 14 in Handbook of the Economics of Innovation: Volume 1, by Bronwyn H. Hall and Nathan Rosenberg, 609–639. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2010.
- Research Summary
Leading The Finance Function in the Future
Marc L. Bertoneche is analyzing, for research and teaching purposes, the trends of the finance function in various parts of the world and its increasing role as a strategic partner in business decisions. View Details
- January – February 1969
- Article
Sophisticated Financing Tool: The Warrant
By: Henry B. Reiling and Samuel L. Hayes III
Reiling, Henry B., and Samuel L. Hayes III. "Sophisticated Financing Tool: The Warrant." Harvard Business Review 47, no. 1 (January–February 1969): 137–150. (Reprinted: Securities Law Review, 1969 (Sage Hill Publishers, Inc.))
- January 1998 (Revised September 2001)
- Background Note
A Note on Angel Financing
By: Paul A. Gompers
Discusses the economics of the private equity market and recent efforts by the U.S. Small Business Administration to promote greater angel financing. View Details
Keywords: Financial Markets; Government and Politics; Financing and Loans; Financial Services Industry; United States
Gompers, Paul A. "A Note on Angel Financing." Harvard Business School Background Note 298-083, January 1998. (Revised September 2001.)
- February 2001 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
eSurg (B): Second Round Financing
By: Jay O. Light and Anthony Massaro
An embryonic online medical supplies firm must negotiate a second-round funding. View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Negotiation; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Internet; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Light, Jay O., and Anthony Massaro. "eSurg (B): Second Round Financing." Harvard Business School Case 201-051, February 2001. (Revised June 2001.)
- October 2019
- Article
Returns to Talent and the Finance Wage Premium
By: Boris Vallée and Claire Célérier
To study the role of talent in finance workers' pay, we exploit a special feature of the French higher education system. Wage returns to talent have been significantly higher and have risen faster in finance since the 1980s than in other sectors. Both wage returns to... View Details
Vallée, Boris, and Claire Célérier. "Returns to Talent and the Finance Wage Premium." Review of Financial Studies 32, no. 10 (October 2019): 4005–4040.
- June 2008 (Revised October 2008)
- Case
International Carbon Finance and EcoSecurities
By: Andre F. Perold, Forest L. Reinhardt and Mikell Hyman
In late 2007, EcoSecurities had to decide whether to undertake a new Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project in China. EcoSecurities was an aggregator of carbon credits and also invested directly in projects that produced carbon credits. Governments and firms... View Details
Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; Cost Management; Investment Return; Business and Government Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Investment; Cash Flow; Valuation; Pollutants; Environmental Sustainability; Financial Services Industry; China
Perold, Andre F., Forest L. Reinhardt, and Mikell Hyman. "International Carbon Finance and EcoSecurities." Harvard Business School Case 208-151, June 2008. (Revised October 2008.)
- December 2012
- Background Note
Glossary of Municipal Finance Terms
A note on municipal bond structuring. View Details
Keywords: Local Government; Political Process; Debt Management; Financial Planning; Financial Management; Bonds; Urban Development; Local Range; Government Administration
Bergstresser, Daniel, Randolph Cohen, and Richard Ryffel. "Glossary of Municipal Finance Terms." Harvard Business School Background Note 213-063, December 2012.