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William R. Kerr
William Kerr is the D’Arbeloff Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Bill is Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research, co-director of Harvard’s Managing the Future of Work initiative, and faculty chair of the... View Details
- July 2019
- Teaching Note
Arlan Hamilton and Backstage Capital
By: Laura Huang
Teaching Note for HBS No. 419-029. Frustrated by an inability to convince existing venture capital firms to invest in companies led by women, people of color, and LGBT founders, Arlan Hamilton started her own firm, Backstage Capital, in 2015. Hamilton understood the... View Details
- Career Coach
Asher Kinyon
Asher looks forward to helping students understand and prepare for careers in the Technology and Investment Banking industries. Having spent time as an Investment Banking Analyst, several years across... View Details
- 11 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet
But if you ask Bob Higgins, Wyc Grousbeck, and Mark Wan—all seasoned sports team owners-—about the secret to investment success in sports, they'll tell you it has little to do with owning a team. Rather, it's all about the media... View Details
- Career Coach
Kesha Kanakiya
candidates for her firm and can share candid observations on the lifestyle and how to succeed on the job; 2) PE Ops – Kesha interned in this field over the summer and has tactical tips to share on the interview process and industry overall; 3) Impact View Details
- November 2007 (Revised June 2016)
- Case
British Land
By: Lucy White
British Land's shares traded below NAV. Laxey investments tried to force British Land into share buybacks and criticized its corporate governance. Laxey voted borrowed shares at the AGM. View Details
Keywords: Stock Shares; Valuation; Property; Investment; Corporate Governance; Real Estate Industry; London
White, Lucy. "British Land." Harvard Business School Case 208-064, November 2007. (Revised June 2016.)
- October 2020
- Supplement
TowerBrook: ESG in Action (B)
By: Victoria Ivashina, Brian Trelstad and Meaghan Conway
This case is the second of a two-part series that follows Ramez Sousou and his team at TowerBrook Capital Partners as they face a challenging investment decision in February of 2013. It is intended to be distributed at the end of the discussion of “TowerBrook: ESG in... View Details
Ivashina, Victoria, Brian Trelstad, and Meaghan Conway. "TowerBrook: ESG in Action (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 221-046, October 2020.
Jason T. Pananos
Jason Pananos is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Finance Department. Jason currently teaches and was the co-creator of a second-year field course titled “Value Creation in Small and Medium Firms”. Jason is also an active collaborator and guest... View Details
- 06 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI
More than one decade after the fall of apartheid, and despite ambitious economic reforms by the ANC government, foreign direct investment flows into South Africa averaged around two-thirds less than View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- September 2013 (Revised November 2023)
- Case
Antoine Leboyer and GSX
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Antoine Leboyer (HBS '92) acquired the Swiss-based software company GSX in February 2008. He managed through the recession of 2008–2009, dealt with a tumultuous separation from the founder/owner, rebuilt the management team, and upgraded the company's software... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Small Business; Finance; Private Equity; Growth and Development Strategy; France; Switzerland
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Antoine Leboyer and GSX." Harvard Business School Case 214-038, September 2013. (Revised November 2023.)
- 01 Aug 2018
- News
Are share buybacks 'plundering company resources'?
- 05 Jul 2018
- News
China’s new $15bn tech fund emulates SoftBank’s Vision Fund
- 02 May 2013
- HBS Seminar
Eric Werker, Harvard Business School
- 25 Apr 2014
- Video
Kathleen Danoher - Making A Difference
- 24 Aug 2018
- Video
Hemendra Kothari CEM Full Interview
- June 2010
- Case
Legendary Pictures & ABRY Partners
This case focuses on the review by the private equity firm ABRY Partners of an opportunity to invest in a film financing vehicle, Legendary Pictures. Before 2004, private equity firms had avoided co-investing with film studios in film productions because of their... View Details
El-Hage, Nabil N., and Anne Katherine Kofol. "Legendary Pictures & ABRY Partners." Harvard Business School Case 210-094, June 2010.
- April 2023
- Supplement
Fresh Food Generation
By: Brian Trelstad
Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.
This case highlights one of five BIPOC entrepreneuers in the Boston area as part of the HBS Impact Investment Fund. In fall 2021, a team of... View Details
This case highlights one of five BIPOC entrepreneuers in the Boston area as part of the HBS Impact Investment Fund. In fall 2021, a team of... View Details
Trelstad, Brian. "Fresh Food Generation." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 323-704, April 2023.
- 02 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Good Deeds Invite Bad Publicity
exactly like fire insurance. On any given day, you won't see any benefit. In fact, you could go years shelling out money for a service you aren't using. But on the day that, heaven forbid, your house does burn down, then you will definitely be glad you View Details
- December 2016
- Simulation
Venture Capital and Private Equity Game
By: Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Nathaniel Burbank
The Venture Capital and Private Equity Simulation enables groups of students to play the role of either an early or later stage private equity firm. Within the simulation, students raise funds, search for companies to invest in, complete deals, and manage a portfolio... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- Video