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- July 2022 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
York Capital and Enovix
By: William Vrattos, Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo
In June 2020, Jeremy Blank prepared for a meeting with his fellow partners at York Capital to discuss an investment he had championed in Enovix, a company developing a state-of-the-art, silicon-based battery. Early-stage technology companies, like Enovix, were not...
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Keywords:
Investment Evaluation;
Partners and Partnerships;
Investment Portfolio;
Judgments;
Opportunities
Vrattos, William, Jo Tango, and Alys Ferragamo. "York Capital and Enovix." Harvard Business School Case 223-006, July 2022. (Revised June 2024.)
- 19 Feb 2015
- Video
Chuck Davis, CEO of Swagbucks.com
- 02 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Investor Protection: The Czech Experience
think hard about partner selection, deal structuring, and operational decisions when expropriation is a key risk. Second, it's an instructive example for economics and legal scholars who have begun to...
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- March 2009 (Revised August 2010)
- Case
The Posse Foundation: Implementing a Growth Strategy
The Posse Foundation selected high-potential, non-traditional students to attend selective colleges as part of a group of 10 from the same city. The organization had developed an ambitious growth plan, but because it focused on the most selective colleges, the pool of...
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Keywords:
Diversity;
Higher Education;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Personal Development and Career;
Partners and Partnerships;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Education Industry
Childress, Stacey M., and Andrea Michelle Alexander. "The Posse Foundation: Implementing a Growth Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 309-056, March 2009. (Revised August 2010.)
- 2016
- Report
The New Role of Business in Global Education
By: Mark R. Kramer, Greg Hills, Kate Tallant, Matt Wilka and Anjali Bhatt
Shared value defines a new role for business in helping to overcome the global education and unemployment crisis. By aligning profit with purpose, companies can become essential partners for schools, nonprofits, and governments while simultaneously discovering new ways...
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Kramer, Mark R., Greg Hills, Kate Tallant, Matt Wilka, and Anjali Bhatt. "The New Role of Business in Global Education." Report, FSG, 2016.
- January 2004 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Gold Hill Venture Lending
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
David Fischer is trying to raise $200 million for a first-time venture debt fund that will be affiliated with Silicon Valley Bank, a major technology lender. Despite his lengthy experience in venture lending, the process is proving difficult. He and his partners are...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Value Creation;
Venture Capital;
Partners and Partnerships;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Investment Funds;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Gold Hill Venture Lending." Harvard Business School Case 804-083, January 2004. (Revised May 2005.)
- December 2007 (Revised June 2009)
- Case
KPMG (A): A Near-Death Experience
By: Robert G. Eccles and Eliot Sherman
Describes the way in which "Big Four" auditor KPMG dealt with an indictment stemming from the firm's sale of tax shelters. In 2005 Tim Flynn has been KPMG Chairman for a matter of days when he learns that the government is preparing to indict the firm on charges of...
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Keywords:
Accounting Audits;
Crime and Corruption;
Taxation;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Crisis Management;
Partners and Partnerships;
Accounting Industry;
Service Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and Eliot Sherman. "KPMG (A): A Near-Death Experience." Harvard Business School Case 408-073, December 2007. (Revised June 2009.)
- 25 Mar 2016
- Video
David Frankel, Managing Partner, Founder Collective
- 29 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Bloom Energy
Why We Recruit is a series of interviews with our recruiting partners covering everything from their experience working with HBS to what they would like students to know. Each week, we will release a new interview that dives into a unique...
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Keywords:
Manufacturing
- December 2006 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
Lion Capital and the Blackstone Group: The Orangina Deal
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
The managing partners of two private equity firms are hoping to forestall a third bidding round for a target company, the European beverage division of Cadbury Schweppes. As they wait to meet with the CEO, they revisit their assumptions on the deal and review the...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Private Equity;
Negotiation Deal;
Negotiation Process;
Partners and Partnerships;
Valuation;
Europe
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Lion Capital and the Blackstone Group: The Orangina Deal." Harvard Business School Case 807-005, December 2006. (Revised May 2008.)
- December 1996 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Parker's Biscuits, Inc.: Venturing into China
Carol Wittenberg's first major task as president of the Asia/Pacific business for Parker's Biscuits is to set up a joint venture to manufacture biscuits in China. The team that Wittenberg has put together to find a joint venture partner has narrowed the choice down to...
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Keywords:
Joint Ventures;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Manufacturing Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
China
Gray, Ann E. "Parker's Biscuits, Inc.: Venturing into China." Harvard Business School Case 697-056, December 1996. (Revised July 1997.)
- Article
Czech Mate: Expropriation and Investor Protection in a Converging World
By: Mihir A. Desai and Alberto Moel
This paper examines the expropriation of a foreign investor by a local partner and the subsequent resolution of that case through international arbitration in favor of the investor. Despite the investor's 99% interest in joint venture, the local partner managed to...
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Keywords:
Joint Ventures;
Capital Markets;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Geographic Location;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Governance Controls;
Courts and Trials;
Rights;
Czech Republic;
United States
Desai, Mihir A., and Alberto Moel. "Czech Mate: Expropriation and Investor Protection in a Converging World." Review of Finance 12, no. 1 (2008): 221–251. (This paper is a revised version of ECGI Working Paper No. 62/2004.)
- 12 Jul 2017
- News
Why Mentoring Matters in a Hypercompetitive World
- 21 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
Hands-on Learning About Global Markets
The challenge posed to students in HBS’s FIELD Global Immersion (FGI) course sounds a bit like a premise for reality TV: Travel to unfamiliar markets where you might not speak the language, work in teams with students you might not know,...
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- January 2021 (Revised March 2021)
- Supplement
Juno (C): Leveraging Student Power
By: Joshua Schwartzstein, Kathleen L. McGinn and Amy Klopfenstein
In May 2020, Juno co-founders Chris Abkarians and Nikhil Agarwal decided to hold the annual auction for their student loan assistance startup. Five lenders submitted bids, and the co-founders ultimately opted to select Eager Bank as their partner for the 2020-2021...
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Keywords:
Decision Making;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Decisions;
Cost vs Benefits;
Judgments;
Education;
Higher Education;
Finance;
Borrowing and Debt;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Alignment;
Negotiation;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Negotiation Deal;
Negotiation Offer;
Negotiation Participants;
Negotiation Process;
Negotiation Tactics;
Negotiation Types;
Financial Services Industry;
Education Industry;
North and Central America;
United States;
Massachusetts;
Boston
Schwartzstein, Joshua, Kathleen L. McGinn, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Juno (C): Leveraging Student Power." Harvard Business School Supplement 921-034, January 2021. (Revised March 2021.)
- September 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Supplement
Cathy Benko: WINning at Deloitte (B)
By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Deborah M. Kolb and Cailin B. Hammer
Cathy Benko pulls together a group of Deloitte and Touche's top partners for a weekend discussion of the Initiative for the Retention and Advancement of Women (WIN). Benko, stimulated by the strong reaction by the attending partners, agrees to take on the leadership...
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McGinn, Kathleen L., Deborah M. Kolb, and Cailin B. Hammer. "Cathy Benko: WINning at Deloitte (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 907-027, September 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- November 2000 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Blaine and Mason, LLP: Gross Versus Net Revenue Reporting (A)
By: David F. Hawkins
The managing partners of a public accounting firm must resolve a number of staff requests for assistance in deciding how audit clients should report their revenues. Each example explores whether revenues should be reported on a gross or net basis.
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Keywords:
Financial Statements;
Accounting Audits;
Business Earnings;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Financial Reporting;
Revenue;
Accounting Industry
Hawkins, David F. "Blaine and Mason, LLP: Gross Versus Net Revenue Reporting (A)." Harvard Business School Case 101-040, November 2000. (Revised April 2002.)
- August 2021
- Case
Apax Digital
By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo
The Apax Digital team faced important decisions as they contemplated raising a second fund. Apax Digital Fund I was a $1.1 billion vehicle focused on mid-market growth equity and growth buyouts in the technology sector. The fund had performed well, and the Managing...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Acquisition;
Investment Portfolio;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Venture Capital;
Technology Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Tango, Jo, and Alys Ferragamo. "Apax Digital." Harvard Business School Case 822-016, August 2021.