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- October 2006 (Revised September 2014)
- Case
Summit Partners - The FleetCor Investment (A)
By: Michael J. Roberts
Part of a 3-case series in which students get to see the unfolding of due diligence on private equity (buy out) deal. In this, the A case, the deal team has negotiated a letter of intent with FleetCor, a firm that operates a fuel payment network for vehicle fleets....
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Keywords:
Negotiation Preparation;
Private Equity;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Investment;
Negotiation Offer;
Service Industry
Roberts, Michael J. "Summit Partners - The FleetCor Investment (A)." Harvard Business School Case 807-033, October 2006. (Revised September 2014.)
- December 1998 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Korea Stock Exchange, 1998
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and James Chang
Following a major financial crisis, the South Korean government attempted to revive the Korea Stock Exchange to spur equity investment in Korean companies. This case describes the reforms undertaken so far and the challenges that lay ahead.
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Keywords:
Equity;
Stocks;
Restructuring;
Emerging Markets;
Corporate Governance;
Business and Government Relations;
Accounting Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
South Korea
Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, and James Chang. "Korea Stock Exchange, 1998." Harvard Business School Case 199-033, December 1998. (Revised March 2001.)
- November 1999
- Case
Doyle's Dealmaking Dilemma: Negotiating the Job Search
MBA student Doyle Williams searches for his ideal job in a private equity group and uses his negotiation skills to try to attain the best possible compensation package.
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Keywords:
Compensation and Benefits;
Job Interviews;
Job Search;
Negotiation Process;
Negotiation Tactics
Sebenius, James K. "Doyle's Dealmaking Dilemma: Negotiating the Job Search." Harvard Business School Case 800-124, November 1999.
- July 2022 (Revised November 2023)
- Case
3G Capital
By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo
In June 2022, 3G Capital Co-Managing Partners Alex Behring and Daniel Schwartz were in a partners’ meeting. On the agenda were three potential investments. Code named “Alpha,” “Bravo,” and “Charlie” (real target companies that have been disguised), they were the...
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Keywords:
Investment Decisions;
Leveraged Buyout;
Investment Funds;
Investment Portfolio;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Private Equity
Tango, Jo, and Alys Ferragamo. "3G Capital." Harvard Business School Case 823-010, July 2022. (Revised November 2023.)
- 21 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The VC Quandary: Too Much Money
home run" or for U.S. firms that need to penetrate the European market. Mullen spoke as a member of the panel "State of the Venture Capital Industry: Past, Present and Future" at the 11th Annual Venture Capital & Private View Details
- April 2011 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
Angels in British Columbia
By: Josh Lerner, Thomas Hellmann and Ilkin Ilyaszade
The case study provides an overview of the angel investment practices and describes government policies towards angel and venture capital investing in British Columbia, Canada. It focuses in particular on the Equity Capital Program (BCECP henceforth), which provides...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Private Equity;
Investment;
Policy;
Taxation;
Performance Improvement;
Programs;
British Columbia
Lerner, Josh, Thomas Hellmann, and Ilkin Ilyaszade. "Angels in British Columbia." Harvard Business School Case 811-100, April 2011. (Revised April 2012.)
- April 2004 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Enron Corporation: May 6, 2001 Sell Recommendation
By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen
A consulting firm to institutional investors recommends selling Enron Corp.'s equity short on May 6, 2001, while many sellside analysts are recommending the stock as a "buy."
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Keywords:
Judgments;
Financial Reporting;
Investment;
Competency and Skills;
Financial Statements;
Consulting Industry
Hawkins, David F., and Jacob Cohen. "Enron Corporation: May 6, 2001 Sell Recommendation." Harvard Business School Case 104-075, April 2004. (Revised April 2011.)
- 25 Apr 2014
- Video
Sam Duboc - Making A Difference
- July 2018
- Teaching Note
The Perfect Storm: What Happens When the Market Moves Four Standard Deviations?
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Sayiddah Fatima McCree
Adam Carter was the portfolio manager for Tate Modern Finance III, L.P. (“Tate” or the “Fund”), the third in a series of U.S. commercial real estate debt funds sponsored by the London-based Tate Partners. The Fund was capitalized with $700 million of equity...
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Keywords:
CMBS;
CLO;
Repo Financing;
Real Estate;
Financial Strategy;
Investment Funds;
Financing and Loans
- November 2008 (Revised January 2009)
- Case
The Restructuring of Daiei
In 2004, the Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan (IRCJ) was given the task of restructuring Daiei, one of the largest Japanese retailers and the country's most prominent zombie companies. The IRCJ was a government-sponsored organization that was funded with...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Capital Structure;
Private Equity;
Performance Effectiveness;
Retail Industry;
Japan
Ruback, Richard S. "The Restructuring of Daiei." Harvard Business School Case 209-060, November 2008. (Revised January 2009.)
- October 2013 (Revised October 2016)
- Case
Steward Health Care System
By: Robert F. Higgins and Noah Fisher
Steward Health has raised private equity and has converted from not-for-profit to for-profit. The case describes its Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and asks whether it should continue this experiment.
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Keywords:
Accountable Care Organization;
ACO;
Medicare;
Medicaid;
Medical Services;
Cerberus;
Caritas;
Health Care Policy;
Health Care Industry;
Provider Organizations;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Industry;
United States
Higgins, Robert F., and Noah Fisher. "Steward Health Care System." Harvard Business School Case 814-029, October 2013. (Revised October 2016.)
- September 2008 (Revised December 2011)
- Case
Frank Addante, Serial Entrepreneur
By: Noam T. Wasserman and Antony Uy
Frank Addante is a 28-year-old serial entrepreneur who is in the process of building his fifth venture. Of his first four ventures, two were sold, one went public, and in the last he decided to close the venture and return unused capital to his investors. With the...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Equity;
Selection and Staffing;
Groups and Teams
Wasserman, Noam T., and Antony Uy. "Frank Addante, Serial Entrepreneur." Harvard Business School Case 809-046, September 2008. (Revised December 2011.)
- March 2023
- Case
Ownership Works: Scaling a Profitable Social Mission
By: Ethan Rouen, Dennis Campbell and Andrew Robinson
Pete Stavros was on a high after his latest experiment with employee ownership. As the head of industrial investments for KKR, Stavros orchestrated the sale of CHI Overhead Doors, which turned into KKR’s best investment in more than two decades and created $360 million...
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Rouen, Ethan, Dennis Campbell, and Andrew Robinson. "Ownership Works: Scaling a Profitable Social Mission." Harvard Business School Case 123-079, March 2023.
- 08 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Career Choices for the Class of 2018
The Class of 2018 has continued the trend of finding opportunities in diverse sectors across the landscape of MBA hiring, including positions in hospitality, real estate and health care delivery in addition to roles in consulting, private View Details
Keywords:
All Industries
- December 2010 (Revised October 2021)
- Case
Silver Lake
By: David J. Collis and Elizabeth A. Kind
Dave Roux, co-founder and chairman of Silver Lake, a private equity (PE) firm specializing in technology investments, was meeting with the firm's investment committee via video conference to discuss options for Silver Lake's future growth. While the private equity...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Private Equity;
Expansion;
Global Range;
Financial Services Industry
Collis, David J., and Elizabeth A. Kind. "Silver Lake." Harvard Business School Case 711-420, December 2010. (Revised October 2021.)
- April 2014 (Revised October 2015)
- Case
Texas Teachers and the New Texas Way
By: Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, Luis M. Viceira, John D. Dionne and Nathaniel Burbank
In 2011 Britt Harris, the Chief Investment Officer for the $107.4 billion Teachers Retirement System of Texas (TRS), was considering whether to pursue strategic partnerships with a group of large private equity firms. After spending four years aggressively moving the...
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Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew, Luis M. Viceira, John D. Dionne, and Nathaniel Burbank. "Texas Teachers and the New Texas Way." Harvard Business School Case 214-091, April 2014. (Revised October 2015.)
- June 2001
- Case
ESL Golf (A)
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Christopher R Gordon
Todd Peterson and his colleagues have spent five weeks analyzing CMP Capital Partners' potential leveraged buyout of ESL Golf. They are about to present their analysis and bid proposal to the investment committee, consisting of all CMP partners, which must approve any...
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- October 2011
- Case
CSN Stores
By: William A. Sahlman and Neil Tolaney
In March 2011, CSN Stores is a collection of nearly 200 Internet retail websites, including Cookware.com, Strollers.com, and Luggage.com. Co-founders Niraj Shah and Steve Conine were considering making a major investment to build brand equity at the corporate level.
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Keywords:
Internet and the Web;
Distribution Channels;
Investment;
Brands and Branding;
Equity;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Information Technology Industry;
Retail Industry
Sahlman, William A., and Neil Tolaney. "CSN Stores." Harvard Business School Case 812-044, October 2011.
- September 1992 (Revised March 1993)
- Case
Empresas ICA and the Mexican Road Privatization Program
By: Willis M. Emmons III and Monica Brand
Mexico's largest construction company, Empresas ICA, makes an initial public offering to international equity investors in April 1992 to help fund its participation in an ambitious new private-sector approach to highway development. Under the new program, launched by...
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Keywords:
Construction;
Transportation Networks;
Infrastructure;
Privatization;
Private Equity;
Investment;
Initial Public Offering;
Private Sector;
Government and Politics;
Policy;
Construction Industry;
Mexico
Emmons, Willis M., III, and Monica Brand. "Empresas ICA and the Mexican Road Privatization Program." Harvard Business School Case 793-028, September 1992. (Revised March 1993.)
- December 2003 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Grove Street Advisors
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon and Frank Angella
Grove Street Advisors, a manager of customized private equity investment products, has been very successful in its first five years. To grow, the group must decide whether to target smaller organizations, revive its coinvestment efforts, or enter the highly competitive...
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Keywords:
Business Organization;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Private Equity;
Investment;
Market Entry and Exit;
Competitive Strategy
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, and Frank Angella. "Grove Street Advisors." Harvard Business School Case 804-050, December 2003. (Revised May 2004.)