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- 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.)
- 11 Aug 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Structural GARCH: The Volatility-Leverage Connection
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by Robert F. Engle & Emil N. Siriwardane
- 20 Sep 2020
- News
Buyout groups blasted at SEC meeting for ‘misleading numbers’
- 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.)
- 12 Oct 2022
- Video
Christine Marie Ortiz Guzman on how we are all “designers”
- February 2009 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Messer Griesheim (A)
By: Josh Lerner, Ann-Kristin Achleitner, Eva Lutz and Kerry Herman
In 2001, Allianz Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs acquired a majority stake in Messer Griesheim, a European industrial gas concern held by Hoechst. The dealmakers faced several challenges, including delicate corporate governance issues due to partial family ownership...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Restructuring;
Venture Capital;
Private Equity;
Corporate Governance;
Family Ownership;
Chemical Industry;
Industrial Products Industry;
Europe
Lerner, Josh, Ann-Kristin Achleitner, Eva Lutz, and Kerry Herman. "Messer Griesheim (A)." Harvard Business School Case 809-056, February 2009. (Revised March 2013.)
- 04 Sep 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Investing Outside the Box: Evidence from Alternative Vehicles in Private Capital
- September 2016
- Case
Partners Group: Ain't No Mountain High Enough
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Ricardo Andrade
Partners Group (PG), a Swiss-based PE manager, initiated a series of strategic shifts and evolved from a predominately fund-of-funds manager into a large, multi-asset class PE firm focused on direct investments. PG was the first PE firm to go public in 2006. A number...
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Lietz, Nori Gerardo, and Ricardo Andrade. "Partners Group: Ain't No Mountain High Enough." Harvard Business School Case 217-035, September 2016.
- February 2017 (Revised February 2018)
- Case
Frank Baker: Siris Capital Group and Titan Systems
By: Steven Rogers and Derrick Collins
Private equity firm, Siris Capital Group, must decide if they should raise their offer to take Titan Telecom private by acquiring its publicly traded stock. Siris’ decision to pay a premium for Titan must be made in the context of their unique (and somewhat complex)...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Private Equity;
Mobile Technology;
Financial Services Industry;
Communications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
United States
Rogers, Steven, and Derrick Collins. "Frank Baker: Siris Capital Group and Titan Systems." Harvard Business School Case 317-036, February 2017. (Revised February 2018.)
- April 2020
- Teaching Note
Cambridge Franchise Partners
By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld
Teaching Note for HBS No. 217-082. Cambridge Franchise Partners (CFP) was established by Matt Perelman and Alex Sloane (both HBS ’15) to pursue a roll-up strategy in the quick service restaurant (QSR) sector. Burger King (BK) approved CFP’s request to become a...
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- 21 Jan 2016
- News
Private Equity's Golden Age Wasn't So Golden After All
- November 2005 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Tad O'Malley: December 2004
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon and Sean Klimczak
Tad O'Malley, a second-year student at Harvard Business School, must choose among three offers from private equity firms. Each firm presents a unique combination of history, culture, and compensation. Traces Tad's strategy in obtaining these offers and lets students...
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Compensation and Benefits;
Job Offer;
Negotiation Tactics;
Organizational Culture;
Personal Development and Career
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, and Sean Klimczak. "Tad O'Malley: December 2004." Harvard Business School Case 806-024, November 2005. (Revised November 2007.)
- March 2011 (Revised September 2014)
- Case
Bridging the GAAPs
By: Gwen Yu
Inconsistencies in accounting treatment across countries are a major obstacle for global equity investment. Adoption of a single accounting standard (IFRS) has been received with much excitement, where apples to apples comparison across countries will become easier....
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Keywords:
Financial Reporting;
International Accounting;
Private Equity;
Investment;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Information Management;
Standards;
Valuation
Yu, Gwen. "Bridging the GAAPs." Harvard Business School Case 111-114, March 2011. (Revised September 2014.) (Included in Harvard Business School's Premier Case Collection.)
- Article
Network Effects in the Governance of Strategic Alliances
We argue that the stock of prior alliances between participants in the biotechnology sector forms a network that serves as a governance mechanism in interfirm transactions. To test how this network substitutes for other governance mechanisms, we examine how equity...
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Keywords:
Network Effects;
Governance;
Strategy;
Alliances;
Stocks;
Market Transactions;
Equity;
Mortgages;
Biotechnology Industry
Robinson, David, and Toby E. Stuart. "Network Effects in the Governance of Strategic Alliances." Journal of Law, Economics & Organization 23, no. 1 (April 2007): 242–273.
- November 2007
- Case
The 1995 Release of the Institutional Investor Research Report: The Impact of New Information
By: Boris Groysberg, Nitin Nohria and Derek Haas
In 1995, Institutional Investor magazine began selling a complete ranking of the best equity research analysts. This report allowed research firms to assess the relative quality of each analyst across the industry, and this enabled firms to know nearly as much about...
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Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Investment Banking;
Retention;
Selection and Staffing;
Reports;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Performance Evaluation;
Banking Industry
Groysberg, Boris, Nitin Nohria, and Derek Haas. "The 1995 Release of the Institutional Investor Research Report: The Impact of New Information." Harvard Business School Case 408-061, November 2007.
- July 1973 (Revised August 1987)
- Case
Central Express Corp.
Deals with the choice between debt and equity as a vehicle for financing expansion. Introduces the concept of EBIT charts and raises a number of other issues (e.g. dilution, leverage, etc.).
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Barrett, M. Edgar, and Steven E. Levy. "Central Express Corp." Harvard Business School Case 174-001, July 1973. (Revised August 1987.)
- September 2007 (Revised November 2008)
- Case
Sinopec: Refining its Strategy
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Julia Galef
China's oil industry, with majority ownership vested in the government, had engaged in an "equity oil" strategy for the past few years-acquiring equity interests in oil producing nations including Sudan, Angola, and Iran. Outside critics, however, suggested that the...
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Keywords:
Non-Renewable Energy;
Equity;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Demand and Consumers;
State Ownership;
Energy Industry;
China
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Julia Galef. "Sinopec: Refining its Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 708-018, September 2007. (Revised November 2008.)
Jacqueline Ng Lane
Jackie Lane is an Assistant Professor in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School and a co-Principal Investigator of the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard (LISH) at the Digital Data Design Institute (D^3) at Harvard. She... View Details
- November 2002 (Revised December 2002)
- Case
Calvin Klein, Inc. v. Warnaco Group, Inc.
On May 30, 2000, Calvin Klein, Inc. (CKI) filed suit against Warnaco Group, Inc. and Linda Wachner, its CEO, for breaching its jeanswear licensing and distribution contract and, in so doing, diluting the equity of its brand. On June 26, 2000, Warnaco countered with its...
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Keywords:
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Distribution Channels;
Brands and Branding;
Manufacturing Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Fournier, Susan M., and Jessica Boer. "Calvin Klein, Inc. v. Warnaco Group, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 503-011, November 2002. (Revised December 2002.)