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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.)
- 10 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: EF Education First
opportunities to partner with HBS students and clubs on and off campus. We’ve recently moved into our beautiful new North American headquarters on the banks of the Charles River, so we love to create opportunities View Details
- 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 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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- 20 Jul 2017
- News
KKR, a private-equity giant, lays out its succession plan
- August 2005 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Rambus Inc., 2005
By: David B. Yoffie
Rambus is grappling with the ever-changing dynamics of the DRAM/semiconductor industry. The company is actively defending its patent portfolio through litigation and exploring both partnerships and industry standards for keys to future profitability and growth. How can...
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Keywords:
Competition;
Partners and Partnerships;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Semiconductor Industry;
United States
Yoffie, David B. "Rambus Inc., 2005." Harvard Business School Case 706-416, August 2005. (Revised April 2006.)
- 07 Nov 2014
- Video
FIELD 2: DASH Days
- October 2002 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Collabrys, Inc. (A)-The Evolution of a Startup
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
The CEO of a two-year-old start-up must now decide whether to become a technology provider or a service agency. In a time of enormous uncertainty about the viability of various business models for Internet-delivered services and products, Collabrys has survived the...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Internet and the Web;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Corporate Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Cost vs Benefits;
Partners and Partnerships;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Startups;
Corporate Finance;
United States
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Brian DeLacey. "Collabrys, Inc. (A)-The Evolution of a Startup." Harvard Business School Case 603-064, October 2002. (Revised December 2003.)
- Clubs
LatAm Club
- January 2011
- Supplement
Matrix Capital Management (C)
By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane
Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale...
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Keywords:
Public Ownership;
Cash Flow;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Investment Funds;
Financial Strategy;
Valuation;
Partners and Partnerships;
Markets;
Performance Efficiency;
Patents;
Stock Shares;
Decisions;
Financial Services Industry
Baker, Malcolm P., and David Lane. "Matrix Capital Management (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 211-060, January 2011.
- 22 Apr 2015
- HBS Seminar
Riitta Katila, Stanford School of Engineering
- December 2008 (Revised October 2010)
- Case
Paul Capital Partners: Secondary Limited Partnership Investing
This case examines the proposed purchase by Paul Capital Partners of a limited partnership (LP) interest in a private equity fund. Paul Capital has a fund dedicated to buying these "secondary" LP interests. The case is intended as a vehicle for discussing the secondary...
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Keywords:
Capital;
Investment;
Private Equity;
Valuation;
Partners and Partnerships;
Interests;
Markets;
Debates;
Financial Services Industry
Scharfstein, David S. "Paul Capital Partners: Secondary Limited Partnership Investing." Harvard Business School Case 209-089, December 2008. (Revised October 2010.)
- January 2011
- Supplement
Matrix Capital Management (B)
By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane
Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale...
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Keywords:
Public Ownership;
Cash Flow;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Investment Funds;
Financial Strategy;
Valuation;
Partners and Partnerships;
Markets;
Performance Efficiency;
Patents;
Stock Shares;
Decisions;
Financial Services Industry
Baker, Malcolm P., and David Lane. "Matrix Capital Management (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 211-048, January 2011.
- October 1997 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Telewizja Wisla
Claire Hurley and her business partner have obtained a supra-regional TV license for Poland. Their company has received initial funding from Polish investors and now faces the difficult challenge of raising an additional $7 million to fund the start of operations of a...
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Kuemmerle, Walter, Claire Hurley, and Andrew S. Janower. "Telewizja Wisla." Harvard Business School Case 898-033, October 1997. (Revised April 2004.)
Michael Chu
Michael Chu was appointed a Senior Lecturer in the General Management Group of the Harvard Business School in July 2003, where he is part of the Social Enterprise Initiative. He is also a Partner Emeritus of the IGNIA Fund, a venture capital firm in Mexico dedicated... View Details
- October 2016
- Case
Elon Musk: Balancing Purpose and Risk
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Sarah Mehta
The case is used to illustrate the place of ‘Purpose’ versus financial risk and returns in a founder’s objectives. It also addresses personal risk profile of different founders, and when paired with the Risk Tolerance Exercise, it enables evaluating one’s own appetite...
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Keywords:
Electric Vehicle;
Solar Power;
Vision;
Trade-offs;
Leadership;
Mission and Purpose;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Entrepreneurship;
Failure;
United States;
North America
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Sarah Mehta. "Elon Musk: Balancing Purpose and Risk." Harvard Business School Case 817-040, October 2016.
- 07 Feb 2014
- News
Why The Success Of Startups Hinges On Who Owns The Inventory
- September 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
Cathy Benko: WINning at Deloitte (A)
By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Deborah M. Kolb and Cailin B. Hammer
Jim Quigley, CEO of Deloitte and Touche's consulting practice, asks senior partner Cathy Benko to lead Deloitte & Touche's much publicized Initiative for the Retention and Advancement of Women (WIN). Benko, already the Lead Client Service Partner on one of Deloitte's...
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Keywords:
Motivation and Incentives;
Leadership Development;
Talent and Talent Management;
Personal Development and Career;
Gender;
Consulting Industry;
United States
McGinn, Kathleen L., Deborah M. Kolb, and Cailin B. Hammer. "Cathy Benko: WINning at Deloitte (A)." Harvard Business School Case 907-026, September 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
Brian L. Trelstad
Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative, Faculty Chair
Brian Trelstad is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School in the General Management Unit, teaching an elective course on Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change and... View Details