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- 25 Apr 2014
- Video
Sam Duboc - Making A Difference
- 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.)
- 20 Sep 2020
- News
Buyout groups blasted at SEC meeting for ‘misleading numbers’
- 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.)
- November 2006 (Revised June 2007)
- Case
Centre Partners - American Seafoods 2003
Centre Partners, a leading private equity firm, is contemplating ways to realize liquidity from its successful investment in American Seafoods Corp., Inc. An apparently innovative solution is developed, which calls for issuing Income Deposit Securities. Does this...
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El-Hage, Nabil N., and Christopher Edward James Payton. "Centre Partners - American Seafoods 2003." Harvard Business School Case 207-077, November 2006. (Revised June 2007.)
- 20 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 20
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/212001-PDF-ENG Abraaj Capital and the Karachi Electric Supply Company Josh Lerner, Asim Ijaz Khwaja, and Ann LeamonHarvard Business School Case 812-019 In 2008, the Dubai-based private View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 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.)
- February 2024
- Case
Shore Capital Partners: The Next Ten Years
By: Boris Groysberg and Kerry Herman
Private equity firm Shore Capital Partners is at an inflection point, after 12 years of phenomenal growth and success. Now, as the partners consider options, should Shore remain micro-cap focused, or move into more mid-cap investments? Should Shore hold investments...
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Nori Gerardo Lietz
Nori Gerardo Lietz is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Finance and Entrepreneurial Management Units. She presently teaches Real Estate Private Equity and Starting a Private Investment Firm.
Nori Gerardo Lietz is the founder of Areté... View Details
- 27 May 2011
- News
Buyout exits boost fund-raising hopes
- January 2000 (Revised May 2007)
- Case
Dressen
By: Thomas R. Piper and Jeremy Cott
Divisional management must decide whether to support a leveraged buyout by a private equity group and, if so, what percent of ownership should go to the various partners involved. The appropriateness of the financing structure and the value of the equity depend on the...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Capital Structure;
Valuation;
Ownership Stake;
Forecasting and Prediction
Piper, Thomas R., and Jeremy Cott. "Dressen." Harvard Business School Case 200-041, January 2000. (Revised May 2007.)
- March 1998
- Case
Bumper Acquisition (A1), A: Confidential Information for Thermo-Impact, Inc.
By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Located in Mundelein, IL, Thermo-Impact, Inc. is a rapidly growing, private firm that manufactures automotive bumpers. In 1995, a number of large automotive supply companies and a private equity investment firm offer to buy Thermo-Impact. The cases in this series focus...
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Valuation;
Negotiation Participants;
Decision Making;
Negotiation Process;
Entrepreneurship;
Negotiation Offer;
Acquisition;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry;
Illinois
Sebenius, James K., and David T. Kotchen. "Bumper Acquisition (A1), A: Confidential Information for Thermo-Impact, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 898-198, March 1998.
- 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.)
- 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.)
- 25 Mar 2016
- Video
Jim Southern, Founding Partner, Pacific Lake Partners
- January 2015 (Revised April 2015)
- Case
Lagkagehuset: Building a Bakery Chain
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Emer Moloney
A Danish bakery chain that was acquired by a private equity firm in 2008, and has grown from 3 to 31 stores, plans to address reoccuring operational and organizational issues before growing further.
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Palepu, Krishna G., and Emer Moloney. "Lagkagehuset: Building a Bakery Chain." Harvard Business School Case 115-002, January 2015. (Revised April 2015.)
- 05 Mar 2015
- Video
EiR Jim Sharpe, former president of Extrusion Technology
- January 2008 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
Framedia (A) Abridged
By: Li Jin, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Li Liao, Huabing Li and Jielun Zhu
Examines an acquisition in the highly competitive outdoor media advertising industry in China in late 2005. The transaction leads to eventual consolidation of the whole industry and positive stock reactions. Discusses equity consideration in the context of an M&A...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Venture Capital;
Equity;
Private Equity;
Corporate Governance;
Emerging Markets;
Organizations;
Consolidation;
Valuation;
Advertising Industry;
China
Jin, Li, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Li Liao, Huabing Li, and Jielun Zhu. "Framedia (A) Abridged." Harvard Business School Case 208-048, January 2008. (Revised March 2009.)
- October 1996 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Schroder Ventures: Launch of the Euro Fund
By: Josh Lerner, Kate Bringham and Nick Ferguson
Schroder Ventures is considering launching a pan-European fund in response to investor demand. This will lead to changes in the interactions between the parent organization and the national affiliates. A related question is the extent to which the private equity model...
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Keywords:
Change;
Private Equity;
Investment Funds;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Product Launch;
Europe
Lerner, Josh, Kate Bringham, and Nick Ferguson. "Schroder Ventures: Launch of the Euro Fund." Harvard Business School Case 297-026, October 1996. (Revised March 1998.)
- January 1997 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
Fojtasek Companies and Heritage Partners, The: March 1995
By: Samuel L. Hayes III and Josh Lerner
The Fojtasek Companies, a family business, faces several financing choices to address generational succession issues. Several buyouts have expressed interest in acquiring the firm outright; an investment bank has proposed a leveraged recapitalization; and a private...
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Keywords:
Family Ownership;
Financing and Loans;
Private Equity;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Investment Banking;
Partners and Partnerships;
Management Succession;
Capital Structure;
Financial Strategy
Hayes, Samuel L., III, and Josh Lerner. "Fojtasek Companies and Heritage Partners, The: March 1995." Harvard Business School Case 297-046, January 1997. (Revised November 1997.)