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Paul W. Marshall
MBA Class of 1960 Professor of Management, Paul W. Marshall, is affiliated with the Entrepreneurial Management Unit and teaches The Entrepreneurial Manager in the Turnaround Environment. This Elective Curriculum course focuses on the role of... View Details
- September 1998 (Revised March 2002)
- Case
Petrolera Zuata, Petrozuata C.A.
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Mathew M Millett
Petrozuata is a proposed $2.5 billion oil-field development project in Venezuela. The case is set in 1997 as the project sponsors, Conoco and PDVSA (Venezuela's national oil company), are planning to meet with various development agencies and rating agencies regarding...
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Valuation;
Project Finance;
Capital Markets;
Investment;
Projects;
Mining Industry;
Energy Industry;
Venezuela
Esty, Benjamin C., and Mathew M Millett. "Petrolera Zuata, Petrozuata C.A." Harvard Business School Case 299-012, September 1998. (Revised March 2002.)
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
has a global media broadcast to over 1 billion homes around the world.” Based in the United States, Ultimate Fighting Championship is a model for what ONE FC could become. Founded in 1993 and currently the largest MMA organization in the world, it is still privately...
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Social Strategies That Work
Over a billion people use social platforms on the Internet, making them the most frequently visited category of sites. Some platforms, such as eHarmony, MeetUp, and Twitter, allow us to connect to strangers. eHarmony alone is estimated to account for one in six new...
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- September 2012
- Teaching Note
Stryker Corporation: Capital Budgeting (TN)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
This case examines some parts of Stryker Corporation's systems and procedures for approving and authorizing capital spending of many different types, including buildings, machinery, and working capital for existing businesses, as well as transactions with third parties...
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- November 2008 (Revised June 2022)
- Case
Tottenham Hotspur plc
By: Lauren H. Cohen, Joshua D. Coval and Christopher J. Malloy
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is a publicly-owned professional soccer team based in London, England. The club's chairman, Daniel Levy, is contemplating a significant investment in physical assets, including the development of a new stadium as well as the acquisition...
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Keywords:
Valuation;
Capital Budgeting;
Decision Making;
Competency and Skills;
Cash Flow;
Investment;
Buildings and Facilities;
Sports;
Investment Portfolio;
Financial Strategy;
Sports Industry;
London
Cohen, Lauren H., Joshua D. Coval, and Christopher J. Malloy. "Tottenham Hotspur plc." Harvard Business School Case 209-059, November 2008. (Revised June 2022.)
- Web
Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory
poses many challenges to core investing activities such as financial projections, valuation and exit modeling. Family offices doing direct investing have unique capacities to be flexible, long-term partners to companies absent formal...
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- March 2022 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
Applied Intuition: Powering Autonomy
By: Andy Wu, Rocio Wu and Matt Higgins
Applied Intuition, a leader in autonomous vehicle simulation software, has just closed on a $175 million round of Series D financing that values the four-year-old firm at $3.6 billion. With the immediate future secure, CEO Qasar Younis must now chart a strategic course...
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Keywords:
Autonomous Vehicles;
Software;
Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Valuation;
Auto Industry;
Technology Industry;
California;
Detroit
Wu, Andy, Rocio Wu, and Matt Higgins. "Applied Intuition: Powering Autonomy." Harvard Business School Case 722-407, March 2022. (Revised February 2024.)
- October 2007 (Revised January 2009)
- Case
The Hertz Corporation (A)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Douglas Scott
Examines the leveraged buyout of Hertz in 2005, a complex, high-profile deal and a good example of cutting-edge practice in private equity. The first of a two-part series on the Hertz LBO, adopts the perspective of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, the leader of a private...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Private Equity;
Bids and Bidding;
Negotiation Deal;
Valuation;
Value Creation;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Luehrman, Timothy A., and Douglas Scott. "The Hertz Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 208-030, October 2007. (Revised January 2009.)
- June 1975 (Revised September 2004)
- Case
Angus Cartwright III
By: Kenneth J. Hatten, William J. Poorvu, Howard H. Stevenson, Arthur I. Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.
Judy and John DeRight, looking to diversify their investment portfolios, have retained Angus Cartwright, Jr. to identify prospective real estate acquisitions. Mr. Cartwright has four potential properties that he feels merit an in-depth financial analysis. The case...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Cash Flow;
Investment Return;
Investment Portfolio;
Taxation;
Balanced Scorecard;
Valuation
Hatten, Kenneth J., William J. Poorvu, Howard H. Stevenson, Arthur I. Segel, and John H. Vogel, Jr. "Angus Cartwright III." Harvard Business School Case 375-376, June 1975. (Revised September 2004.)
- 2009
- Book
Financial Economics
By: Zvi Bodie, Robert C. Merton and David L. Cleeton
This book seeks to explain finance through its functions rather than its institutions, concentrating on the three pillars of finance: optimization over time, asset valuation, and risk management.
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Bodie, Zvi, Robert C. Merton, and David L. Cleeton. Financial Economics. 2nd ed. NJ: Prentice Hall, 2009. (Overview; Translated into Korean and Hungarian.)
- Fast Answer
VCPE Database Comparison
black; border-left:1px solid black">Great for portfolio companies, really helpful verticals and emerging spaces, detailed contact and valuation info. Intuitive...
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- January 2002 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Valuing the AOL Time Warner Merger
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Rena Miller and John N Rei
On January 11, 2000, AOL and Time Warner announced their intention to merge, creating what AOL CEO Stephen Case and Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin called the 21st century's first fully integrated communications, media, and entertainment company. This case, prepared from...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Valuation;
Situation or Environment;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., Rena Miller, and John N Rei. "Valuing the AOL Time Warner Merger." Harvard Business School Case 802-098, January 2002. (Revised February 2002.)
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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Newcomen-Harvard Award for the most outstanding book published in business history in the United States 1998–2000 for Merchants to Multinationals (Oxford University Press, 2000). Krishna G. Palepu: Business Analysis and Valuation Using...
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- December 2022
- Technical Note
Risks and Opportunities from the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy: A Business Analysis Framework
By: George Serafeim
The transition to a low carbon economy introduces many risks and opportunities for businesses. Risks emerge from regulatory actions, such as carbon taxes and cap and trade systems, technological innovation that develop alternatives for customers making existing...
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Keywords:
Risk Assessment;
Opportunities;
Environmental Sustainability;
Carbon Footprint;
Risk Management;
Competitive Dynamics;
Business Analysis;
Climate Change;
Accounting;
Finance;
Valuation;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Technological Innovation;
Transition;
Product Positioning;
Renewable Energy;
Analysis
Serafeim, George. "Risks and Opportunities from the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy: A Business Analysis Framework." Harvard Business School Technical Note 123-014, December 2022.
- April 2001 (Revised March 2002)
- Case
Seagate Technology Buyout
By: Gregor M. Andrade, Stuart C. Gilson and Todd C. Pulvino
In March 2000, a group of private investors and senior managers were negotiating a deal to acquire the disk drive operations of Seagate Technology. The motivating factor for the buyout was the apparently anomalous market value of Seagate's equity: Seagate's equity...
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Andrade, Gregor M., Stuart C. Gilson, and Todd C. Pulvino. "Seagate Technology Buyout." Harvard Business School Case 201-063, April 2001. (Revised March 2002.)
- July 2010
- Case
Monmouth, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Piper and Heide Abelli
The management of Monmouth Inc. is considering whether to acquire the Robertson Tool Company and the value and form that the acquisition should take. Value can be assessed using a variety of approaches including a DCF with WACC analysis, impact on EPS and market...
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Keywords:
Competitive Bidding;
Forecasting;
Stock Offerings;
Mergers & Acquisitions;
Margins;
Stocks;
Valuation;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Bids and Bidding;
Manufacturing Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Piper, Thomas R., and Heide Abelli. "Monmouth, Inc." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-226, July 2010.
- January 2009 (Revised November 2011)
- Case
The Tip of the Iceberg: JP Morgan Chase and Bear Stearns (A)
By: Clayton S. Rose, Daniel Baird Bergstresser and David Lane
"Bear Stearns & Co. burned through nearly all of its $18 billion in cash reserves during the week of March 10, 2008, and an unprecedented provision of liquidity support from the Federal Reserve on Friday, March 13 was insufficient to reverse the decline in Bear's...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Financial Crisis;
Capital;
Financial Liquidity;
Financial Strategy;
Corporate Governance;
Crisis Management;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Competition;
Valuation;
Financial Services Industry
Rose, Clayton S., Daniel Baird Bergstresser, and David Lane. "The Tip of the Iceberg: JP Morgan Chase and Bear Stearns (A)." Harvard Business School Case 309-001, January 2009. (Revised November 2011.)
- May 1989 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
RJR Nabisco
Gives students the opportunity to explore issues facing the board of directors in a leveraged buyout. RJR Nabisco is valued under different operating strategies and the source of gains in leveraged buyouts is stressed.
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Ruback, Richard S. "RJR Nabisco." Harvard Business School Case 289-056, May 1989. (Revised August 2006.)
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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands such as Dollar Shave Club, Harry’s, Glossier, and Allbirds. These brands entered mature markets dominated by established players like Gillette, L’Oréal, and Nike, and yet they grew rapidly to attain View Details