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Texas Teachers and the New Texas Way
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Viceira, Luis M.; Dionne, John D.; Burbank, NathanielCase HBS-214091-EFinanceIn 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 fifth largest pension fund in the United States into alternative asset classes, Harris felt that TRS shouldn't just participate in private equity funds as a typical limited partner. ...Starting at €8.20
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Bay Partners (B) (Abridged)
Lerner, Josh; Rhodes-Kropf, MatthewCase HBS-214042-EFinanceAbridged supplement for case 213102, for instructors to wish to have students review in class.Starting at €5.74
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VCPE Strategy Vignettes I, II, and 2012, Teaching Note
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Burbank, NathanielTeaching Note HBS-814086-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for 811043, 811054, and 812073.Starting at €0.00
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The Impact of Waves in Venture Capital and Private Equity, Module Note for Instructors
Rhodes-Kropf, MatthewTeaching Note HBS-814084-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €0.00
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Brazos Partners and the Tri-Northern Exit, Teaching Note
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Burbank, NathanielTeaching Note HBS-814057-EFinanceTeaching Note for 813157.Starting at €0.00
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Grove Street Advisors: September 2009
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-810064-EFinanceThe investment committee of Grove Street Advisors, a pioneer in the provision of customized private equity funds-of-funds for pension fund clients, must decide how to respond to the market opportunities and challenges presented by the turmoil of 2008 and 2009. How can they shift their strategy to fill new market niches, or should they stay with their successful approach thus far, even though the market is getting crowded? The case also presents b...Starting at €8.20
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Avid Radiopharmaceuticals: The Venture Debt Question
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-809086-EEntrepreneurshipThe CEO of a promising biotech company must decide how to respond to the macro-economic slump of late 2008. He had planned to pursue an aggressive schedule moving the firm's Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease imaging compounds through clinical trials and into the market. This involved expanding the firm's facilities and headcount and he planned to fund this by taking venture debt. Although clinical trial data is extremely encouraging, questions ...Starting at €8.20
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The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board: October 2012
Lerner, Josh; Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Burbank, NathanielCase HBS-813103-EFinanceThe Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is one of the largest and fastest-growing pools of investment capital in the world and follows an unusually active program of investment management. In October of 2012, Mark Wiseman was just 12 weeks into his role as chief executive officer, and he must decide how to lead the organization to outperform the market as it grows larger and more geographically disperse. After seven years of eschewing th...Starting at €8.20
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Avid Radiopharmaceuticals and Lighthouse Capital Partners, Teaching Note
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Leamon, AnnTeaching Note HBS-812066-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for 810054.Starting at €0.00
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Investcorp and the Moneybookers Bid
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Lietz, Nori GerardoCase HBS-811013-EEntrepreneurshipIn January 2007, Hazem Ben-Gacem, managing director and co-head of Investcorp Technology Partners (ITP), needs to decide what to bid at an auction for Moneybookers Limited, one of the top three e-payment solution providers in Europe. However, approximately 70% of Moneybookers revenues were related to transactions from online gaming sites (down from 100% in 2002). Although the thesis was that e-commerce transactions would soon make up a much large...Starting at €8.20