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The Long and Short of Apollo Group and the University of Phoenix (A)
Viceira, Luis M.; Heilprin, Joel L.; Holmes, Andrew S.; Zajac, Damian M.Case HBS-212045-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. A hedge fund is deciding whether to liquidate its position in Apollo Group, a for-profit education firm, in light of significant political and macro-economic uncertainty facing the industry. As part of the investment analysis a complete discounted cash flow analysis must be performed.Starting at €8.20
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Divesting Harvard's Endowment
Green, Daniel; Viceira, Luis M.; Fetter, HollyCase HBS-221009-EFinance1) Should the University alter its endowment's portfolio to meet broader social objectives, and 2) If so, how should it integrate climate objectives, or ESG considerations more generally, into its investment strategy and portfolio construction? In the case, the University is being advised on these questions by Nicole Abramson, an investment management professional specializing in ESG products. To formulate her recommendation, Abramson considers ...Starting at €8.20
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Windward Investment Management
Viceira, Luis M.; De Armas, RicardoCase HBS-211005-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Windward Investment Management has experienced rapid growth in assets under management in just ten years, from under $30 million at year end 1999 to $3.6 billion in 2010. Windward is one of the leading firms in the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) industry that seeks to value for its investors through asset diversification and active macro-level investing. The firm implem...Starting at €8.20
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Vanguard Group, Inc., in 2006 and Target Retirement Funds
Viceira, Luis M.Case HBS-207129-EFinanceThe Vanguard Group is one of the largest asset managers in the U.S., with over $1 trillion in assets, ninety percent of which are mutual fund assets, and more than 12,000 employees at year-end 2006. Vanguard has built a strong reputation as the manager of reference for low-cost investing and high-quality customer service which always does what it thinks is best for its clients. Vanguard has recently launched a family of life-cycle funds called Ta...Starting at €8.20
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Emerging Market Cost of Capital (Spanish version)
Viceira, Luis M.; Heilprin, Joel L.Case HBS-917S22FinanceNII Holdings, Inc. is a U.S. firm with headquarters in Reston, Virginia, and wireless telephony operations under the Nextel brand in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru. During 2012, as the firm struggled with a weak competitive position and a transition to a new 3G platform, its operating results suffered, and a number of analysts were concerned about the firm's liquidity. Against this backdrop, NII decides to refocus its operations on Me...Starting at €8.20
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Nextel Peru: Emerging Market Cost of Capital, Teaching Note
Viceira, Luis M.; Heilprin, Joel L.Teaching Note HBS-916517-EFinanceTeaching note for case 916516.Starting at €0.00
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The Private Company Council
Ramanna, Karthik; Viceira, Luis M.Case HBS-113045-EAccounting and ControlFinancial Accounting Foundation chairman Jack Brennan is under pressure from private-company interests to set up a new body-the Private Company Council-to determine separate GAAP for private companies. PCC advocates-including the US Chamber of Commerce-argue that traditional US GAAP has too many disclosure and fair-value requirements that impose very high compliance costs on private companies. But there are influential players-including the Big F...Starting at €8.20
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Trian Partners and DuPont (B)
Viceira, Luis M.; Kaul, Dhruva; Lee, PeterCase HBS-216078-EFinanceStarting at €5.74
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APG Group: Managing Pensions for the Future
Viceira, Luis M.; Corsi, ElenaCase HBS-214087-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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North Forty: Managing a Microsoft Family Office
Viceira, Luis M.; Parker, Cameron; Simmons, WilliamCase HBS-218036-EFinanceStarting at €8.20