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Microsoft's IP Ventures
Lerner, Josh; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-810096-EEntrepreneurshipMicrosoft's IP Ventures program, through which Microsoft spun out promising but unused technologies into new companies, is a new approach to corporate venture capital. The program provides "IP for equity" and has proven very successful in achieving its main goals-improved morale among researchers who like knowing their technology is being used, improved relationships with the venture capital community particularly in Silicon Valley, and good PR. ...Starting at €8.20
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Hony Capital and Jushi Group
Lerner, Josh; Bernstein, Shai; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-820040-EFinanceHony Capital, a multi-billion dollar private equity firm based in China, is investing in a subsidiary of Jushi Group, a Chinese company that is one of the world's largest fiberglass producers. The specific project will build a plant in the United States. In this case, students consider the value Hony can provide to Jushi, and must also determine how Hony will eventually exit the transaction, given the complexity around its structure.Starting at €8.20
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EZAmuse Negotiation Background (A)
Hardymon, G. Felda; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-807007-EFinanceThis is the background to an exercise in negotiation. A promising venture-capital-backed company, EZAmuse Communications, is raising a B round. Its existing backer, Reality Venture Partners, would like it to raise enough for six or nine months, when it will have results on its current products and be able to raise a C round at a higher valuation. The new and talented CEO, who has succeeded with Reality in the past, would like to raise a larger am...Starting at €8.20
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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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The Blackstone Group's IPO, Teaching Note
Hardymon, G. Felda; Lerner, Josh; Leamon, AnnTeaching Note HBS-809036-EFinanceTeaching Note for [808100].Starting at €0.00
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Firm Strategy Vignettes
Hardymon, G. Felda; Lerner, Josh; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-810087-EEntrepreneurshipThese three vignettes present various issues around the strategy and management of a private equity firm. In one, a senior partner must decide how to manage an over-extended colleague and how to reduce the risk of the firm's portfolio; in the second, a limited partner must decide how to respond to tensions between general partners in a fund, and in the third, the general partners must decide whether to invest in an intriguing opportunity that lie...Starting at €8.20
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Tad O'Malley: The Investment Conundrum
Hardymon, G. Felda; Lerner, Josh; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-808125-EFinanceTad O'Malley has just started as an associate with Empire Investment Group. He must evaluate three investment opportunities facing the big leveraged buyout firm. All are global, but each pertains to different offices and each deal has different strengths and weaknesses. Which should he recommend to the partners for additional resources and what does a recommendation mean for his career?Starting at €8.20
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EZAmuse Negotiation (C): Woody Ronaldson Background
Hardymon, G. Felda; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-807170-EFinanceSupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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Pawson Foundation: August 2006, Teaching Note
Hardymon, G. Felda; Lerner, Josh; Leamon, AnnTeaching Note HBS-809016-EFinanceTeaching Note for [806042].Starting at €0.00
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A Note on European Private Equity
Lerner, Josh; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-811103-EFinanceThis note provides an overview of private equity in Europe as of mid-2010.Starting at €8.20