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Project Deutschland: Unpeeling the Onion of a Distressed Real Estate Portfolio, Teaching Note
Lietz, Nori Gerardo; Andrade, RicardoTeaching Note HBS-216056-EFinanceTeaching note for case 216055. James Tallest analyzed the opportunity to invest in a distressed portfolio of high quality properties in Germany by acquiring one or more non-performing loans from Deutschland Bank. While he considers the many aspects of the deal that is about to unfold, he must decide which securities to acquire, the price he should offer to each of them, and whether to retain the former owner of the portfolio as property manager.Starting at €0.00
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The Perfect Storm: What Happens When the Market Moves Four Standard Deviations
Lietz, Nori GerardoCase HBS-213077-EFinanceAdam Carter was the portfolio manager for Tate Modern Finance III, L.P. ("Tate" or the "Fund"), the third in a series of U.S. commercial real estate debt funds sponsored by the London-based Tate Partners. The Fund was capitalized with $700 million of equity commitments, including a $50 million Sponsor commitment. The Fund's objective was to acquire income-producing commercial real estate mortgages at conservative attachment points in the capital ...Starting at €8.20
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Interline Brands: Don't Stop Believing
Lietz, Nori Gerardo; Andrade, RicardoCase HBS-217061-EFinanceInterline Brands, a leading distributor of residential housing maintenance and repair parts and equipment in the U.S., had just held its November 2014 board meeting. The meeting had been productive, but not without some soul searching for both the company's management team and financial sponsors. Was now the right time to start a sale process? In particular, the team wondered whether the capital markets would cooperate and how effectively the man...Starting at €8.20
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The Tax Man: Taxes in Private Equity Real Estate
Lietz, Nori Gerardo; Becker, Timothy J.; Andrade, Ricardo; McCree, Sayiddah FatimaCase HBS-218077-EFinanceIn January 2018, Caelan Langan, an associate at KSW Partners LLC ("KSW"), was asked by Katherine Scott, the partner for whom he worked, to recommend a proposed structure to acquire a prominent office building in San Francisco for their most recent fund. Caelan was asked to review potential acquisition structures that would minimize the impact of taxes on their investors' returns. The assignment was complicated as KSW had different categories of i...Starting at €8.20
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Partners Group: Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Lietz, Nori Gerardo; Andrade, RicardoCase HBS-217035-EEntrepreneurshipPartners Group ("PG"), a Swiss based PE manager, initiated a series of strategic shifts and evolved from a predominately fund-of-funds manager into a large, multi-asset class PE firm focused on direct investments. PG was the first PE firm to go public in 2006. A number of large US based private equity firms followed to create a new category of firms; public private equity firms (PPEs). PG's results were superlative (565% since inception total r...Starting at €8.20
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Reworking Office Space: Industry City, Brooklyn
Segel, Arthur I; Baum, Andrew; Lietz, Nori Gerardo; Wu, Charles F; Yog, SidCase HBS-216075-EFinanceJamestown is contemplating how to best lease a portion of their new development along the Brooklyn waterfront, Industry City. The 6 million square foot, mixed-use development is meant to accommodate Brooklyn's growing innovation, creative, and "maker" communities. Jamestown is intrigued by the recently revived trend of "shared office space," championed by WeWork and originated by well-known players like Regus. The case is intended to introduce th...Starting at €8.20