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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
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NextView Ventures
Tango, Jo; Lietz, Nori GerardoCase HBS-821031-EEntrepreneurshipDavid Beisel, Rob Go, and Lee Hower are non-partners at different-and-established venture capital (VC) firms. They decide to leave their positions to start a new seed-stage VC firm. The case covers the genesis of the firm, the formulation of its strategy and operations, and the founders' fundraising efforts. A key decision the case protagonists must make is whether to partner with two very successful entrepreneurs, who propose a merger with Nex...Starting at €8.20
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The U-Turns of National Truck Stops
Lietz, Nori Gerardo; Schultz, Alexander W.Case HBS-217062-EFinanceRaj Makam had spent months trying to restructure a 2006 investment he had made in National Truck Stops, Inc. ("NTS") as a senior member of Oaktree Capital Management's ("Oaktree") Mezzanine finance business within their Corporate Debt platform. It was the first time they had truly considered forcing a company into involuntary bankruptcy, which he clearly would prefer to avoid lest they risk losing their entire investment. As the company's financi...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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Steven B. Belkin (Spanish Version)
Stevenson, Howard H.; Von Werssowetz, Richard O.Case HBS-318S11EntrepreneurshipSteven Belkin, 26 años y 2 1/2 años fuera de la HBS, ha decidido dejar una empresa de viajes en grupo que ha funcionado durante el último año para iniciar su propio negocio similar. En el transcurso de varios meses que ha escrito un plan de negocios, atraído a varios socios y empleados, que se inició la creación de la primera gira que ofrecerán, y se acercó a empresas de capital riesgo y los individuos ricos para recaudar $ 250.000 en equidad. To...Starting at €8.20
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Seaside Organics, Teaching Note
Stevenson, Howard H.; Zalosh, AlisaTeaching Note HBS-916527-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 916526.Starting at €0.00
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Orchid Partners: Case Epilogue
Stevenson, Howard H.; Spence, Shirley M.Case HBS-809001-EEntrepreneurshipDescribes the real-life outcome of the case Orchid Partners: A Venture Capital Start-Up (9-804-138).Starting at €8.20
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R&R, Teaching Note
Stevenson, Howard H.; Spence, Shirley M.Teaching Note HBS-914409-EEntrepreneurshipThis a revised teaching note for R&R case(9-386-019).Starting at €0.00
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Peter Jepsen
Stevenson, Howard H.; Roberts, Michael J.; Sharpe, James M.Case HBS-813046-EEntrepreneurshipAbout to break bank covenants, Peter Jepsen has to deal with a contentious prior owner, improve profitability and staff appropriately all while maintaining credibility with his investors, in the furniture hardware company he has owned for less than a year. Peter Jepsen, a newly minted MBA, has bought a furniture hardware manufacturing business utilizing debt and investors equity that in a very short time is about to trigger bank covenants due to ...Starting at €8.20
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Laurence Longren: End Game
Stevenson, Howard H.; Spence, Shirley M.Case HBS-808076-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case examines a successful 64-year old as he considers his goals, and how he should be spending his time, at this stage of his life. It briefly recounts his life story, and provides a special focus on personal financial planning and wealth management issues.Starting at €8.20