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SuDa Electric Vehicle Company: Private Equity Investment in China
Chaplinsky, Susan; Hoang, LinhCase DARDEN-F-1766-EFinanceIn March 2013, the Shipston Group, the family office of billionaire industrialist Michael D. Dingman, was considering a private equity investment in the SuDa Electric Vehicle Company (SuDa), a rapidly growing maker of electric bicycles (e-bikes) in the People's Republic of China (PRC). This field-based case explores the differences between investments that are funded through a family office compared to a more traditional committed fund. Shipston ...Starting at €8.20
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Investure, LLC: Investing in Alternative Assets
Chaplinsky, SusanCase DARDEN-F-1971-EFinanceIn July 2019, Bruce Miller, CEO of Investure, LLC (Investure), an outsourced chief investment office (OCIO), is preparing a proposal for Franklin and Marshall (F&M), a small liberal arts college located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with an endowment of $350 million. F&M recently began a search to find a new endowment manager in hopes of improving its investment returns and access to alternative assets (AA), such as private equity (PE) and hedge fu...Starting at €8.20
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Tokyo AFM
Brochet, FrancoisCase HBS-109056-EAccounting and ControlThis case was written as the financial accounting portion of the final exam for a first-year MBA course at Harvard Business School. The goal was to test students' ability to apply major concepts taught during the course to an industry which they had not covered, but which shared similarities in terms of economics with issues addressed in the curriculum. The company, Tokyo Auto Fire & Marine (hereafter Tokyo AFM), is a fictitious insurance company...Starting at €8.20
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Recognizing Online Revenues
Brochet, FrancoisCase HBS-113087-EAccounting and ControlStarting at €8.20
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LinkedIn Corporation, Teaching Note
Brochet, FrancoisTeaching Note HBS-112080-EFinanceTeaching Note for 112006.Starting at €0.00
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Tokyo AFM, Teaching Note
Brochet, FrancoisTeaching Note HBS-109091-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for [109056].Starting at €0.00
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Google and Earnings Guidance
Brochet, Francois; Kiron, DavidCase HBS-111026-EFinanceThe case explores Google's communication strategy with Wall Street analysts. In particular, the case focuses on Google's commitment to a no-guidance policy and provides an overview of guidance practice among major U.S. companies.Starting at €8.20
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Short-Termism: Don't Blame Investors
Brochet, Francois; Serafeim, George; Loumioti, MariaArticle HBS-F1206C-EExecutives often complain that investors' obsession with short-term returns forces them to make decisions that are bad in the long term. New research shows that it works both ways: Companies with a short-term orientation attract investors interested in short-term time frames.Starting at €8.20
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Securities Trading: Front, Middle, and Back Office
Brochet, Francois; Mabud, RakeenCase HBS-110070-EAccounting and ControlThis note explains the basic structure of the trading floor in a typical financial institution and how the front, middle and back offices interact to ensure a functioning trading system.Starting at €8.20
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Investindustrial Exits Ducati, Teaching Note
Brochet, FrancoisTeaching Note HBS-113147-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for 113058.Starting at €0.00