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Arcano Partners: Scaling Impact With a Fund of Funds - Teaching Note (A and B)
Ferraro, Fabrizio; Bello, BárbaraTeaching Note SMT-141-ECorporate Governance, Finance, StrategyThe case describes the setting up of an impact fund of funds (FOF) in 2019 by Arcano Partners, a leading Spanish independent asset management firm. Since its inception, Arcano Partners pioneered the FOF model in Private Equity and had recently launched two successful ESG-committed funds. Now, the firm is venturing into the impact investing space. The case centers around Jose Luis del Río, head of the PE division at Arcano, who is about to pitch ...Starting at €0.00
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Digital Competition in Fashion & Luxury Goods: YNAP versus Farfetch - Teaching Note
Sastre Boquet, Isaac; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Baldo, AndreaTeaching Note SMT-120-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyIn 2015, Yoox CEO Federico Marchetti spearheaded the deal of a lifetime, merging Yoox Group with Net-a-Porter Group. But in 2017, two years later, the financial community was expecting him to deliver results. Moreover, a new threat had emerged. Farfetch, a luxury platform that aggregated the inventories of over 500 luxury boutiques all over the world, had reached US$800 million in sales after less than 10 years of operations, with a staggering 70...Starting at €0.00