Case | HBS Case Collection | 2007 (Revised from original 2005 version)
by Paul M. Healy
Compares two companies in the information capture software industry. Asks students to analyze and compare the performance of two companies (one in the United Kingdom and the other in the United States) from the perspective of a buy-side analyst reporting to the manager of the firm's Global Technology Fund. The analyst must decide whether to recommend one or both stocks to the fund manager. Provides an opportunity to compare the differences in terminology, presentation of financial reports, and accounting methods for the U.S. and U.K. firms.
Keywords: History; Financial Management; Environmental Accounting; Activity Based Costing and Management; Financial Reporting; Performance; Performance Evaluation; Financial Statements; Economic Growth; Fair Value Accounting; Information Industry; Computer Industry; United Kingdom; United States;
Citation:
Healy, Paul M. "DICOM Group plc and Captiva Software Corp." Harvard Business School Case 106-015, April 2007. (Revised from original August 2005 version.)
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Case | HBS Case Collection | 2013 (Revised from original 2013 version)
BTG Pactual: Preserving a Partnership Culture
Paul Healy
Keywords: stock market; IPO; investment banking; corporate lending; Initial Public Offering; Investment Banking; Banking Industry; Brazil;
Teaching Note | HBS Case Collection | 2013
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Paul Healy and Keith Chi-ho Wong
Keywords: asset management; financial analysis; value investing; China; Asset Management; Crime and Corruption; Financial Services Industry; China;