Case | HBS Case Collection | 2011 (Revised from original 2011 version)

Vignette: Alternative Liquidity Options

by Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon

Abstract

The growth of companies that facilitate the sales of unregistered stock, such as that granted to employees of successful but long-private companies, has raised a number of questions among regulators, investors, and company founders. This brief vignette sketches out some of the benefits and drawbacks of alternative methods of liquidity.

Keywords: Financial Liquidity; Private Equity; Stocks; Business Growth and Maturation; Sales;

Citation:

Hardymon, Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Vignette: Alternative Liquidity Options." Harvard Business School Case 812-070, December 2011. (Revised from original October 2011 version.)