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      • March–April 2021
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      How Venture Capitalists Make Decisions

      By: Paul A. Gompers, Will Gornall, Steven Kaplan and Ilya Strebulaev
      For decades now, venture capitalists have played a crucial role in the economy by financing high-growth start-ups. While the companies they’ve backed—Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and more—are constantly in the headlines, very little is known about what VCs actually...  View Details
      Keywords: Venture Capital; Investment; Decision Making
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      Gompers, Paul A., Will Gornall, Steven Kaplan, and Ilya Strebulaev. "How Venture Capitalists Make Decisions." Harvard Business Review 99, no. 2 (March–April 2021).
      • February 2021
      • Case

      Barbarians at the Gate or Turnaround Gurus? Private Equity and the Rise of the LBO

      By: Tom Nicholas and John Masko
      During the 1980s, leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and the private equity (PE) firms responsible for carrying them out revolutionized both investment and management in the U.S. Between 1980 and 1989, buyout activity in the U.S. surged from $1 billion per year to $60 billion....  View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Restructuring; Borrowing and Debt; Private Equity; Bonds; Investment Return; Institutional Investing; Profit Sharing; Business History; Management Style; Private Ownership; Performance Effectiveness; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Nicholas, Tom, and John Masko. "Barbarians at the Gate or Turnaround Gurus? Private Equity and the Rise of the LBO." Harvard Business School Case 821-016, February 2021.
      • September 2020 (Revised October 2020)
      • Case

      Briscola—Pizza Society: Scaling Affordable Luxury

      By: Gary P. Pisano and Federica Gabrieli
      Riccardo Cortese and Federico Pinna were the CEOs of Briscola—Pizza Society, a restaurant chain they had founded in 2014 with a clear ambition: create a distinctive international pizza chain that would combine a fast-casual format with the devotion to quality that...  View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Geographic Location; Business Model; Ownership Type; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; Italy
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      Pisano, Gary P., and Federica Gabrieli. "Briscola—Pizza Society: Scaling Affordable Luxury." Harvard Business School Case 621-031, September 2020. (Revised October 2020.)
      • August 2019 (Revised July 2020)
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      Unifying Divisions: Loop's Mission to Preserve the Planet

      By: Shikhar Ghosh and Marilyn Morgan Westner
      The case focuses on the initial startup team and Founders’ agreements. In March 2018, Sanchali Pal proposed renegotiating the informal founders’ agreement and equity split she and her co-founders had drafted the previous spring. They had been working together for over...  View Details
      Keywords: Founders' Agreements; Business Startups; Climate Change; Conflict Management
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      Ghosh, Shikhar, and Marilyn Morgan Westner. "Unifying Divisions: Loop's Mission to Preserve the Planet." Harvard Business School Case 820-032, August 2019. (Revised July 2020.)
      • May 2019
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      Founders' Agreements

      By: Shikhar Ghosh, Shweta Bagai and Sanchali Pal
      Crafting a Founders’ Agreement is an important component of startup infrastructure as it documents a complex set of decisions that build a company’s roots. Its four key elements are: roles and responsibilities, rights (decision rights, rewards, position on board),...  View Details
      Keywords: Founders' Agreements; Team Management; Contingency Planning; Business Startups; Equity; Entrepreneurship
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      Ghosh, Shikhar, Shweta Bagai, and Sanchali Pal. "Founders' Agreements." Harvard Business School Background Note 819-143, May 2019.
      • March 2018
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      Sachem Head's Activism at Autodesk

      By: Suraj Srinivasan and Quinn Pitcher
      In 2015, activist hedge fund Sachem Head Capital, led by founder Scott Ferguson, launched an activist campaign at computer aided design (CAD) software maker Autodesk. The activist campaign, waged mainly in private, was over Autodesk's lackluster financial performance,...  View Details
      Keywords: Shareholder Activism; Investing; Activist Investing; Ceo Turnover; Hedge Fund Activism; Benchmarking; Corporate Governance; Technology; Investment Activism; Performance Improvement; Management Succession; United States
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      Srinivasan, Suraj, and Quinn Pitcher. "Sachem Head's Activism at Autodesk." Harvard Business School Case 118-086, March 2018.
      • September 2016
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      Hotel Vertu: Financing the Venture in the Boutique Hotel Industry

      By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
      Two recent MBA graduates are considering a business opportunity in the boutique hotel industry. Having found a seemingly attractive property in Savannah, Georgia, Yvonne D'Arcy and Elisabeth Whiting face questions about financing, deal structure, and unequal power...  View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Accommodations Industry
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      Stevenson, Howard H., and Michael J. Roberts. "Hotel Vertu: Financing the Venture in the Boutique Hotel Industry." Harvard Business School Brief Case 917-505, September 2016.
      • November 2014
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      Jazztel

      By: Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague
      In October 2004 Fernández Pujals, founder of Telepizza, an international home delivery pizza business, bought 24.9% of Jazztel (€90 million), a telecom company. At the time, Jazztel was near bankruptcy and needed a capital injection to finish the year. Over the next...  View Details
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      Lorsch, Jay, and Emily McTague. "Jazztel." Harvard Business School Case 415-042, November 2014.
      • July 2013 (Revised October 2013)
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      United Rentals (B)

      By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kathleen Durante
      In April 2012, Jenne Britell, the Chairman of the board of directors of United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) was preparing her notes for an upcoming stockholders' meeting. It was a meeting unlike most other meetings she had chaired. Stockholders were about to vote on a...  View Details
      Keywords: Boards Of Directors; Board Committees; Chairman; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Construction Industry; North America
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      Lorsch, Jay W., and Kathleen Durante. "United Rentals (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 414-031, July 2013. (Revised October 2013.)
      • October 2012 (Revised February 2013)
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      Innova Capital: The Transition

      By: Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
      The partners at Innova Capital, a leading mid-market private equity investor in Poland, must negotiate a transition of power between the two ex-patriate founders and three talented young Polish partners. If they fail to find an accomodation, the entire firm will...  View Details
      Keywords: Firm Structure; Career Management; Emerging Market; Succession; Entrepreneurship; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Negotiation; Investment; Restructuring; Transition
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      Lerner, Josh, and Ann Leamon. "Innova Capital: The Transition." Harvard Business School Case 813-064, October 2012. (Revised February 2013.)
      • June 2011 (Revised November 2014)
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      Vehbi Koç and the Making of Turkey's Largest Business Group

      By: Asli M. Colpan and Geoffrey Jones
      The case describes the creation of Turkey's largest business group by Vehbi Koç. The foundation of this group in the interwar years, and its subsequent diversification into many industries, including automobiles, household goods, and services, is analysed. The case...  View Details
      Keywords: Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Organizational Structure; Diversification; Manufacturing Industry; Turkey
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      Colpan, Asli M., and Geoffrey Jones. "Vehbi Koç and the Making of Turkey's Largest Business Group." Harvard Business School Case 811-081, June 2011. (Revised November 2014.)
      • July 2008 (Revised November 2012)
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      Negotiating Equity Splits at UpDown

      By: Noam Wasserman and Deepak Malhotra
      Michael Reich is having severe doubts about how he split the equity with his co-founders two months ago, when they completed a one-page "November Agreement." Since then, Michael has found an angel investor and has worked non-stop on the business, while one co-founder...  View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Capital; Venture Capital; Equity; Compensation and Benefits; Negotiation; Partners and Partnerships
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      Wasserman, Noam, and Deepak Malhotra. "Negotiating Equity Splits at UpDown." Harvard Business School Case 809-020, July 2008. (Revised November 2012.)
      • July 2008 (Revised November 2012)
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      UpDown: Confidential Instructions for MICHAEL

      By: Noam Wasserman and Deepak Malhotra
      Michael Reich is having severe doubts about how he split the equity with his co-founders two months ago, when they completed a one-page "November Agreement." Since then, Michael has found an angel investor and has worked non-stop on the business, while one co-founder...  View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation Participants; Agreements and Arrangements; Business Startups; Ownership Stake
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      Wasserman, Noam, and Deepak Malhotra. "UpDown: Confidential Instructions for MICHAEL." Harvard Business School Supplement 809-021, July 2008. (Revised November 2012.)
      • July 2008 (Revised November 2012)
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      UpDown: Confidential Instructions for GEORG

      By: Noam Wasserman and Deepak Malhotra
      Michael Reich is having severe doubts about how he split the equity with his co-founders two months ago, when they completed a one-page "November Agreement." Since then, Michael has found an angel investor and has worked non-stop on the business, while one co-founder...  View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation Participants; Agreements and Arrangements; Business Startups; Ownership Stake
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      Wasserman, Noam, and Deepak Malhotra. "UpDown: Confidential Instructions for GEORG." Harvard Business School Supplement 809-022, July 2008. (Revised November 2012.)
      • July 2008 (Revised November 2012)
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      UpDown: Confidential Instructions for PHUC

      By: Noam Wasserman and Deepak Malhotra
      Michael Reich is having severe doubts about how he split the equity with his co-founders two months ago, when they completed a one-page "November Agreement." Since then, Michael has found an angel investor and has worked non-stop on the business, while one co-founder...  View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation Participants; Agreements and Arrangements; Business Startups; Ownership Stake
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      Wasserman, Noam, and Deepak Malhotra. "UpDown: Confidential Instructions for PHUC." Harvard Business School Supplement 809-023, July 2008. (Revised November 2012.)
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