HBSP (USA)
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Blue Haven Initiative: The PEGAfrica Investment
Gandhi, Vikram; Reimers Brumme, Caitlin Lindsay; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-318003-EFinanceThis case examines Blue Haven Initiative (BHI), an impact investing fund and family office, and one of its investments, PEGAfrica (PEG). BHI founder Liesel Pritzker Simmons' motivations for using her family wealth to start a family office focused on impacStarting at €8.20
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Chronology of the Asian Financial Crisis
Alfaro, Laura; Di Tella, Rafael; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-708001-EFinanceIn July 1997, Thailand became the first Asian "tiger" economy to abandon its fixed exchange rate system in response to speculative attacks on its currency. Investors started to flee Asia, and the crisis rapidly spread to other countries. Central banks spent billions of dollars to try and defend their currencies, only to seek emergency bailouts from the International Monetary Fund. This case presents a chronology of events that unraveled during th...Starting at €8.20
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OldTown Berhad
Esty, Benjamin C.; Saldutte, GregCase HBS-218058-EFinanceIn December 2017, Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE, a Dutch coffee company) made an offer to acquire OldTown Berhad (OTB), a Malaysian coffee company. Three large shareholders, representing more than half of the outstanding shares, have agreed to tender their shares and analysts who follow OTB are recommending that investors accept the offer. The remaining shareholders must decide if the acquisition offer is reasonable and whether to tender their shares...Starting at €8.20
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CrossBoundary Energy
Macomber, John D.Case HBS-219089-EFinanceCompany provides renewable energy consulting, investment, and development in sub-Saharan Africa. What nations and what role to play in the value chain? Almost 500 million people are without electricity in sub-Saharan Africa. Governments and public utilities are challenged to bring generation and distribution to most of them. Considerable promise exists in "off-grid" or "mini-grid" technologies, notably using renewable energy from wind and phot...Starting at €8.20