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A Day in the Life of a Centure Capitalist
Strebulaev, I; Gouw-Ranzetta, T; Hoyt, DCase SGSB-E444-EEntrepreneurshipThis note describes the tasks that fill the working day of a venture capitalist. Those functions involved in investing (deal sourcing, due diligence, and related tasks) often receive the most attention from students. However, interviews with experienced venture capitalists found that as much or more time is spent working with existing portfolio companies. This note provides insight into each aspect of a venture capitalist’s job: making investm...Starting at €8.20
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Evaluating Venture Capital Term Sheets
Strebulaev, I; Gouw-Ranzetta, T; Hoyt, DCase SGSB-E460-EEntrepreneurshipWhen entrepreneurs are successful in convincing venture capital firms that they are an attractive potential investment, they are presented with offers detailing many terms of the investment agreement. These are described in term sheets. Sorting through the myriad terms can be a daunting proposition for an entrepreneur. Yet, it is important for entrepreneurs to understand the terms of a proposed financing. These determine the payout the entrep...Starting at €8.20
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Morgan Stanley, 2005
Oleaga M.; Campa, Jose ManuelCase F-805-ECorporate GovernanceIn the fall of 2005, Miles Marsh, Morgan Stanley Lead Director, was looking at a series of requests from different groups of shareholders for proposals to be included in the agenda for the forthcoming Annual Shareholders meeting of Morgan Stanley. It had been a very eventful year at the company. During the spring of 2005, Zoe Cruz, a 24-year veteran of Morgan Stanleys Institutional Securities Group and Stephen Crawford, the Firm's Chief Adminis...Starting at €8.20
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BNP Paribas
Oleaga M.; Campa, Jose ManuelCase F-838FinanceA finales del año 2007, BNP Paribas era el segundo mayor banco de la Eurozona en capitalización bursátil y el primero por el total de activos. El Grupo empleaba a 150.000 personas, de las cuales 120.000 trabajaban en Europa, y tenía presencia en más de 85 países, entre los que destacaba su presencia en el mercado europeo y en EEUU. En Francia, BNP Paribas daba servicios de banca al por menor, a través de una red de 2.200 sucursales y cerca de 3...Starting at €8.20
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Royal Bank of Scotland
Oleaga M.; Campa, Jose ManuelCase F-837Finance, Service and Operations ManagementRoyal Bank of Scotland Group plc es una de las mayores empresas del mundo de servicios bancarios y seguros, con una capitalización bursátil de 44,4 millardos de libras esterlinas y un beneficio después de impuestos de 7,7 millardos al cierre de 2007. Sus oficinas centrales se encuentran en Edimburgo, aunque el grupo opera en todo Reino Unido, en Estados Unidos y resto del mundo a través de sus subsidiarias principales: The Royal Bank y NatWest. E...Starting at €8.20
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HSBC Holding, plc.
Oleaga M.; Campa, Jose ManuelCase F-836Finance, Service and Operations ManagementHSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) Holdings es un banco global con oficinas centrales en Londres. Su red internacional está compuesta por 10.000 sucursales en 83 países, con actividades divididas en las siguientes regiones: Europa, Hong Kong, resto de Asia y Pacífico, incluyendo Oriente Medio y África, Norteamérica y América del Sur. Cuenta con una cartera de 128 millones de clientes, y a cierre de 2007 sus ingresos operativos ne...Starting at €8.20
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Innovation at Caterpillar: The D7E Tractor
Carroll, G; Hoyt, DCase SGSB-SM223-EStrategyIn 2009, Caterpillar shipped its first D7E tractor, an “electric drive” machine in which electric motors moved the tracks and blade, using electricity from a generator powered by a diesel engine. In an industry where new products provided performance gains of just a few percent, the D7E moved 10 percent more material per hour, using 10-30 percent less fuel that its predecessor. It was also easier to operate, had 40 percent fewer moving parts, a...Starting at €8.20
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Evaluating Venture Capital Term Sheets - Teaching Note
Strebulaev, I; Gouw-Ranzetta, T; Hoyt, DTeaching Note SGSB-E460TN-EEntrepreneurshipWhen entrepreneurs are successful in convincing venture capital firms that they are an attractive potential investment, they are presented with offers detailing many terms of the investment agreement. These are described in term sheets. Sorting through the myriad terms can be a daunting proposition for an entrepreneur. Yet, it is important for entrepreneurs to understand the terms of a proposed financing. These determine the payout the entrep...Starting at €0.00
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GAM
Oleaga M.; Campa, Jose ManuelCase F-817-EFinanceAt the end of the 2005 fiscal year and given its position as market leader and its profitable growth over the previous years, GAM pondered on the following changes: getting listed on the Stock Exchange, selling the company to an international group or even to another larger capital risk company who would like to broaden their business with a second phase of company acquisitions.Starting at €8.20
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Morgan Stanley, 2005
Oleaga M.; Campa, Jose ManuelCase F-805Corporate GovernanceEn el otoño de 2005, Miles Marsh, consejero coordinador (lead director) de Morgan Stanley, estaba examinando una serie de propuestas de diferentes grupos de accionistas que solicitaban incluirlas en el orden del día de la siguiente junta anual de accionistas. Había sido un año repleto de acontecimientos para la compañía. Durante la primavera de 2005, Zoe Cruz, una veterana que llevaba 24 años en el Grupo de Valores Institucionales de Morgan Stan...Starting at €8.20