HBSP (USA)
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Floodgate: On the Hunt for Thunder Lizards
McDonald, Rory; Burke, Alix; Franking, Emma; Tempest, NicoleCase HBS-617044-EEntrepreneurshipFounded in 2008, Floodgate pioneered the "micro-VC" category, a new type of investment firm that raised smaller funds and made earlier, smaller investments in technology startups than traditional venture-capital firms. By 2015, Floodgate had raised three funds totaling $225 million and achieved outsize success with investments in high profile startups like Twitter, Twitch, Cruise Automation, and Lyft. Floodgate measured success in terms of its co...Starting at €8.20
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Bidding on the Yell Group (Spanish version)
Desai, Mihir A.; Veblen, Mark F.; Notarnicola, PaoloCase HBS-210S04FinanceA team of private equity investors must value the leveraged buyout of a Yellow Pages business that operated in both the United States and the United Kingdom. In the process, they must wrestle with issues of how to conduct cross-border valuations and how to value a stable cashcow business along with a growth business. The case analyzes the economics and incentives of carried interest and compares different valuation methods--Capital Cash Flow and ...Starting at €8.20