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Genmedi: How to Value a New Company for an Upcoming Round of Financing - Teaching Note
Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Kolarova, LenkaTeaching Note ET-34-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceEvery venture capital and private equity deal involves determining the value of the company. This is one of the most important-and most difficult-tasks faced by an investor (and an entrepreneur), and skill is required when using the various methods for valuing a company. In March 2019, the investors in LifeCycle Ltd.-a technology company based in Shanghai, China-set up a new company, Genmed, to capitalize on an innovative technology for biologica...Starting at €0.00
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Accent Equity Partners and the San Sac Deal
Kolarova, Lenka; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Grabenwarter, UliCase F-983-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceIt was April 2019, and Niklas Sloutski, Chief Executive Officer of Accent Equity Partners, a Stockholm-based private equity firm, had just returned from a meeting with the firm's partners. The meeting in which they reviewed the firm's investment portfolio brought discussions about the implications of pursuing a possible exit from the investment in the San Sac Group, a market-leading provider of waste sorting, containment and compaction products i...Starting at €8.20
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Husk Power: Scaling the Venture
Roth, Benjamin N.; Lassiter, Joseph B.; Rigol, NataliaCase HBS-819069-EEntrepreneurshipIn January 2018, Husk Power had just raised $20 million to scale operations for a second time. From 2007 through 2013, Husk built 80 biomass waste (primarily rice husk from rice mills) plants that provided electricity to 250,000 villagers and shop owners spread across 350 villages in India and Africa.
By 2015, Husk underwent a major pivot. Rather than a rural electrification vision aimed at providing power to rural households through biomass...Starting at €8.20
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Chicfy
Cabiedes, Luis Martin; Kolarova, LenkaCase E-212-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceIn January 2018, Cristina Nevado, an experienced business development professional, made a decision to join Chicfy. Cristina's job description was Chief Operating Officer, and the reported mandate was to lead international expansion and growth, but, somewhat to her surprise, her first assignment was to lead the process of a new financing round. Before launching this project, she reviewed the recently audited financial statements for 2017 to prepa...Starting at €8.20
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Supera Capital: How to Make the Most of a Portfolio Company's Growth Potential: Balancing the Investment Period Against the Life Cycle of a Private Equity Fund
Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Marti Erfurt, Mark; Kolarova, LenkaCase F-988-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyPhillipe Cera, Managing Partner, had been with SUPERA CAPITAL, a leading private equity firm in Southern European countries, since 2000. In early February 2021, Phillipe was reviewing the historical performance of Cecilia, a portfolio company producing strollers and baby accessories. Phillipe wanted to make sure that the value created in the company was unlocked at the right moment. There could be potentially a lot of value at stake, given that S...Starting at €8.20
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Genmedi: How to Value a New Company for an Upcoming Round of Financing
Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Kolarova, LenkaCase E-207-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceEvery venture capital and private equity deal involves determining the value of the company. This is one of the most important-and most difficult-tasks faced by an investor (and an entrepreneur), and skill is required when using the various methods for valuing a company. In March 2019, the investors in LifeCycle Ltd.-a technology company based in Shanghai, China-set up a new company, Genmed, to capitalize on an innovative technology for biologica...Starting at €8.20
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Jointly
Kolarova, Lenka; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-910-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceIt was spring 2012, and Vicente Dahl found himself in a difficult situation. One year earlier, after graduating from IESE Business School, he had decided to take the entrepreneurial career path and co-founded Jointly, a London-based e-commerce marketplace company. Although the business concept proved viable, he and his co-founder had begun to argue about the leadership role in the venture.Starting at €8.20
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QuickBars
Kolarova, Lenka; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-911-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceIt was in September 2012 - one year after his graduation from IESE Business School - when Simon decided to move from the comfort of an employee's life to the unknown territory of entrepreneurship. A year and a half later, the venture had made a lot of progress on product development and acquired several customers. The company had also raised financing from its first angel investor, but the company's postfinancing development was very different fr...Starting at €8.20
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Supera Capital - Teaching Note: How to Make the Most of a Portfolio Company's Growth Potential: Balancing the Investment Period Against the Life Cycle of a Private Equity Fund
Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Marti Erfurt, Mark; Kolarova, LenkaTeaching Note FT-130-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyPhillipe Cera, Managing Partner, had been with SUPERA CAPITAL, a leading private equity firm in Southern European countries, since 2000. In early February 2021, Phillipe was reviewing the historical performance of Cecilia, a portfolio company producing strollers and baby accessories. Phillipe wanted to make sure that the value created in the company was unlocked at the right moment. There could be potentially a lot of value at stake, given that S...Starting at €0.00
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Accent Equity Partners and the San Sac Deal - Teaching Note
Kolarova, Lenka; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Grabenwarter, UliTeaching Note FT-129-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceIt was April 2019, and Niklas Sloutski, Chief Executive Officer of Accent Equity Partners, a Stockholm-based private equity firm, had just returned from a meeting with the firm's partners. The meeting in which they reviewed the firm's investment portfolio brought discussions about the implications of pursuing a possible exit from the investment in the San Sac Group, a market-leading provider of waste sorting, containment and compaction products i...Starting at €0.00