Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
-
Brown Robin Capital: Executing a Search Fund Acquisition
Chess R; Klessig ACase SGSB-E472-EEntrepreneurshipBrown Robin Capital details the experiences of Stanford GSB graduates Ryan Robinson and Lucas Braun in pursuing a search fund acquisition. The case explains the search fund model and provides historical asset class performance statistics. Then, the protagonists detail the decision to engage in a search fund, raising the initial search capital, performing due diligence on a series of prospective acquisition targets, abandoning several potential ...Starting at €8.20
-
Magnolia Community Initiative: A Network Approach to Population-Level Change
Paul Brest, Debra SchifrinCase SGSB-SM226-EStrategyThis 2014 case describes how the Los Angeles-based Magnolia Community Initiative (MCI) – a network of 70 government, nonprofit and for-profit organizations from multiple sectors – is trying to create population-level change for 110,000 people in a neighborhood plagued by poverty and low education levels. The case discusses the challenges for such a network and raises questions about 1) how to measure progress and outcomes and 2) what factors cont...Starting at €8.20