Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Vestige Capital
Kelly, P, B; Wismer, LCase SGSB-E450-EEntrepreneurshipThe Vestige Capital case follows a search fund team comprised of two 2009 Stanford GSB alumni as they decide to raise a search fund in Mexico, procure search capital from U.S. and Mexican investors, and source deals over the ensuing two years. The case chronicles the difficulties the team faced during their search, including the departure of one partner from the firm and several near misses with acquisition. At the end of the case, the reader ...Starting at €8.20
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Vestige Capital - Teaching Note
Kelly, P, B; Wismer, LTeaching Note SGSB-E450TN-EEntrepreneurshipThe Vestige Capital case follows a search fund team comprised of two 2009 Stanford GSB alumni as they decide to raise a search fund in Mexico, procure search capital from U.S. and Mexican investors, and source deals over the ensuing two years. The case chronicles the difficulties the team faced during their search, including the departure of one partner from the firm and several near misses with acquisition. At the end of the case, the reader ...Starting at €0.00
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Illuminate Ventures: Rising a Venture Fund
Bernstein, S; Korteweg, A; Rosenthal, SCase SGSB-E473-EEntrepreneurshipIt was the spring of 2010 and Cindy Padnos had just been named to Fast Company’s list of “The Most Influential Women in Technology in 2010.” Cindy had worked in the venture capital (VC) space for over a decade, launching her own firm, Illuminate Ventures, in 2009 with a focus on early-stage companies in the enterprise cloud computing space. Cindy’s portfolio of personal investments was performing well, and if she could perform as well for Illum...Starting at €8.20