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Blue Haven Initiative: The PEGAfrica Investment
Gandhi, Vikram; Reimers Brumme, Caitlin Lindsay; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-318003-EFinanceThis case examines Blue Haven Initiative (BHI), an impact investing fund and family office, and one of its investments, PEGAfrica (PEG). BHI founder Liesel Pritzker Simmons' motivations for using her family wealth to start a family office focused on impacStarting at €8.20
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The Rise Fund: TPG Bets Big on Impact
Gandhi, Vikram; Reimers Brumme, Caitlin Lindsay; Mehta, SarahCase HBS-318041-EFinanceIt is March 2017 and TPG, a global alternative investment firm with $74 billion assets under management, has recently launched its inaugural impact investing fund-the $2 billion Rise Fund. In an effort to "take the religion out of impact investing," Mike Stone, CIO of Rise, has partnered with Chris Addy at The Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit consultancy, to develop an evidence-based methodology for quantifying the impact of prospective Rise investm...Starting at €8.20
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Root Capital and the Efficient Impact Frontier
Cole, Shawn; Reimers Brumme, Caitlin LindsayCase HBS-218084-EIn 2015 Root Capital, a pioneer in the impact investing space, began to explore how to more systematically integrate impact and financial management. After much deliberation, Root Capital landed on ex-ante rating system for any potential investment which produced a proprietary expected impact. With this tool in place, Root Capital had an integrated picture of impact and financial performance for a loan, and across its portfolio. The next question...Starting at €8.20
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Investing in the 21st Century: Return, Risk and Impact
Cole, Shawn; Gandhi, Vikram; Reimers Brumme, Caitlin LindsayTeaching Note HBS-219005-EFinanceStarting at €0.00
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THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS: Selecting Impact Funds
Gandhi, Vikram; Reimers Brumme, Caitlin Lindsay; Schwalb, NathanielCase HBS-819021-EFinanceAfter much internal debate, THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS of Denmark have decided to allocate a small percentage of their investment portfolio to impact investments. Cambridge Associates, one of the leading investment advisory firms in the world, has been engaged to assist them in developing and implementing an "impact strategy." VELUX only invests in funds (as opposed to direct investments) and must now decide on fund selection criteria and on specific ...Starting at €8.20
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Goldman Sachs: Making an Imprint in Impact Investing
Cole, Shawn; Gandhi, Vikram; Reimers Brumme, Caitlin Lindsay; Schenk, LynnCase HBS-218069-EFinanceGoldman Sachs acquired Imprint Capital Advisors, a small firm that specialized in advising clients on environmental/social/governance (ESG) and impact investments. The founders sold Imprint with the belief that joining a global financial firm would help to scale impact investing, if not bring it into the mainstream. The case is set two years after the acquisition. It describes impact investing, the founding of Imprint, and its evolution from serv...Starting at €8.20
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Background Note: Introduction to Investing for Impact
Cole, Shawn; Gandhi, Vikram; Reimers Brumme, Caitlin LindsayCase HBS-218072-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Background Note: Examining the Case for Investing for Impact
Gandhi, Vikram; Cole, Shawn; Reimers Brumme, Caitlin LindsayCase HBS-218083-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Root Capital and the Efficient Impact Frontier, Teaching Plan
Cole, Shawn; Reimers Brumme, Caitlin LindsayTeaching Note HBS-219043-ETeaching plan for case 218-084.Starting at €0.00
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Financial Inclusion at Omidyar Network
Gandhi, Vikram; Reimers Brumme, Caitlin Lindsay; Barnett, JamesCase HBS-318004-EFinanceA team of investors at Omidyar Network explore two different investment possibilities in the budding financial inclusion space, using their investment framework to consider capital alternatives available for both investments, each of which carries highly divergent financial and impact potential.Starting at €8.20