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Important Accounting Concepts: The Rules that Shape Financial Statements
HBS Press; Harvard Business School PressBook Chapter HBS-5801BC-EFinanceAlthough many managers are proficient in reading financial statements, most are not yet masters of the accounting concepts and processes from which this data is derived. This chapter examines seven key accounting issues that affect your performance as a manager: GAAP, accrual vs. cash accounting, accounting for inventories, accounting for depreciation, the account treatment of leases, the principle of historic cost, and cost accounting. This cha...Starting at €8.20
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The Tax Man: Taxes in Private Equity Real Estate
Lietz, Nori Gerardo; Becker, Timothy J.; Andrade, Ricardo; McCree, Sayiddah FatimaCase HBS-218077-EFinanceIn January 2018, Caelan Langan, an associate at KSW Partners LLC ("KSW"), was asked by Katherine Scott, the partner for whom he worked, to recommend a proposed structure to acquire a prominent office building in San Francisco for their most recent fund. Caelan was asked to review potential acquisition structures that would minimize the impact of taxes on their investors' returns. The assignment was complicated as KSW had different categories of i...Starting at €8.20
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Jaguar Capital S.A.S., Take the Money and Run
Lietz, Nori Gerardo; McCree, Sayiddah FatimaCase HBS-218078-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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FundersClub: The Times They Are a-Changin', Teaching Note
Lietz, Nori GerardoTeaching Note HBS-219120-EFinanceTeaching note for case 218032.Starting at €0.00
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Will WeWork Work Suspicious Minds
Lietz, Nori Gerardo; Shu, Terrence; Bracken, SeanCase HBS-220035-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Project Sun Devil and Project Paris
Lietz, Nori GerardoCase HBS-213078-EFinanceTony Lee is preparing to present a project to the invesment committee of Howard Street Capital. He will be recommending an investment in Project Sun Devil, a high-quality 225-unit student housing rental property near Tempe, Arizona. Tony Lee will compete for capital against the other project on the investment committee's agenda, Project Paris. Project Paris, a very different type of real estate transaction, is a hybrid mezzanine investment in the...Starting at €8.20
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Dan Gilbert: Crazy or Crazy Like a Fox
Lietz, Nori GerardoCase HBS-216066-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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The U-Turns of National Truck Stops
Lietz, Nori Gerardo; Schultz, Alexander W.Case HBS-217062-EFinanceRaj Makam had spent months trying to restructure a 2006 investment he had made in National Truck Stops, Inc. ("NTS") as a senior member of Oaktree Capital Management's ("Oaktree") Mezzanine finance business within their Corporate Debt platform. It was the first time they had truly considered forcing a company into involuntary bankruptcy, which he clearly would prefer to avoid lest they risk losing their entire investment. As the company's financi...Starting at €8.20
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Mubadala and EBX: To X or to X It
Lietz, Nori Gerardo; Andrade, RicardoCase HBS-217065-EFinanceIn April 2012, Mubadala, Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund invested $2 billion in Brazlian conglomerate, EBX, believing the company to be undervaluing by the public markets. Shortly thereafter, however, EBX and its multiple business lines began to spiral downward. Hani Barhoush and Oscar Fahlgren, members of Mubadala's investment team, were now charged with leading the restructuring efforts on behalf of Mubadala. The situation was exceptionally c...Starting at €8.20
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Budgeting: Seeing the Future
HBS Press; Harvard Business School PressBook Chapter HBS-5221BC-EFinanceBudgeting can cause stress and conflict, eating up lots of hours. But a good budget can be the difference between financial success and insolvency. In this chapter, you'll learn about the many types of budgets that serve different purposes. You'll also learn how to determine which type most effectively helps you meet your business goals. This chapter is excerpted from Harvard Business Essentials: Manager's Toolkit.Starting at €8.20