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Grove Street Advisors: September 2009
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-810064-EFinanceThe investment committee of Grove Street Advisors, a pioneer in the provision of customized private equity funds-of-funds for pension fund clients, must decide how to respond to the market opportunities and challenges presented by the turmoil of 2008 and 2009. How can they shift their strategy to fill new market niches, or should they stay with their successful approach thus far, even though the market is getting crowded? The case also presents b...Starting at €8.20
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Bay Partners (B) (Abridged)
Lerner, Josh; Rhodes-Kropf, MatthewCase HBS-214042-EFinanceAbridged supplement for case 213102, for instructors to wish to have students review in class.Starting at €5.74
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Texas Teachers and the New Texas Way
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Viceira, Luis M.; Dionne, John D.; Burbank, NathanielCase HBS-214091-EFinanceIn 2011 Britt Harris, the Chief Investment Officer for the $107.4 billion Teachers Retirement System of Texas (TRS), was considering whether to pursue strategic partnerships with a group of large private equity firms. After spending four years aggressively moving the fifth largest pension fund in the United States into alternative asset classes, Harris felt that TRS shouldn't just participate in private equity funds as a typical limited partner. ...Starting at €8.20
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Brazos Partners and the Tri-Northern Exit, Teaching Note
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Burbank, NathanielTeaching Note HBS-814057-EFinanceTeaching Note for 813157.Starting at €0.00
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SaskPower U.S. Debt: Hedging Currency Exposure
Walid Busaba; Saqib A. KhanCase IVEY-9B18N011-EFinance, StrategyOn December 19, 2002, the board of directors of the Saskatchewan Power Corporation (SaskPower) was contemplating the approval of the company’s 2003 foreign exchange strategy to manage long-term currency risk exposure in the utility’s U.S. dollar debt. SasStarting at €8.20
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Saskferco Products Inc.
Walid Busaba; Saqib A. KhanCase IVEY-9B11N014-EAccounting and Control, Finance, StrategyCrown Investment Corporation (CIC) of Saskatchewan and its partners, Mosaic Corporation and CIBC, have decided to sell a fertilizer plant that they jointly own. Now, CIC and its associates have to come up with a value assessment and mode of sale. Using different valuation methodologies, students are to determine the plant's value.Starting at €8.20
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Hardina Smythe and the Healthcare Investment Conundrum
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Leamon, Ann; Strope, LisaCase HBS-811073-EFinanceHardina Smythe, a recent MBA graduate, has just joined a top-tier venture capital firm in the difficult environment of late 2010. Her first assignment is to evaluate three different deals and make recommendations to the partners. Each potential investment has strengths and drawbacks for both the firm and Hardina.Starting at €8.20
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Grove Street Advisors: September 2009, Teaching Note
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Leamon, AnnTeaching Note HBS-812094-EFinanceTeaching Note for 810-064.Starting at €0.00
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The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board: October 2012
Lerner, Josh; Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Burbank, NathanielCase HBS-813103-EFinanceThe Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is one of the largest and fastest-growing pools of investment capital in the world and follows an unusually active program of investment management. In October of 2012, Mark Wiseman was just 12 weeks into his role as chief executive officer, and he must decide how to lead the organization to outperform the market as it grows larger and more geographically disperse. After seven years of eschewing th...Starting at €8.20
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Input Capital: Customized Financing for Canola Producers - Teaching Note
Walid Busaba; Saqib A. KhanTeaching Note IVEY-8B20N037-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B20N037.Starting at €0.00