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Meridiam Infrastructure Africa: Madagascar Airports
Cole, Shawn; Schenk, LynnCase HBS-218068-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Clare College: Seeking Investment Opportunity in a Financial Crisis
Viceira, Luis M.; Chambers, David; Dimson, ElroyCase HBS-216015-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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The Role of Real Estate in Endowment Portfolios: The Case of Christ Church College
Chambers, David; Dimson, Elroy; Segel, Arthur I; Steiner, EvaCase HBS-216086-EFinanceThe case centers on Christ Church's Treasurer, James Lawrie, who is contemplating his options for investing a portion of the College's endowment in real estate. Approximately 1/3 of the total $690 million endowment was allocated towards real estate, much higher than the typical 4% allocation by his American counterparts. Differing from many US endowments, real estate has remained a vital part of the Christ Church endowment since its founding in t...Starting at €8.20
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Wellington Global Impact
Cole, Shawn; Schenk, LynnCase HBS-218067-EFinanceWellington Global Impact is one of the first public equities impact investing strategies in the market. The case explores how the strategy was developed at Wellington, including an analysis of the culture that supported its development. It also explores the difficulty in marketing the strategy as a first-mover and the effort to demonstrate that investments can have both positive financial and social returns. Protagonists Eric Rice and Patrick Ken...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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Morgan Stanley: Building Long-Term Sustainability
Gandhi, Vikram; Schenk, LynnCase HBS-318103-EFinanceAt the end of 2017, Morgan Stanley's firm performance - the strongest since the financial crisis - is linked to the overall success of its corporate strategy set out in 2015. Following several years of development and integration of a sustainability strategy in sync with overall firm strategy, the case asks the question of what "version 2.0" of a sustainability strategy should look like for the firm. The question is posed by Audrey Choi (HBS MBA ...Starting at €8.20
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Models of Endowment Management: King's College, Cambridge
Chambers, David; Dimson, Elroy; Viceira, Luis M.; Corsi, ElenaCase HBS-216023-EFinanceOne of the University of Cambridge's Colleges evaluates different asset management options for its endowment fund. The King's College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in the UK, had most of its endowment invested in equity index funds. Its committee was to discuss whether they should overhaul their investment strategy. The college had three options. One was to invest in a new pooled fund created by the University, i...Starting at €8.20