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Responsible Investing Takes Root
Ferraro, FabrizioArticle ART-2314-EFinance, StrategyResponsible investment is moving from being a niche in the asset management universe to increasingly becoming mainstream. In Europe, especially, it appears to be taking off. This article identifies some of the key drivers and the challenges that responsible investment poses to investors and managers as they try to take this novel field and embed it into their institutional practices. Looking to the future, the author highlights three areas that h...Starting at €8.20
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Bill Ackman's Big Short of Herbalife
Vandebroek, Tom; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Simon, JanCase SM-1611-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, StrategyThis case describes how hedge fund activist Bill Ackman took a $1 billion short position on the shares of the nutrition company Herbalife. Ackman is convinced that Herbalife's business model is essentially a pyramid scheme, rendering it unsustainable as well as illegal. The case describes his arguments and the evidence he builds on. Other hedge fund titans soon took the opposite position on Herbalife, possibly because they fundamentally disagree ...Starting at €8.20
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Oltre Venture: la revolución del impacto (B)
Beccarini, Irene; Herrera, Ángela; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase SM-1670Entrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyEste caso describe la start-up y los primeros pasos de una nueva empresa de inversión de impacto de Italia: Oltre Venture. Oltre Venture, que se define a sí misma como una empresa de "capital riesgo social", había sido una de las pioneras en la inversión de impacto en Europa, con un primer fondo de inversión de ocho millones de euros y la recaudación de 29 millones para el segundo. Fundada por profesionales con muchos años de experiencia en el ám...Starting at €5.74
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Oltre Venture: The Impact Revolution (A) and (B)
Beccarini, Irene; Herrera, Ángela; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Liechtenstein, HeinrichTeaching Note SMT-122-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThis case describes the start-up and early operation of a novel impact investing firm in Italy: Oltre Venture. Oltre Venture, which defines itself as a "social venture capital" firm, had been among the pioneers of impact investing in Europe, investing ¿8 million in its first fund, and raising ¿29 million for its second one. Founded by professionals with many years of corporate and private equity experience, Oltre Venture had developed a unique ha...Starting at €0.00
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The Responsible Investing Landscape: From SRI Through ESG to IMPACT
Ferraro, Fabrizio; Pathak, RichaTechnical Note SMN-704-EFinance, StrategyThis note offers a concise overview of the responsible investing landscape, starting from its historical roots in socially responsible investing, and the recent explosive growth of ESG and Impact Investing. The note provides an introduction to this field, identifying the key actors and the role they are playing, but also explaining the core ESG investment strategies, their advantages and shortcomings.Starting at €8.20
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Brazos Partners: la compra apalancada de CoMark
Lerner, Josh; Hardymon, G. Felda; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-205S09FinanceLos socios de un nuevo fondo de adquisición de empresas medianas están trabajando en una compra de una empresa de construcción modular de cerca llevada a cabo. Aunque originalmente estructurada como una oferta de valores, se han dado cuenta de que una cesión de activos sería preferible desde su punto de vista y están tratando de determinar qué beneficios podría mantener durante los vendedores, cuya participación en la compañía continua es esencia...Starting at €8.20
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IESE On. Sustainable Leadership
Ferraro, Fabrizio; Rosenberg, Mike; Berrone, Pascual; Vergara, Carles; Ormazabal, Gaizka; Duro, Miguel; Sáez de Tejada, AnnaDossier DOS-41-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThe world is faced with grand challenges, such as climate change, poverty and inequality. At IESE, we believe business can play a significant role in solving these seemingly intractable problems.
In this curated collection of articles from IESE faculty, you will find the insight you need to know to lead your organization in the transition to a sustainable future.
This IESE On includes the articles:
- Tackling Sustainability, F...Starting at €15.00
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ESG is dead, long live ESG
Ferraro, Fabrizio; Alex EdmansArticle ART-3449-EFinance, StrategyESG factors are so important, which is an argument for why they shouldn?t be treated as anything special. Fabrizio Ferraro digs into the debate with Alex Edmans.Starting at €8.20
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EZAmuse Negotiation Background (A)
Hardymon, G. Felda; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-807007-EFinanceThis is the background to an exercise in negotiation. A promising venture-capital-backed company, EZAmuse Communications, is raising a B round. Its existing backer, Reality Venture Partners, would like it to raise enough for six or nine months, when it will have results on its current products and be able to raise a C round at a higher valuation. The new and talented CEO, who has succeeded with Reality in the past, would like to raise a larger am...Starting at €8.20
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EZAmuse Negotiation (D): Rob Bonham Background
Hardymon, G. Felda; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-807171-EFinanceSupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74