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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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Paramount Equipment (Spanish version)
Baldwin, Carliss Y.; Wang, WeiCase HBS-916S14FinanceParamount Equipment, Inc., based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a large manufacturer of cranes and compact construction equipment, aerial work platforms, and food service equipment. Founded in 1987, Paramount now had manufacturing operations in 24 countries. However, it lost its competitive position because it took on too much debt in the form of bank borrowings relative to the risk level of its business. Now the company must seek funding and guarant...Starting at €8.20
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Apple, Einhorn, y las iPrefs
Baldwin, Carliss Y.; Feit, Hanoch; Minasian, Edward A.; Van Buren, BrandonCase HBS-218S06FinanceEn marzo de 2013, Apple Inc. tiene un saldo de caja muy grande y está bajo presión para devolver efectivo a los accionistas. Hedge gestor de fondos David Einhorn cree que Apple puede "valor de desbloqueo" mediante la emisión de acciones preferentes perpetuas, apodado iPrefs. Henry Blodget, CEO de The Business Insider, no está de acuerdo, diciendo que "no se puede simplemente agitar su varita mágica y hacer algo de la nada." Este breve caso está d...Starting at €8.20
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Roche's Acquisition of Genentech
Baldwin, Carliss Y.; Becker, Bo; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-210040-EFinanceFranz Humer, CEO of the Roche Group, must decide whether to mount a hostile tender offer for the publicly-owned shares of Roche's biotechnology subsidiary, Genentech. The case provides opportunities to analyze Roche's strategy with respect to Genentech, tStarting at €8.20
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Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York, Teaching Note
Taliaferro, Ryan D.; Baldwin, Carliss Y.Teaching Note HBS-211054-EFinanceTeaching Note for 208129.Starting at €0.00
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Saks Incorporated
Baldwin, Carliss Y.; Burns, StefonCase HBS-212060-EFinanceSaks Fifth Avenue, a luxury department store chain, has been hard hit by the 2008 financial crisis and stock market crash. Speculation about impending bankruptcy is rampant in the press. The CEO, Stephen Sadove, must decide how to respond.Starting at €8.20