..., is interested in increasing its current allocation to private equity. Handy and her partner are preparing to meet with Smith's trustees in an attempt to win Smith College as Investure's first client. The case presents three different approaches to private equity investing: direct investment through...

... offering (IPO) of the Hertz Corporation. The IPO followed a leveraged buyout (LBO) of Hertz that was completed in December 2005 by three prominent private equity firms that had combined to purchase Hertz from the Ford Motor Company for $14.9 billion. The LBO sponsors had borrowed an additional $1 billion...

... corporation's decision to divest a large division and asks students to compare the division's value if it remains under DuPont's control or is sold to an outside party. The transaction size of approximately $4 billion is too large for potential strategic buyers in the industry, making private equity (PE) firms...

... companies in the general field of molecular diagnostics. Sierra Capital, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, had been organized in 1974 as a hedge fund, though over the years it had a successful record of private equity investments and had gradually shifted its activities to this area. The firm had $2...

... to provide a portion of the funding for late-stage investments, such as leveraged buyouts. The case can also be used in courses on private equity to illustrate the perspective, risk mitigation strategies, and return expectations of mezzanine investors. This case has a teaching note and a spreadsheet, which...

... institutions considerable expense. In addition, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) required the health-care sector to encrypt personally identifiable medical information transmitted over the Internet. investing entrepreneurial finance valuation private equity...

... the past 25 years, Carlyle had grown from a fledgling private equity firm to one of the world's largest and most diversified investment firms. Carlyle had prepared extensively for the roadshow; management anticipated some tough questions. Students are asked to evaluate the extent to which Carlyle...

..., used in a spreadsheet, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the permission of the Darden School Foundation. bonds capital budgeting venture capital private equity Technology In June 2000, MicroStrategy...

...Susan Chaplinsky; Stephan Oppenheimer; Vikram Patra In July 2004, J.P. Morgan Partners (JPMP), the private equity arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co., was in the midst of formulating the final terms of a public-to-private buyout proposal for AMC Entertainment Inc. (AMCE), a publicly traded movie...

... of 2011. It was offered a convertible-note financing structure by a cleantech private equity firm and needed to assess whether it suited the company's and founders' interests. This case was designed for and is used in Darden's Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity elective. With less of a focus...