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Spreadsheet Supplement for case 201091

Spreadsheet supplement for case number 284080.

Spreadsheet supplement for case number 201129.

The Investment Committee of New England Healthcare must decide how to invest three long-term investment pools: a long-term, endowment-type fund and two pension plans. In particular, the committee is evaluating whether the two pension funds--one is a "final salary" pension plan, the other a "cash balance" pension plan--should have special investment considerations due to the unique characteristics of these plans' liabilities.

Spreadsheet Supplement for case 204018

Describes an Excel spreadsheet workbook that facilitates the analysis of AccuFlow, Inc.

Spreadsheet Supplement for case 202036

A small start-up in the publishing business compares three possible alternatives for its new round of equity financing.

Supplements the (A) case.

Two cofounders of a company enter into a negotiation to set the terms of a start-up in the field of laparoscopic surgery.

Focuses on a graduating HBS MBA who has been working part-time with a Web-hosting firm in California. Discusses the question of which of several "business models" make the most sense for the company to pursue.

Harvard Management Co. uses portfolio theory to help consider the asset allocation issues for its endowment.

A very successful entrepreneur who has built a factoring business in Atlanta is trying to decide how to sell this business. The issues are how to value the company and the strategy of selling.

The founders of an online medical supplies firm must negotiate with an established hospital distributor and a venture capital firm.

An embryonic online medical supplies firm must negotiate a second-round funding.

The largest state pension fund continues the evolution of its approach to corporate governance contemplating "relationship investing" and other new approaches.

Describes a second-year MBA's attempts to make money for a fledgling Web-hosting business. As the case ends, he must both sort out the company's business model and financing needs, as well as select from an array of financing and acquisition alternatives.

Presents a first draft of the case, based upon an interview with the case protagonist shown in the video.

Spreadsheet Supplement for case 299079

A small hydraulic-valve manufacturer attempts a second buyout in order to take out its current equity partners. A three-way deal must be negotiated between management, the new mezzanine lender, and the departing equity owners.