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Supplements the (A) case.

Investitori Associati seeks to exit a leveraged buyout investment. Choosing the appropriate way in which to undertake their exit-an initial public offering or sale of the firm-proves problematic.

Spreadsheet Supplement for case 299048

Provides an overview of key information sources about venture capital and private equity.

Spreadsheet Supplement for case 299018.

A Vermont solid-waste company seeks mezzanine financing to finance its strategy of acquiring and consolidating local competitors. The mezzanine private equity group must decide whether this investment offers an attractive risk-return tradeoff.

Supplements BCI Growth III: May 1993.

Supplements Xerox Technology Ventures: March 1995.

David Swensen, chief investment officer at Yale University, reviews the $6 billion endowment strategy, which places an unusually heavy emphasis on private equity and other illiquid securities. Changing market conditions in November 1997 cause him to rethink historically successful approaches. A rewritten version of an earlier case.

Spreadsheet Supplement for case 298077

An MBA student must choose between offers from three private equity organizations. Each organization has distinct strengths and weaknesses, and different implications for the student's career development. The case presents compensation and employment data about the private equity industry. Teaching Note: Introduces the private equity industry and the key offerings between groups.

The Exxel Group, a private equity group based in Buenos Aires, is considering a buyout of Argencard, Mastercard's exclusive licensee in Argentina. To complete the deal, however, it will need to raise additional financing from U.S. investors. Both the valuation and the terms of the proposed deal prove problematic.

Spreadsheet Supplement for case 297068

The Fojtasek Companies, a family business, faces several financing choices to address generational succession issues. Several buyouts have expressed interest in acquiring the firm outright; an investment bank has proposed a leveraged recapitalization; and a private equity group, Heritage Partners, has proposed a hybrid transaction.

This note discusses several ways in which venture-backed firms can be valued, including comparables, net present value, decision-tree analysis, and the "venture capital method."

Spreadsheet supplement for case 297050.

Provides an overview of a module that focuses on how private equity funds are raised and structured.

Provides an overview of a module that focuses on the interaction between private equity investors and the firms they finance.

Provides an overview of a module that focuses on existing venture capital and other private equity investments.

Provides an overview of a module that focuses on the adaptation of the private equity model to corporate and nonprofit settings.