Eastern Pearl Capital: Battening Down the Hatches

Posted: 10 Sep 2009

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Josh Lerner

Harvard Business School - Finance Unit; Harvard University - Entrepreneurial Management Unit; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI); Harvard University - Private Capital Research Institute

G. Felda Hardymon

Harvard Business School - Finance Unit

Ann Leamon

Harvard Business School - Finance Unit

Date Written: August 5, 2009

Abstract

Facing the downturn in late 2008, the partners in the West-Coast-based corporate venturing arm of a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer are trying to decide how to manage their portfolio companies and whether to make new investments. Not only must they consider the particulars of each company individually, but they must also think about how to manage the entire firm's portfolio.

Suggested Citation

Lerner, Josh and Hardymon, G. Felda and Leamon, Ann, Eastern Pearl Capital: Battening Down the Hatches (August 5, 2009). HBS Case No. 810-024, Harvard Business School Finance Unit, Harvard Business School Entrepreneurial Management Unit, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1470274

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