private equity

Thinking Things Over: Who Should Run HP? An IBMer! Who Should Own HP? Henry Kravis

Thinking Things Over   July 8, 2012 Volume II, Number 27:  Who Should Run HP? An IBMer! Who Should Own HP?  Henry Kravis    By  John L. Chapman, Ph.D.      Canton, Ohio Hewlett-Packard shares (HPQ) hit a 52-week low last week, and the firm has lost three-fifths of its market value since hitting a secular high just over 16 months ago.  .. read more

In Defense of Private Equity (Though Not of Romney)

Thinking Things Over              January 16, 2012 Volume II, Number 2:   In Defense of Private Equity (Though Not of Romney)  By John L. Chapman, Ph.D.                                                                                                                         Austin, Texas In 1962 the late economist Murray Rothbard of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas wrote one of the great books in 20th century economics, his magnum opus known as Man Economy .. read more

Private Equity is the Answer at Hewlett-Packard

THINKING THINGS OVER                                                   Volume I, Number 11     100111 By John L. Chapman, Ph.D.                                                                                                                                                  Washington, D.C. The Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ) is an iconic brand name in American business history, and one of the 20th century’s greatest business success stories.  From humble beginnings in a one car garage in Palo Alto, California in 1939, it has grown to number nine .. read more