Check out the Darden School of Business’ recent case study on PCV, “Pacific Community Ventures And Galaxy Desserts: Community Development Through Private Equity Investing.”
Eduardo Rallo, better known to his colleagues and friends as Edo [pronounced ED-oh], ran up to a row of turnstiles at the Powell Street Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station as he heard the screeching of his train arriving. His portfolio company’s quarterly budget meeting had just run 75 minutes over schedule, so he was in a hurry as he anxiously fumbled through his wallet in search of his ticket to open the turnstile’s gates, raced down the stairs, and stepped onto the lower platform only to see the train pull away. For the next 12 minutes, he would be stranded without Internet access or cell reception. His thoughts drifted toward his latest investment opportunity, Galaxy Desserts, Inc. (Galaxy), a San Francisco Bay Area-based manufacturer of premium baked goods…(Read the full case study)