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Royce G. Yudkoff serves as the MBA Class of 1975 Professor of Management Practice of Entrepreneurial Management at Harvard Business School. He is also a General Partner and co-founder of ABRY Partners, LLC, a Boston-based private equity firm. At Harvard Business School, Yudkoff co-teaches two courses with Professor Richard Ruback: 'The Financial Management of Smaller Firms' and 'Entrepreneurship through Acquisition,' which focus on acquiring, financing, and operating smaller firms.
Yudkoff's research interests center on entrepreneurial management, particularly the acquisition of small businesses. His work explores the practical aspects of finding, evaluating, negotiating, and financing the purchase of established businesses, providing an alternative path to entrepreneurship. He has co-authored the book HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company (2017) and the Harvard Business Review article 'Buying Your Way into Entrepreneurship' (2017), which established him as a leading expert in the search fund and small business acquisition space.
His recent scholarly output has been remarkably prolific, with numerous case studies published in 2025 covering diverse business acquisition scenarios across various industries including manufacturing, healthcare, technology, and consumer products. These works examine critical aspects of business acquisition including valuation, due diligence, financial modeling, and post-acquisition management.
- Baker Scholar (Harvard Business School, 1980)
Yudkoff has significant practical experience to complement his academic work. In 1989, he co-founded ABRY Partners, a private equity firm specializing in media, communications, and business information services. Over his career, the firm has completed over $27 billion in leveraged transactions involving approximately 450 properties. Yudkoff has also served on numerous private and public corporate boards, bringing real-world perspective to his teaching and research.
His educational background includes graduating from Harvard Business School in 1980 as a Baker Scholar and earning honors as an undergraduate at Dartmouth College. This combination of academic excellence and practical business experience informs his approach to entrepreneurial education.
