\documentclass[12pt]{article} \usepackage{amssymb,amsmath,amscd,concmath,amsfonts} \usepackage{color} \pagestyle{empty} \begin{document} \begin{equation*} L^*_e = \frac{r H_e (c + H_e)}{a H_e} \Bigl(1 - \frac{H_e}{k} \Bigr) = \frac{b c r (a b k - cd - dk)}{(ab - d)^2 k}. \end{equation*} \end{document}