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About the Course

The course deals with the analysis of the private equity and venture capital business. Over the course, students will be provided with a deep understanding of the mechanism underpinning the creation and/or development of a firm and the financial support it can get from the financial system through venture capital investment. The course tries to discover how special financial intermediaries (called private equity investors) finance through equity companies belonging to different stages of their life-cycle, starting from the very beginning (startup and early stage) to a more mature phase (i.e. expansion, mature age, etc.) or also staying into crises and decline. Private equity (named venture capital when the company is in the first phases of its life cycle) deals with very different activities, such as scouting, advisory, deal-making, valuation, and financing as financial intermediaries see it. COURSE SYLLABUS The course is made up of four different modules: WEEK 1 - Introduction to Private Equity and Venture Capital WEEK 2 - Discovering Private Equity Investors: Legal Issues and Taxation WEEK 3 - Management of Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds WEEK 4 - Company Valuation And Deal Making In Private Equity Settings WEEK 5 - Final Test Throughout the course, guest speakers and practitioners will be interviewed to provide some examples of concrete applications of the contents presented. RECOMMENDED BACKGROUND An understanding of the basic concepts of corporate financing accounting principles is required, while prior knowledge of private equity and venture capital is not required however it is recommended, as this is a course designed to introduce you to the fundamental concepts in private equity and venture capital....

Top reviews

AM

Dec 3, 2015

Amazing course! Thank you very much, Stefano Caselli, for a such wonderful content and perfect presenting. I took a lot of very useful and practical information from it.

I do appreciate it. Thanks!

WO

Jul 14, 2019

The content of the course is really helpful and touches on the very important subjects in Private Equity and Venture Capital. The delivery by the Professor Stefano Caseli is also fantastic. Thank you!

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By Saachi S

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Mar 4, 2018

A very good course for beginners. All basics covered. Thank you.

By Harsh T

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Nov 28, 2018

Video Animations can improve. The content however is excellent!

By Praveen K

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Jan 23, 2022

Good course as an intro, but wish it was a bit more detailed.

By T. B

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Mar 2, 2021

This course is very good. If you want to know about VC and PE

By Pratik v n

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Aug 5, 2019

Its a good course it give a better understanding of PE and VC

By Renan A C d R

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Dec 19, 2020

Concepts were great, numeric exercises need more explaining.

By Siddharth S

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Nov 11, 2017

A great course to learn the theoretical basics of PE and VC.

By Petras P

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Dec 12, 2021

Labai patenkintas pateikta informacija, gavau daug ziniu.

By Thomas G

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Aug 8, 2020

Excellent course, very well organized, and great content!

By Scott R

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Mar 25, 2020

Good course for an overview of Equity Markets in Europe.

By Ross M

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Feb 18, 2018

Great overview of the PE & VC industry and how it works.

By Dario B

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Nov 22, 2020

The course give a very good overview of the PE industry

By Eric R

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Jun 9, 2016

Could use more examples/pratical quantitative exercises

By Srivibhavan B

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Jan 3, 2022

Great introduction and high level view of the subject.

By Federico G

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Jan 19, 2021

concise and comprehensive. a good primer or refresher

By Ayushi M

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Sep 27, 2023

Very difficult course but intellectually stimulating

By Shiman Z

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Apr 6, 2020

Very good learning. The course is quite insightful.

By Salif S

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Apr 10, 2020

I learnt a lot trought this course

Thank you a lot

By Lorenzo M

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Jan 4, 2016

I would have liked more examples on PE investments

By Andrea V

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Aug 28, 2019

Very nice course but maybe a little bit too basic

By Jason F

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May 5, 2020

A little outdated but I learned some new things.

By Bothaina A

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Oct 3, 2019

the use of non-conventional terms was confusing.

By Philipp G

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Feb 14, 2022

Could be more extensive otherwise great course

By Samrath P S

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Dec 25, 2017

Would have appreciated more focus on valuation.

By musab s

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Jun 4, 2017

great course for introduction to private equity