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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

OB

Jan 9, 2022

​Good introduction for anyone who is new to the topic and good refresher for anyone who is familiar with the area. Excellent use of practical examples. Good coverage of regional/legal system nuances.

SD

Aug 11, 2024

Great experience. Very significant, informative and educative course. Thanks for providing such a great experience. I will definately do the paid course but currently i am looking Arbitration Course

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By Giacomo L

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Mar 2, 2020

So interesting. But a real case could be better than only theoretical slides and numbers.

By Jose D E P

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Jun 8, 2022

Good course, contains a complete explanation ot the subject, and practical aproach to it

By Ronny G

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Sep 9, 2020

More practical tasks that are solved together with the professor in video would be good.

By Marius G

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Aug 10, 2020

God course for the fundamentals but nothing special. I liked the last session the most,

By Paul N

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Feb 2, 2020

Very good introductory course, which give a good foundation for work and further study

By sherry K

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Mar 13, 2018

accent is a problem to learning and I have to watch the subtitles during this course.

By Jai

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Nov 12, 2015

Excellent course anybody who wants a deep understanding of the private equity sector.

By Carlos A G

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Mar 24, 2016

The content is amazing and is good to watch professors from outside the anglo world.

By Madhukar D

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Mar 10, 2024

This is an excellent course with thorough information to delve into the PEVC world.

By Max B

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May 21, 2018

Short but practical - good for those new to the VC / PE world and want an overview

By Carl D

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Nov 30, 2022

I'd like to thanks the teacher! The course was fun and I learned a lot during it.

By AMAN K

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May 8, 2020

some more reading and real-life examples are needed, explanations were very good.

By Mohammed D

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Apr 22, 2020

Amazing Course but please be even more detailed with respect to solving problems.

By Giuseppe C

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Aug 27, 2018

Sometimes terminology used in the course differs from the one used in the quizzes

By Antonio R

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Jul 15, 2025

Corso ben fatto, con docente e materiale di livello. E poi è un corso gratuito.

By Melanie W

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Jul 19, 2022

It was very insightful with a good mix of reading, visual and audiable material

By César B

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May 25, 2021

The formulas and the quantitative parts were difficult.

But overall very good.

By Rohit M

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Jun 8, 2020

The course gives great insights into the Private Equity and Venture capital.

By Gil B

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Mar 26, 2018

Great course although some of the exercises have incorrect values / numbers.

By Mathias B

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Jan 19, 2022

the presentation should be update , statements back to 2014 is not helpful

By Aman K

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May 31, 2020

It is a well paced course which covers almost everything about the PE world

By Jan-Niklas A

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Apr 21, 2020

it would be great to name sometimes a few companies to understand it easier

By Lance C

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Jul 8, 2021

Power points and solutions can be broken down more but good course overall

By SHAIK N

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Sep 10, 2023

Great course to do know how a VCI works. Why they invest in only numbers.

By Nishant S

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Jul 18, 2020

It is an excellent course for students having basic knowledge of Finance.