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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

AR

Apr 13, 2018

The course has helped me understand introductory concepts of private equity and venture capital investment. It is very well structured! I really recommend if you are starting to learn this subject.

OB

Jan 8, 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.

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By Anju Y

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May 22, 2020

This experience is so much hard...bcozz same more difficult to learn..but...this is good for mcq type questions.....thank you...

By Gursartaj N

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Jun 28, 2020

I reside in India, and the course dealt with a lot of theoretical concepts that may not have been directly linked to my region.

By Gert B

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Jul 6, 2021

a nice overview of the basics but a bit outdated, needs a 2021 revision and some of the abbreviations are not industry stand

By Szilvia L

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Jul 29, 2025

beginner level course. outdated, quite generic, repetitive, not well structured content. the quiz is confusing

By Lilia M U

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Nov 2, 2020

Excellent course. Every concept was clearly explained. I wish we have learn more about real case scenarios :)

By BECHIKH N

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Mar 10, 2021

I recommend this course if you are interested in understanding private equity and Investment world.

By Bhuvan T

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Aug 13, 2020

It would be nice to have more real life case studies of EU VCs and US VCs and funded entrepreneurs

By Pradeep R

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Feb 25, 2022

The concept taught here is crystal claer only this whic is little complicated is the formula

By Federico L B

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Apr 3, 2020

Speaker with poor English pronunciation. So fast and not very clear in the valuation topic.

By BASIM A

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May 10, 2022

The accent of the instructor was very heavy. It was defficult to understand and focus.

By Stefano C

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Oct 26, 2023

It's a good course. Teaching materials need to be improved: there are some errors.

By Miguel G

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Feb 22, 2023

Average. I would have loved if there was more depth in Venture Capital

By Jay P

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Aug 13, 2020

The course is too theoretical and lacks practical examples approach

By Will S

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Dec 12, 2017

Good course, gives a better than average understanding of PE & VC

By Stefan Y

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Apr 10, 2020

Challenging English form the videos. Too generic knowledge.

By Abhishek P

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Feb 20, 2019

More practical examples on excel modeling would be better.

By Ivan S

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Nov 27, 2016

There is not enough material. Course should be longer.

By Rob R

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Dec 27, 2021

alot of info to take in but i liked it

By Priyanshu S

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Jul 16, 2024

Everything is good , course is fine .

By Konstantin B

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Jan 27, 2019

I think there should be some homework

By MAYANK D

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May 28, 2020

More Projects could have been added

By Tashfin T

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May 7, 2020

Should have been more detailed

By Gabriel O

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Mar 20, 2025

it was awesome

By Puti S

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Oct 17, 2015

interesting

By Ritwik S

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Mar 29, 2019

good