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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

ZY

Jul 17, 2017

Very good course, however the contents are a bit rushed so some points were not explored in detail. Nevertheless it will provides anyone with a great learning experience. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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!

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By Laura T G C

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Aug 1, 2022

Algunas cosas no están tan bien explicadas teniendo en cuenta que es un curso introductorio

By Quyen B

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Aug 14, 2020

This course provides a good foundation on the concept of PE, finance and industry dynamics.

By Absar u H

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Nov 25, 2021

Interesting and intriguing course. Very nicely explained with apt coverage of main points.

By Elias

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Nov 3, 2016

Well constructed course with a large amount of information to initiate your journey in PEI

By Yves S

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Nov 9, 2021

Very rich overview covering the why, how, who, what ... excellent foundation, thank you !

By P. E L

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Sep 8, 2021

It was pretty good. I have learned a bit about private equity and venture capital so far.

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 7, 2022

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

By Ronny G

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Sep 8, 2020

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

By Marius G

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Aug 9, 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 23, 2016

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

By Madhukar D

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Mar 9, 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 7, 2020

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

By Mohammed D

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Apr 21, 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 7, 2020

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

By Gil B

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Mar 25, 2018

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