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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 Sebastian A G d A

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Jul 17, 2019

It was a great introduction to Venture Capital and Private Equity. It definitely increased my interest towards the industry.

By Abhishek J

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Jan 22, 2021

Great course, provides sound clarity of concepts and applications related to Private Equity and Venture Capital. Thank you.

By Antonio G

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Oct 7, 2022

Il professor Caselli è veramente competente e appassionato. Spiega la lezione con un linguaggio totalmente acccessibile

By Yoga A K

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Jun 5, 2022

this is very good course which provides an overview of VC and PE environment and helps a lot to understand the eco system.

By Sergiy F

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Jul 17, 2021

Very basic understanding of Private Equity. Can be complete in two weeks. Recommended as the first step in this direction.

By Prompiriya P

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May 16, 2021

Very informative course with interview with experts in the field. The math in last weeks are extremely complicated though!

By Adam B

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Apr 22, 2021

Very thorough walkthrough of Private equity from complete definition through basic legislation to valuation and financing.

By Edward E

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Aug 28, 2020

Excellent overview. Very applicable crash course to whet the appetite. Enough to understand what's going on as an outsider

By Juan C B J

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Aug 22, 2020

Amazing course, very interesting and very well thought out. I learned a lot about the PE world and I found it very useful.

By Majid D

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Mar 22, 2019

This is a great start course for anyone with good financial knowledge who wants to understand the Private Equity industry.

By Javad

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Feb 20, 2019

Presenting applicable subjects in a structured and ordered form

Comprehensive slides and complementary excel files

Thanks :)

By Veronika P

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Aug 14, 2017

The course provides clear and understandable basic insights in the topic of PE&VC. A great one to start with these topics.

By Lloyd M

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May 20, 2025

I found this course very engaging and informative with practical lessons to be learnt and easy to apply in everyday life.

By Pedro Q

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Feb 25, 2023

Very good and useful, for PE and VC Professionals

I notice that some formulas are missing, and some links are not working.

By Guilherme C

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Jun 18, 2020

Excellent! I am just grateful for the University of Bocconi and the Coursera to make this possible! Many thanks, friends!

By Enrico M

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Jul 30, 2018

Absolutely loved this course. Good explanations, good set of notes, spreadsheets, etc. Wish I would have found it sooner!

By Francesca I

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Sep 22, 2022

teacher very good and passionate about the topic

interesting to have interviews with market players

slides good quality

By Faris A

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Feb 11, 2022

I love this course. The professor teachs us so clearly, and the curricullum is systemathic so it helps us to understand.

By M W

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May 23, 2020

Really introduction to the private equity and venture capital world. It is short and contains all the vital information.

By boniface c

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May 16, 2020

relevent information, combination of reading, practical exemples and video learning. I

t answered what i was looking for.

By Deleted A

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Aug 16, 2019

One of the best courses on Coursera! Very well structured and easy to understand. Congratulations to Bocconi University.

By Yoan C

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Nov 28, 2018

Very well made course that knows how to transmit knowledge regarding a complicated subject. I would recommend to anyone.

By bel[en a

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Nov 2, 2022

Excellent course, mix of theory and practice. With basic exercises to understand how the system works, I recommend 100%

By harsh v

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Apr 18, 2020

this is one of the interesting course as i have gained a lot of knowledge about the private equity and venture capital.