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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!

AS

Jul 3, 2017

Very good course to understand the basics. I now have a solid platform to learn more advanced topics in this field. The best aspect of the course is its structured approach of slides and information.

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By Takudzwa K

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Nov 11, 2020

Great course indeed. Opened my eyes to a new world of Private Equity that I had no exposure to before.

By Mobi R - M M ( R - M

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Jun 23, 2019

Excellent Entry Level Course. The material is well presented and structured in a very logical format.

By Francesco P

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Nov 2, 2018

Very useful and well-done course for everyone who wants to understand the basic knowledge of PE and VC

By Victoria B

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Jun 3, 2018

The instructor was excellent. Interesting to listen to and made the concepts very easy to understand.

By Veselin S

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Aug 8, 2016

The course was very helpful, professionally done and giving all information which required. Thank you!

By matota l

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Nov 5, 2025

I highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn about private equity and venture capital.

By ruchan k

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Dec 23, 2022

It is a great course for entrepreneurs that wants to learn more about the financing part of a startup

By dixith k

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Jul 7, 2021

Very informative course, if you are working or studying related to Private equity and Venture capital

By Yannick M

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Jul 23, 2020

Very good course that teaches the fundementals aswell as some in-depth skill essential for PE and VC!

By Gaurav S

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Jun 5, 2020

It was an excellent learning experience. It gave me a chance to practical experience of the PE space.

By Harjas

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Jun 4, 2020

The most enriching course about private equity I came across with. Glad that I selected this course!!

By Jonas

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May 12, 2020

Very valuable course to learn and understand how VC's operate and what financial analysis are needed.

By Prakash B

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Aug 21, 2019

Best Contents and Well Structured! It would be great if we get comprehensive materials for practices.

By Giacomo Z

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Mar 13, 2018

Really interesting and well-structured course.

The subtitles are correct and really useful sometimes.

By Samuel A M P

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Mar 23, 2025

Facilmente de los mejores cursos que he hecho. Increible contenido, hasta incluye material de apoyo.

By Fabian V

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Sep 16, 2023

Awesome and very informative. I really

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By Giulia V

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Oct 3, 2021

Practical and SMART course to learn more about the PE and VC. #Neverstoplearning, #Neverstopdreaming

By Mr. C X Q H

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Apr 5, 2021

I think it's a very comprehensive, useful and reputable course which helps me a lot in my daily job.

By FABRIZIO D

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Nov 28, 2020

Thanks Coursera and thanks to Professor Stefano Caselli, one of the best courses I've ever attended.

By Thibault P

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Sep 22, 2019

Deeper valuation and numerical skills would have helped but the course was very complete. Thank you.

By Benoît S

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Oct 3, 2017

The course gives a very comprehensive overview of the Private Equity and Venture Capital industries.

By Caio M (

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Oct 15, 2024

awesome, gives a really good knowledge and guides your towards what you want to study in the future

By Razvan P

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Apr 2, 2024

Although a bit outdated, the information is presented very clearly, with the right level of detail.

By Victor J

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May 17, 2020

Very useful and interestingm it goes straight to the point without excessive debate on theoretical.

By Nicolas I

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Apr 15, 2020

Great course. Great material. Very dinamic and very clear. Practical excercises were really usefull