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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 Li T

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Jan 1, 2016

very useful knowledge, but the accent is hard to follow.

By Mainguenaud

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May 22, 2023

Cours très bien construit et intéressant! Merci beaucoup

By Sriram K

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Mar 22, 2020

It was a exceptionally organized, structured and taught.

By Louis S D

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Feb 15, 2020

Very informative and really useful course. Gained a lot.

By Andreas D M

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Oct 23, 2016

Awesome course! Extremely good insights and very useful.

By Alexandre M

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Feb 28, 2016

Excellent course with a great teacher. Alexandre Mathias

By Nousbi B

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Feb 20, 2025

It is an interesting course that give a lot of insights

By Rachana G

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Jun 26, 2023

Excellent. Very informative. Good course for beginners.

By emili c

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Feb 25, 2022

Very usefull lesons. An excelent global resume about PE

By Cédric S

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Jan 21, 2022

Excellent course, although maybe a bit too theoretical.

By Arvind C

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Jun 28, 2020

great course give in depth knowledge of venture capital

By Matteo B

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Jun 15, 2020

Clear and very structured teaching. Great for learning.

By Yemnga N

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Jan 11, 2019

Amazing course. Very clear exemple and practical course

By Harinder Y

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Jun 2, 2018

Excellent course for beginners in the PE & VC industry.

By Dr. S W

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Aug 13, 2023

Excellent Course on Private Equity and Venture Capital

By Covadonga B C

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Nov 3, 2020

Very complete and useful! Much better than I imagined.

By shikhar p

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Feb 9, 2020

fantastic than you bocconi university and prof stefano

By Tim Y

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Oct 7, 2019

Detailed and in-depth course of PE. Highly recommended

By Aлексей И

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Apr 6, 2019

Great course, very useful introduction to the PE world

By YC O

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Apr 3, 2016

A simple yet comprehensive course for the uninitiated.

By Lorenzo M

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Mar 5, 2026

I'm still waiting my certificate, it's been 10 days !

By Marc S

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Apr 11, 2024

Great course to get an overview and learn the basics.

By Baco C

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Oct 2, 2023

Excellent the teacher explains very well the notions.

By Harikishan S

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Aug 15, 2023

it's very good knowledge and understanding of course.

By Leonardo L

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Nov 29, 2022

Very useful and very well structured. I recommend it.