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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 Jesús F L C

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Sep 25, 2022

EXCELLENT FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT VC AND PE.

By Quentin B

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Jun 7, 2022

L'essentiel est expliqué !

Très intéréssant à suivre !

By Bruno F

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Jan 18, 2022

Great for learning the basics of how PE and VC works.

By TM

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Nov 1, 2021

Very well organized and clear. I highly recomend it.

By Hailing L

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Apr 23, 2021

Easy to follow, very engaging and interesting course!

By Dan V

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Apr 3, 2021

Amazing Teaching, great interviews. Enjoyed it a lot!

By Gabriel O D

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Aug 20, 2020

Good course, was really helpful. The teacher is great

By Francesco V

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Jun 20, 2020

Excellent professor and well-done material. 10 on 10!

By Fabio V

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Jun 1, 2020

Among the best courses I've evere done! Very usefull.

By Thomas M

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May 17, 2020

Excellent introduction to PE and VC around the globe.

By Saurabh A

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Feb 18, 2017

Really liked the course, it was crisp and meaningful.

By Alex W

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Sep 23, 2016

Really informative course. Would certainly recommend!

By Serge K

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Jan 15, 2016

Excellent Cours!!! Heureux franchement de le suivre .

By Sisaynew L

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Oct 28, 2023

It was very insightful. Than you for the experience.

By MOHD S

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Jul 18, 2023

It was a great experience to learn from this course.

By Nicolas B Z

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Feb 8, 2021

Excellent intro course to PE/VC. Many thanks Stefano

By Lilliana T

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Sep 26, 2020

This class was taught very well and I learned a lot.

By ADHAMI W

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May 22, 2020

Very interesting notions well and easily explained !

By Louis D

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Jan 6, 2018

Clear, interesting, high-quality content : perfect !

By Lamine D

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Dec 14, 2017

very good presentations and supporting documentation

By Mahmut B

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May 22, 2017

Great Course. Easy explained, great slides provided.

By Nkem O

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Sep 1, 2016

Good course. Mentally prepared me for the my PE job.

By Emanuele P

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Nov 8, 2025

really intersting topic: prof. Caselli is the best!

By Manu N

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Oct 6, 2023

Very informative yet easier to understand and learn

By SUBROTO D

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Jan 15, 2023

Very precise and comprehensive. Highly recommended.