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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!

TP

Oct 26, 2019

Excellent content, and superb slides.

Please check the quality of the English in the slides, and also in the quiz questions. Many quiz questions were difficult to understand because of the English.

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By Tom H

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Mar 9, 2021

The best course I have done on Coursera in terms of depth, materials and assessment. Foundations covered excellently

By Romain S

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May 25, 2019

Excellent course. It helped me to know more about Private Equity. I liked the approach both technical and practical.

By Alberto C

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Jan 19, 2017

It's great, I was able to understand Private Equity and it is vital for my work, even though I'm a Computer Engineer

By Christy C

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Dec 3, 2023

This was a good course! Very easy to understand and follow along. Good notes and examples. Excited to learn more!

By João P D S

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Nov 15, 2022

Perfect Free Content, help me a lot.I will return because the content is so dense and willing to review some topics

By Adeel F D

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Aug 8, 2021

Pretty good, really interesting, coming from a CFA L1 background study i had no problems with it excpet for week 4.

By Jonas E

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Apr 19, 2021

Great hands-on and well-structed course! Highly recommended for everyone interested in PE/VC or finance in general.

By Juan L C

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Feb 3, 2019

A very interesting course which helps anybody to achieve a wide and deep understanding related to the PE &VC world.

By Denis M S

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Jun 12, 2023

Excellent course. Very good job by you on condensing such a vast content and making it understandable for newbees.

By Stella K

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Feb 21, 2016

A holistic overview of PE and VC structure. Very recommended to those who want to get an idea of what they are and

By Andreas I

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Aug 15, 2024

Fantastic course, well delivered. Excellent learning material (videos, ppts, Excel files). I do highly recommend.

By Lim P H

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Aug 11, 2022

Lecturer is very clear in his explanation and time is really well spent to study this course! Highly recommended!

By Dheesh

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Dec 4, 2020

The course was new to me but it felt easy because of the videos and the slides. Even the interviews were helpful.

By Ravi K

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Nov 4, 2020

phenomenal experience while learning from this course. Got the the things at a great level that I was hoping for.

By jonathan

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Mar 26, 2020

Great material, clear, simple but giving all the necessary jargon and knowledge to better understand the industry

By Mike F

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Oct 8, 2016

First course in PE, very interesting, practical example are very pleasant. Thank you ! Now i'll try the simulator

By Pierre-Hugues S

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Jul 7, 2016

Very good course which covers widely the role and the activity of a private equity firm both in Europe and US&UK.

By António M d O

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Nov 10, 2024

A usefull learning, covering the main principles to understand the pivotal role that venture capital (VC) plays.

By Mitchel K

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Nov 16, 2022

comprehensive introduction

to the world

of PE and VC. Lecturer was enthusiastic and made me want to know more !!

By Giuseppe R

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Mar 27, 2021

it's a very interesting course that explains perfectly the world of Private Equity and Venture Capital!

5 stars!

By Renato M J

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Nov 5, 2020

The course is very helpful in getting a general perspective on the nature of Private Equity and Venture Capital.

By Aurore G

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May 25, 2020

Very insightful content, covering a broad range of topics, with captivating interviews and engaging discussions!

By Ashish G

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Apr 15, 2020

Best starter course for PE and VC. The resources are the best ever seen. Thanks a lot Professor and Coursera <3.

By Bilel D

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Feb 19, 2023

Excellent cours avec des études de cas, cela constitue une excellente introduction au monde du Private Equity !

By Qin L

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Aug 8, 2019

Very practical based on real VB world and not hard to understand even if you don't have professional background