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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 Samuel T

Nov 12, 2015

Very well put together, high video production quality, excellent use of supporting materials. Great Information, relevant contributions from interviewed members.

By Frank J

Dec 6, 2020

Comprehensive overview, with the necessary depth. Interviews with practicioners do nicely blend in. Supportive material is very valuable, inl. the excel sheets.

By Stefano B

May 15, 2020

really interesting and helpfull for those who wants to learn more about PE. Prof. Caselli way of teaching is great to follows and straight to the point. Thanks!

By Santiago

Jan 24, 2018

I am surprised with the high-quality of the content of this course. It explains in great detail the Venture Capital industry, as well as easy-to-grasp examples.

By Tina T

Jan 22, 2018

Very comprehensive and easy to follow course. The formula were very well explained and excel worksheets were provided so students can adapt them for future use.

By Khalil A

Oct 4, 2024

Excellent course videos, easy to follow and understand. The inclusion of case studies definitely helped with the learning curve. Well done, highly recommended.

By Eva M

Apr 11, 2024

Excellent! Professor Caselli really made everything easy to understand, the course was very well structured. Also the material provided was definitely helpful!

By Alfonso L B

May 27, 2023

Excellent course. With very well presented theoretical aspects without losing the practical anchorage. Very clear presentations and excellent valuation sheets.

By Serena Y

May 29, 2020

It is a good introduction course that gives basic information about PE World. I loved it when they explained the difference between the US system vs EU system.

By Ana P

Aug 16, 2017

Great course and totally recommended! Even if you work in this area it teaches you the theoretical concepts matching them it practical exercises and questions.

By Bernd K

Aug 16, 2022

A very good course. It is very detailed and shows many branches between the traditional investment options. The questions on the test are also very ambitious.

By Nduta I M

Jun 9, 2022

Well-detailed notes and an excellent presentation of the Discounted Cash Flow pillars and how to calculate and differentiate DCF from Venture Capital Mmethod.

By FengJiaxing

Mar 11, 2022

It's very useful for a greener in PE field. And the knowledge I get from it has surely opened me the door of getting a job in the PE field in the near future.

By Andrzej P

Oct 31, 2020

Awesome course! However the translation could be better. But in my opinion that helps you to learn to understand peers that cannot speak English like natives.

By Jake C

Jul 29, 2020

I would have liked to see more case studies with projects involved. Otherwise, this was a very illuminating course with a good teacher and interesting content

By Leson C

Nov 1, 2019

i had no prior knowledge of Private equity and venture capital but now i know a lot. The course has helped in my entrepreneurship journey. Thank You Professor

By Tracy Y

Nov 25, 2019

Really good content and well-structured course. It is quite easy to follow. If would like to finish the course in one or two weeks only, it is also possible.

By Carolina A

Aug 12, 2016

Excellent. We can see that Bocconi University is very committed with their online courses. The materials are better than any other I have seen in Coursera an

By Valeria P

Jun 27, 2022

Just amaising! Great structure and delivery of the Professor! Used this as a way to prepare for PEVC exam in ICBS that was a complete disaster. Thank you!

By Shoh K

Dec 15, 2021

Действительно полезно для хорошего старта, а таккже интервью с гостями даёт представление о текущих делах на рынках мира. Спасибо за старания и Ваше время!

By Yuki N

Oct 30, 2020

By taking this course, at the end the students taking this course will have a basic knowledge of what the PE fund is, what does it do, why do we need them.

By Natalia G V

May 6, 2020

I highly recommend this course! The information is relevant, clear, and well presented. Thank you for teaching me the fundamentals of this exciting world!!

By Arvind K

Jan 1, 2016

Ultimate knowledge delivery, unique style and most comprehensive coverage of topic. I have a long list of courses completed on Coursera but It's different!

By Álvaro G

Nov 9, 2022

El curso es bastante completo y los conceptos que se explican son muy útiles.

Además, se realizan casos prácticos, lo que ayuda a comprender los conceptos.

By Justin M

Aug 15, 2022

Excellent view into Private Equity and Venture Capital. I am an accountant that works primarily in the start-up technology space. This was great to learn