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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

EM

Nov 19, 2016

Good course, not too difficult, but at some points i had to do a lot of digging to understand the concepts. The best part is that it encapsulates many things(not everything) of this area of financing.

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!

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By Gabriel O

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Mar 20, 2025

it was awesome

By Puti S

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Oct 18, 2015

interesting

By Ritwik S

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Mar 29, 2019

good

By Oz

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Aug 8, 2022

Doesn't go deep enough into subjects. It's like an extensive introduction to Private Equity.

If you really want to be professional in this field, this isn't the right course for you. Maybe enroll in an actually MBA or something similar.

By Veronica B

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Apr 13, 2026

Outdated content, unclear terminology and no solutions provided to incorrect answers.

By Burhan C

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Jun 8, 2020

Outdated, calculation errors, better explanation of math bits

By Shivam g

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Oct 31, 2022

good

By Rishabh J

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Jan 7, 2025

at first coursera said that this course is free then after completing the course they are charging fees for getting certificate

By Jesús J L F

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Feb 1, 2022

English is terrible, to the point it makes it difficult to follow the course. Also content is not the best, tbh.

By Shruti P

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Apr 9, 2026

completed all the assessments and passed yet no certificate, and can't find a way to look for it

By Laurent C

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Oct 23, 2023

Very sloppy course, full of errors.

By Fra B

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Nov 26, 2020

Bad Grammar and Typos in tests

By Luigi S

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Apr 10, 2026

non mi ha dato il certificato

By Karen P H Á

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Sep 7, 2025

no me dio tiempo de nada

By Danilo D

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Apr 10, 2026

no certificate

By Clément V

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Mar 26, 2026

no certificate

By Pratham D

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Jul 5, 2021

no certificate

By Mahesh m

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Oct 31, 2022

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