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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

OB

Jan 8, 2022

​Good introduction for anyone who is new to the topic and good refresher for anyone who is familiar with the area. Excellent use of practical examples. Good coverage of regional/legal system nuances.

SD

Aug 10, 2024

Great experience. Very significant, informative and educative course. Thanks for providing such a great experience. I will definately do the paid course but currently i am looking Arbitration Course

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By Henry A

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Jul 14, 2020

Overview of all the important technical topics within VC and PE. Highly recommend this course for startupers!

By Darshil S

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Jul 13, 2020

Brilliant course, recommended for everyone who wants to be a big player in the world without the stock market.

By Marina J

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May 14, 2019

Good course for a starter in Private Equity, overview of the different cycles, formats and basics of modelling

By Matthew S

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Jul 24, 2017

Enjoyed the class and the discussions. Cool to get perspective on how PE works in different parts of the world

By sudipto m

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Nov 22, 2016

Awesome, crisp, to the point and one of its kind course. Thank you so much University of Bocconi and Coursera.

By Alexandre D

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Aug 20, 2023

High level module content : professionnal materials, interesting speakers, very clear teacher. Thanks for it.

By Bishnu C

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Jul 23, 2023

Amazing course and content.. kudos to the tutor for creating an amazing content.. it taught me a lot.. thanks

By Florence E A

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May 25, 2023

I enjoyed the course, it provided a wide overview of the subject area, notes and lectures were in depth also.

By Andrea M

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Apr 20, 2023

I found this course really effective.

The video and the material is lean and easy to understand.

I appreciated.

By Omphile N

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Apr 6, 2022

Brilliant course to gain an understanding on the fundamentals of PE. User-friendly content and easy to learn.

By Lajuan A

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Apr 6, 2022

Excellent, but the instructor could have spent time explaining the maths with the Excel Sheets in the video.

By Alexandra

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Jan 9, 2022

Useful and concise to learn about private equity. e.g. I used it to apply for a position/in interview context

By Pranay S

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Mar 30, 2021

It was a great learning experience!

Had a lot of fun with learning the concepts and calculations of valuation.

By Kunal L

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Mar 21, 2021

Best course if you are interested in learning various aspects surrounding Private Equity and Venture Capital.

By Erik R

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Nov 1, 2020

The course provides you with a very good theoretical and practical framework to underdestand the world of PE.

By Neysa A S M

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May 13, 2020

It's a course with complet information if you what to get in to the private equity and venture capital world.

By M

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Feb 5, 2026

I loved the course! I learned so much and would love to take a Part 2 with more cases and practice problems.

By Biran H

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Sep 19, 2022

Tios course is very challanging and interesting while covering a lot of topics and teaching great material.

By Marcus S

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May 28, 2021

It was a fantastic experience learning from this course and I would definitely introduce this to my friends

By Federico E P

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Sep 6, 2020

A very special thank to Professor Caselli, always able to explain technical concepts in a crystal clear way.

By Rahul G

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Jul 27, 2020

Very Comprehensive course on Private Equity and Venture Capital Funding and Life Cycle of their Investments.

By Marc A A

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Mar 12, 2020

Really good material, well explained, thought quizes, overall great course to get yourself introduced in PE.

By zulfiqar h

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Oct 25, 2019

Overall good practical knowledge has been delivered, which is not otherwise easily available in study texts.

By Mudassir H K

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Dec 28, 2023

Excellent course, now I have enough knowledge relating to the Private Equity and Capital Venture Industry !

By Michele B

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Dec 17, 2021

I've found it very insightful and clear! Thanks Bocconi to have shared such an amazing content on Coursera!