Curriculum

14 Topics
Course Introduction
1.1 What Is Private Equity and Venture Capital?
1.2 Why Companies Need Private Equity and Venture Capital
1.3 Private Equity Clusters: Through the Fund's Life Cycle
1.4 Seed Startup and Early Stage Financing
1.5 Expansion Financing
1.6 Replacement Financing
1.7 Vulture Financing
1.8 Private Equity and Venture Capital: Today and Tomorrow - Interview with Fabio Sattin
Grading Policy
Additional Readings
Glossary of Acronyms
Week 1 - Slides
Week 1

15 Topics
2.1 Private Equity Investors: The Map to Investigate
2.2 Closed-End Funds in Europe: An Overview
2.3 Closed-End Funds in Europe: Lifetime of a Fund
2.4 Management Fees and Carried Interest
2.5 Investment Firms and Banks in Europe
2.6 Limited Partnerships in the US
2.7 The SBIC Experience in the US
2.8 Funds and VCTs in the UK
2.9 Taxation around the World
2.10 New Solutions: SPACs Private Debt Funds Venture Philanthropy and Crowd Funding
2.11 Calculating Returns
Week 2 - Slides
Excel Support File
Week 2
What about investing with an impact?

10 Topics
3.1 The Managerial Process for Equity Funds
3.2 Fundraising
3.3 Investing: The Decision Making Phase
3.4 Investing: The Deal Making Phase
3.5 Managing and Monitoring: Supporting the Company
3.6 Managing and Monitoring: Covenants Usage
3.7 Exiting
3.8 Private Equity Advice for Entrepreneurs - Interview with Fabio Sattin
Week 3 - Slides
Week 3

13 Topics
4.1 Company Valuation Fundamentals
4.2 Company Valuation: The Pillars of DCF
4.3 A Case of Company Valutation for PE Investment
4.4 Applying Company Valuation to PE Settings
4.5 Applying Company Valuation to VC Settings: The Venture Capital Method
4.6 Launch Your Own Startup: Suggestions
4.7 PE and M&A - Interview with Eugenio Morpurgo
4.8 PE and IPO - Interview with Luca Peyrano
4.9 PE Turnaround and Restructuring - Interview with Raffaele Legnani
Week 4 - Slides
Support Files
Week 4
Where would you found your own start-up?

1 Topic
Final Test

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