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Course 2018-2019 a.y.

30390 - EQUITY AND VENTURE CAPITAL FINANCING

BSS
Department of Finance

Course taught in English

Go to class group/s: 95

BSS (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/11)
Course Director:
STEFANO CASELLI

Classes: 95 (I sem.)
Instructors:
Class 95: STEFANO CASELLI


Class-group lessons delivered  on campus

Mission & Content Summary
MISSION

The course is focused on the understanding and on the analysis of private equity & venture capital business, in the perspective both of entrepreneurs looking for money and of financial intermediaries and advisors dedicated to scouting, advisory, arranging and financing activities. Particular attention is given to provide students with a deep understanding of the mechanism underpinning the creation or the development of a firm and the financial sustain coming from the financial system: i.e., the start up financing. As a consequence of that the course is divided into four main areas: definition, legal, fiscal and market issues; management of a private equity & a venture capital fund; techniques of company valuation; deal making. The presentation of real-word case-studies and the usage of techniques coming from major players belonging to private equity world further enhance the link with the best practices observable in the market.

CONTENT SUMMARY

The course addresses the following questions and issues :

  • Are private equity and venture capital firms necessary in a modern economy?
  • What are the key trends in private equity and venture capital industry in Europe and in the US?
  • How does the financial system sustain the firms development and creation?
  • What are key competitive models of private equity and venture capital?
  • How do “business angels”, incubators, incubators, start-up financer, closed-end funds, merchant banks and vulture funds create economic value?
  • What are key regulatory and legal issues in private equity and venture capital?
  • What are the key legal and fiscal issues for venture capital investment schemes?
  • How to scout, evaluate and manage investments in various stages of a firm’s development (new ventures, start-ups, young firms, high potential firms, family owned firms and firms in turnaround)?
  • How to organize and manage the funding process, a single investment and the portfolio of investments?

Assessment methods
  Continuous assessment Partial exams General exam
  • Written individual exam (traditional/online)
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    ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS

    Written exam.


    Teaching materials
    ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS

    The exam is based on:

    • Textbook.
    • Slides.
    • Company visits.
    • The Textbook is the following S. CASELLI, G. NEGRI, Private Equity and Venture Capital in Europe - Markets, Techniques, and Deals, ELSEVIER Academic Press, 2018, 2nd edition. 
    Last change 16/06/2018 22:49