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Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Finance (FIN4405) crash course, Online MBA, Semester 4:

This subject covers how the private equity industry works, from fund structures and partnership agreements to structuring buyout and growth deals, managing…

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Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Finance crash course

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This subject covers how the private equity industry works, from fund structures and partnership agreements to structuring buyout and growth deals, managing portfolio companies, and exiting investments, along with LP portfolio construction, secondary markets, and governance in developing markets. After it, you will be able to evaluate a business and a PE fund from an investor's perspective, outline how a deal is financed and negotiated, and assess how value is created and realised.

  1. 1

    Private Equity Industry Overview and Growth

    Module I, Introduction: Overview of the Private Equity Industry, Development and Growth

    Private Equity: Industry Review - Ed Mathias, The Carlyle Group· Wharton School· 18 min

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    Private Equity Terminology, Categories and Participants

    Module I, Introduction: terminology, and categories within the asset class, participants

    Everything You Need to Know About Private Equity - A Comprehensive Guide· The Valuation School· 12 min

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    PE Fund Structure and Limited Partnership Agreements

    Module I, Introduction: anatomy of funds and partnership agreements

    Private Equity Fund Structure Explained· Bridger Pennington | Fund Launch· 12 min

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    PE Negotiations: Investor and Company Perspectives

    Module I, Introduction: perspectives and negotiations and perspectives of companies

    Negotiating Private Equity Investments - Insights, Strategies & Tactics [ Module 4 ]· Gavin Ryan· 19 min

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    Financing and Structuring Buyout and Growth Capital Deals

    Module II, The Fundamentals of Private Equity Investing: financing, structuring and negotiating - buyout and growth capital transactions

    Funding the Acquisition: The Nuts and Bolts of Debt Financing· Polsky Center· 17 min

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    Managing the Portfolio Company and PE Exit Strategies

    Module II, The Fundamentals of Private Equity Investing: managing the portfolio company over the life of the investment and including an exit and / or value realization transaction

    Mastering Private Equity #:3 Managing PE Investments | Claudia Zeisberger· Professor Claudia Zeisberger· 8 min

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    How LPs Select PE Funds and Build Portfolios

    Module III, Understanding and Evaluating Private Equity Firms in Financial Markets: We will consider how the financial community assesses firms and chooses which funds to invest in and how funds assemble portfolios of companies and how LP investors assemble their portfolios of LP interests

    How LPs use data in GP analysis, selection and evaluation | LP Summit Panel at Arctic15 Online 2020· ArcticStartup· 23 min

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    LP Liquidity Options and Alternative Investments: Hedge Funds and SWFs

    Module III, Understanding and Evaluating Private Equity Firms in Financial Markets: understanding and managing LP liquidity options, the rise and role of other alternative investment vehicles, most notably hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds

    Private Equity: Perspectives of Limited and General Partners - Jean-Marc Cuvilly, Triago· Wharton School· 80 min

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    Listed PE Firms, Financial Crisis and Regulation

    Module III, Understanding and Evaluating Private Equity Firms in Financial Markets: the publicly traded private equity firm, the impact of the financial crisis and current issues under discussion in the area of financial regulation

    Private Equity: Industry Review - Ed Mathias, The Carlyle Group· Wharton School· 37 min

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    Private Equity Secondary Markets

    Module IV, : Private Equity in Secondary Markets

    PE Funds of Funds and Secondaries Case Studies: Full Prep Guide· Mergers & Inquisitions / Breaking Into Wall Street· 16 min

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    Value Creation in PE: Relative Value Matrix

    Module IV, : Key components of value creation, Relative value Matrix, Industry Value creation

    Firm's Value Creation Process | International Business | From A Business Professor· Business School 101· 11 min

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    Corporate Governance and Ethics in Private Equity

    Module V, : Private Equity - corporate governance and ethics

    The Private Equity Survival Guide, Pt 2 | Choosing the Right Partner | An M&A Masterclass· POTOMAC M&A· 9 min

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    Private Equity in Emerging Markets and Deal Sourcing

    Module V, : Investments in developing markets, Sourcing of private equity

    The Secrets to Sourcing Proprietary Deals in Private Equity with Ryan Gable· M&A Science· 10 min

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    PE Deals, Portfolio Management and Negotiation

    Module V, : Deals and management of portfolio company, Expectations and Negotiation

    The Private Equity Survival Guide, Pt 2 | Choosing the Right Partner | An M&A Masterclass· POTOMAC M&A· 48 min

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Investment Memo: Structuring, Governing and Exiting a Lower-Middle-Market Buyout

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This subject covers how the private equity industry works, from fund structures and partnership agreements to structuring buyout and growth deals, managing portfolio companies, and exiting investments, along with LP portfolio construction, secondary markets, and governance in developing markets. After it, you will be able to evaluate a business and a PE fund from an investor's perspective, outline how a deal is financed and negotiated, and assess how value is created and realised. It's the Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Finance subject of Online MBA, Semester 4, in 14 lessons: Private Equity Industry Overview and Growth; Private Equity Terminology, Categories and Participants; PE Fund Structure and Limited Partnership Agreements; PE Negotiations: Investor and Company Perspectives; Financing and Structuring Buyout and Growth Capital Deals; Managing the Portfolio Company and PE Exit Strategies; How LPs Select PE Funds and Build Portfolios; LP Liquidity Options and Alternative Investments: Hedge Funds and SWFs; Listed PE Firms, Financial Crisis and Regulation; Private Equity Secondary Markets; Value Creation in PE: Relative Value Matrix; Corporate Governance and Ethics in Private Equity; Private Equity in Emerging Markets and Deal Sourcing; PE Deals, Portfolio Management and Negotiation.

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Yes: “Investment Memo: Structuring, Governing and Exiting a Lower-Middle-Market Buyout”. It comes after the last lesson, with a brief, clear tasks and how the work is judged.

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