NBA 5590

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NBA 5590
The Venture Capital Industry and Private Equity Markets

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

Four lectures (two on Friday afternoon, two on Saturday morning) will be given by Jesse Reyes, a leading expert on private equity research who was the former head of research for Venture Economics, Thomson/Reuters private equity research and financial information subsidiary. The lectures will focus on the venture capital and private equity industries from the practitioners' perspective. Topics include (1) an introduction to the private equity market focusing on the transactions that define the industry, its structure, participants, history, and trends; (2) institutional private equity investing-examining how private equity investment fits into the institutional investors asset allocation mix; (3) an examination of private equity performance measurement and trends and how structural differences in private equity investments make optimized allocation decisions challenging; and (4) emerging issues facing the private equity industry such as new regulatory initiatives and fundraising and investment opportunity challenges. There will be a final paper.

When Offered Spring.

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  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 0.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 14927 NBA 5590   LEC 001

  • ** GM and Grad Students Only ** (Undergrads by Permission Only) Add/Drop dates: Johnson Students - January 19th at 8:00am thru February 10th or prior to first class if class is held before these dates. Students can drop after the FIRST CLASS ONLY - by sending an email to the Johnson School Registrar's Office at gm-registrar@cornell.edu. There is a late fee of $100.00 for each add or drop transaction after the 1st class meeting. You will receive a "W" on your transcript in addition to the late fees after the 1st class meeting.

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