NBA 5590

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  • Schedule of Classes - October 31, 2025 7:07PM EDT

NBA 5590
The Venture Capital Industry and Private Equity Markets

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Jesse Reyes is a leading private equity research expert, providing research or advisory services to the private equity industry for over 30 years. His lectures will focus on the venture capital and private equity industries from the limited partner investor's perspective. Topics include (1) an introduction to the private equity ecosystem, including 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, fundraising and market efficiency challenges. There is an assigned problem set or a small topic research report to be completed for class credit.


Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

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  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 0.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 17463 NBA 5590   LEC 001

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    • Jan 30, 2026

    • Reyes, J

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    • Jan 31, 2026

    • Reyes, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: Master of Business Administration (MBA) students; graduate students and Business undergraduates by permission of instructor. **Attendance at ALL sessions is REQUIRED** Recommended prerequisite: familiarity with Microsoft Excel functions and formulas. ARRANGED Add/Drop dates: January 27, 2026 This course counts as a Management Science Elective.