Private Equity Finance

(3 Credits)

This course will use the case method to provide a comprehensive overview of private equity finance. The objective of this course is to survey the private equity industry and to provide an understanding of the origination, valuation, execution, monitoring, and realization of private equity transactions and of the process of investing in private equity funds. The course will include a series of lectures designed to teach specific skills and concepts used in the practice of private equity and in the M&A business more broadly and case discussions through which those skills and concepts will be illustrated and utilized.