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FINC 000/4302  -  Introduction to Private Equity and Direct Investments (3 cr.)


Prerequisites
FINC 414/4301 - Corporate Finance (3 cr.)  

Description
This course gives an introduction to private equity and direct investments. The course reviews the theoretical foundations of private equity and valuation techniques and applies them to various aspects of private equity deals using real life cases. The course examines how private equity firms operate, how private equity deals are executed, methods used by private equity firms for identifying value as well as lessons that companies can learn from private equity.


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