Private Equity And Venture Capital With A Witch

Comprehensive Overview

What you'll learn
Comprehensive overview of the Private Equity and Venture Capital industries
Key investment concepts and structuring terms of private equity funds
Financing of a company during its life cycle and Term sheet offered by investors
Structures of PE and VC investment vehicles around the world and Government-sponsored tax incentives
Understanding of the effect of leverage on risk-adjusted returns
Valuation concepts: art or science?
Definition and role of EBIT and EBITDA in valuing Enterprise Value and Equity Value
Valuation methods: DCF (Discounted Cash Flows) and the Venture Capital Method. Overview of other valuation methods
Requirements
No prior knowledge is needed
Description
This course aims at demystifying the Private Equity and Venture Capital industry for a wide audience.I have the pleasure to share my industry expertise with you today: over a decade of selecting the best managers in private equity and venture capital as well as successful entrepreneurs, who represent the other side of the story.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Contents / Audience / Instructor

Section 2: Overview of the Private Equity and Venture Capital Market

Lecture 2 Definition of Private Equity - Part 1: Core Concepts

Lecture 3 Definition of Private Equity - Part 2: Investment Process

Lecture 4 Supply and Demand for Private Equity - Part 1: Key Characteristics

Lecture 5 Supply and Demand for Private Equity - Part 2: Investors, Equity, Alternatives

Lecture 6 Financing of a Company during its Life Cycle - Part 1: The J-Curve

Lecture 7 Financing of a Company during its Life Cycle - Part 2: Funding Rounds

Lecture 8 Financing of a Company during its Life Cycle: Mezzanine, Replacement and Vulture

Lecture 9 Term Sheet

Lecture 10 Macro Trends of the Private Equity and Venture Capital Market

Section 3: Structuring of a Private Equity Fund

Lecture 11 Two Investment Formats: the European vs. the Anglo-Saxon

Lecture 12 The European Investment Format

Lecture 13 The Anglo-Saxon Format

Lecture 14 How are Private Equity Fund Managers Rewarded?

Lecture 15 Taxation and New Solutions - Part 1: General Considerations on Taxation

Lecture 16 Taxation and New Solutions - Part 2: Taxation of various Stakeholders

Lecture 17 Taxation and New Solutions - Part 3: Overview of Private and Public Solutions

Lecture 18 Taxation and New Solutions - Part 4: VC Schemes in the UK (SEIS, EIS, VCT, SITR)

Lecture 19 Taxation and New Solutions - Part 5: Market Size of the VC Schemes in the UK

Lecture 20 Taxation and New Solutions - Part 6: British Business Bank - ECF Programme (1/2)

Lecture 21 Taxation and New Solutions - Part 7: British Business Bank - ECF Programme (2/2)

Lecture 22 Taxation and New Solutions - Part 8: SBIC in the U.S.

Lecture 23 Taxation and New Solutions - Part 9: Crowdfunding (Reward-based)

Lecture 24 Taxation and New Solutions - Part 10: Crowdinvesting

Lecture 25 Taxation and New Solutions - Part 11: Crowdlending

Lecture 26 Taxation and New Solutions - Part 12: Marketplace Lending

Lecture 27 Structuring of a Private Equity Fund: Detailed Terms

Section 4: Financial Aspects / Valuation

Lecture 28 The Effect of Leverage

Lecture 29 General Valuation Considerations - Part 1: Which Methods to Value a Company?

Lecture 30 General Valuation Considerations - Part 2: Enterprise Value and Equity Value

Lecture 31 General Valuation Considerations - Part 3: EBIT and EBITDA

Lecture 32 The Discounted Cash Flows (DCF) Valuation Model - Part 1: Overview

Lecture 33 The Discounted Cash Flows (DCF) Valuation Model - Part 2: Financial Modeling

Lecture 34 Applying Company Valuation to VC Settings - Part 1: the VC Method - Overview

Lecture 35 Applying Company Valuation to VC Settings - Part 2: the VC Method - the Model

Lecture 36 Applying Company Valuation to VC Settings - Part 3: the VC Method - Examples

Lecture 37 Other Valuation Methods

Section 5: Important Information

Lecture 38 Disclaimer

Anyone who wants to understand financial news, where startups, IPOs and LBOs are omnipresent,MBA and BBA students / CFA and CAIA candidates,Prospective investment banking analysts who want to learn more about the industry,Professionals who wants to pursue a career in the Private Equity and Venture Capital industry,Entrepreneurs and CxO-level executives who might need one day such industry knowledge,Investors who want to perfect their understanding of such asset class,Anyone who is excited about startups and early stage ventures