FINC 441: Private Equity - Insights, Industry Dynamics and Deal Making
Course Description
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.Roles of and interactions between private equity’s main participants, the limited partners (LPs) and the general partners (GPs); history and growth of the private equity (PE) industry; business models of PE firms; performance metrics used by PE professionals; investment strategies of PE firms; study of deal-making, with special focus on leveraged buyout and venture capital funds.Prerequisites:FINC 351andFINC 361;ACCT 328or concurrent enrollment.