Syllabus of Private Equity
Syllabus of Private Equity
Syllabus of Private Equity
Credit Units: 3 2 2 4 3
Course Objectives:
The objective of this course is
To provide students with an understanding of private equity which is a principal in the business primarily done for capital appreciation from funds invested.
To develop the knowledge of students on venture capital finance which focuses on technology-based early-stage finance
To provide understanding of private equity financing in the expansion, turnaround, and acquisition funding of established companies from a broader industry base.
Prerequisites:
The student must understand Accounting and Financial Management to study this course.
Course Contents/Syllabus:
Assigning Value, Deal Structuring - Private Equity Securities and Their Motivation, The Private equity business model, Creation of a fund and underwriting by
professional investors, investing the fund, managing the investment, redistribution,
3 Module III : Different Types of Private Equity Funds and what they 20% Weightage
specialization
Getting Liquid: Exits and Distributions, The Globalization of Venture Capital and Private Equity, How do private equity investment funds work? The different stages of
an investee’s development, investment size: majority vs minority investments, Size of the investee company, sectors, geographical scope of investments
4 Module IV : Risk and Return, Looking for an Investor and the Investment Process 20% Weightage
The Impact of Private Equity on Society - Does This Really Matter Anyway? People, Positions and Culture: The Management of the Private Equity Firm, Writing a
business plan, selecting a private equity firm, the negotiation process, advisors,
5 Module V : Scaling and Institutionalization 20% Weightage
Following up with the investment – relations with the financial investor, the common aim of entrepreneurs and fund managers: balanced growth in a company, the
different types of financial investors, the investor’s exit and the end of the investment relationship, exit routes, valuing the investment on exit
List of Experiments (if any):
Graduate Attributes
Lifelong Learning
Weightage (%) 10 20 5 15 50
PSDA 3 PSDA 1
and and
PSDA 4 PSDA 2
Components Total
Weightage
(%)
Mapping Continuous Evaluation components/PSDA with CLOs
Assessment type/PSDA
PSDA1
PSDA2
PSDA3
PSDA4
Mastering Private Equity: Transformation Via Venture Capital, Minority Investments and Buyouts Book by Bowen White, Claudia Zeisberger, and Michael Prahl
The Future of Finance: How Private Equity and Venture Capital Will Shape the Global Economy (Wiley Finance) by David Rubenstein (Foreword), Dan Schwartz (Author)
Venture Capital, Private Equity, and the Financing of Entrepreneurship (Wiley Finance) by Josh Lerner (Author), Ann Leamon (Author), Felda Hardymon (Author)
Merchant Banking and Financial Services by Madhu Vij and Swati Dhawan,TMH
Readings
SEBI (ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS) REGULATIONS, 2012
India Private Equity Report 2019,2020,2021,2022 by Bain capital
Websites
• SEBI
• IVCA
• Website of PE funds
• Bain
• https://www.ventureintelligence.com/