At the end of the course the student should be able to :
• evaluate the potential of new business ideas and new ventures
• appraise the performance of a team
• predict how business and economic cycles could affect organizational strategy
• become familiar with the various sources of financing available to new businesses
• thoroughly examine a complex business situation
• synthesize multifaceted information from various sources across different functional fields
Identifying and Valuing Opportunities – will focus on identifying good ideas, separating them from bad ideas, and in general, valuing the asset side of the balance sheet.
Structuring Deals – will show the main ways that entrepreneurs are financed and will focus on alternative financing vehicles such as angel investors, ventures capital, and private equities.
Structuring Deals – will cover the specific challenges in private-to-private transactions, including the use of leveraged finance for LBOs and other purposes, and the various techniques of leveraged buyout financing. The emphasis will be on the costs and benefits of partnering with venture capital or private equity firms and using debt.
Harvesting Opportunities – will highlight the main ways of exiting a new venture and analyze the different possible scenarios.
