NBA 5590

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NBA 5590
The Venture Capital Industry and Private Equity Markets

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

Four lectures (two on Friday afternoon, two on Saturday morning) will be given by Jesse Reyes, a leading private equity research expert providing advisory services to the private equity industry. The lectures will focus on the venture capital and private equity industries from the limited partner investor's perspective. Topics include (1) an introduction to the private equity ecosystem including its structure, participants, history, and trends; (2) institutional private equity investing-examining how private equity investment fits into the institutional investors asset allocation mix; (3) an examination of private equity performance measurement and trends and how structural differences in private equity investments make optimized allocation decisions challenging; and (4) emerging issues facing the private equity industry such as new regulatory initiatives, fundraising and market efficiency challenges. There is  an assigned problem set to be completed for class credit.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 0.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 15328 NBA 5590   LEC 001

  • ** GM and Grad Students Only ** (Undergrads by Permission Only) Add/Drop Dates: January 17th – January 27th Students can drop after the FIRST CLASS ONLY - by sending an email to the Johnson School Registrar's Office at gm-registrar@cornell.edu. There is a late fee of $100.00 for each add or drop transaction after the 1st class meeting. You will receive a "W" on your transcript in addition to the late fees after the 1st class meeting.

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