Private Equity - Insights, Industry Dynamics and Deal Making

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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 351 and FINC 361 ; ACCT 328 or concurrent enrollment.