Venture Capital/Private Equity (LAW-874-001)
Michael Messersmith
Meets: 03:00 PM - 05:50 PM (W) - Warren - Room N101
Enrolled: 23 / Limit: 40
Notices
Pre-requisite: Business Associations (LAW-611)
Description
This course covers the legal and business aspects of structuring venture capital and private equity transactions, including early stage venture capital investments and start-up companies, growth equity investments in later-stage companies, leveraged buyouts/acquisitions of private and public companies, the use of flow-through tax entities such as partnerships and LLCs, the formation of private equity funds, the use of offshore entities in fund structuring and investing, and exit strategies for investors in private equity and venture-backed companies (including IPOs, company mergers and sales and dividend recapitalizations). Emphasis will be placed on understanding the issues that commonly arise in structuring, negotiating and documenting private equity investments and acquisitions. The course also highlights recent regulatory and policy developments affecting private equity firms and their investments.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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The required textbook for this course Structuring Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Entrepreneurial Transactions by Jack S. Levin and Donald E. Rocap, 2016 Edition published by Wolters Kluwer. (approximately $59.93 per book when purchased at the AU Campus Bookstore).
First Class Readings
Not available at this time.
Syllabus
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