Venture Capital and Private Equity

Code

BUSI4291

School

Nottingham University Business School

Level

4

Credits

10

Semesters

Full Year Malaysia, Spring Malaysia

Summary

Business start-ups, second stage financing and management buy-outs are all encompassed by Venture Capital and Private Equity. The course looks at the variety of uses of this type of finance and the growing number of sources available. Structures of deals, analysis and preparation of business plans, exit rates and assessing the entrepreneur are all covered in this course.

Target Students

Only available to students on the Executive MBA programme

Assessment

• 100% Project 1: Individual Business Plan (5,000 words)

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
This module develops a knowledge and understanding of:

• Markets - the development and operation of markets for resources, goods and services
• Finance - the sources, uses and management of finance; the use of accounting and other information systems for managerial applications
• Pervasive issues - these would include sustainability, globalisation, corporate social responsibility, diversity, business innovation, creativity, enterprise development, knowledge management and risk management.

• Being able to think critically and be creative: manage the creative processes in self and others; organise thoughts, analyse, synthesise and critically appraise. This includes the capability to identify assumptions, evaluate statements in terms of evidence, detect false logic or reasoning, identify implicit values, define terms adequately and generalise appropriately.
• Being able to solve complex problems and make decisions: establish criteria, using appropriate decision-making techniques including identifying, formulating and solving business problems; and the ability to create, identify and evaluate options; the ability to implement and review decisions.
• Using information and knowledge effectively: scanning and organising data, synthesising and analysing in order to abstract meaning from information and to share knowledge.
• Numeracy and quantitative skills including the development and use of relevant business models.

• The ability to conduct research into business and management issues either individually or as part of a team through research design, data collection, analysis, synthesis and reporting.
• Effective performance within team environments and the ability to recognise and utilise individuals' contributions in group processes and to negotiate and persuade or influence others; team selection, delegation, development and management.

• High personal effectiveness: critical self-awareness, self-reflection and self-management; time management; sensitivity to diversity in people and different situations and the ability to continue to learn through reflection on practice and experience.
• Effective two-way communication: listening, effective oral and written communication of complex ideas and arguments, using a range of media, including the preparation of business reports.

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