Financing the Entrepreneurial Business

Develop the knowledge and skills to navigate each stage of securing or providing investment for fast-growth businesses. Learn to apply frameworks throughout the deal cycle, from securing the initial investment, through to exit strategies. We address the needs of investors and entrepreneurs as they work together, and with other players involved in such transactions.

Who is the programme for?

■ Entrepreneurs running high-potential businesses and their advisors and consultants

■ Those working in or seeking to join venture capital or private equity firms

■ Investors in privately held companies, limited partners of capital or other providers to venture capital or private equity funds

■ Managers running fast-growth business units

Programme focus

■ Valuation techniques for private companies

■ Non-financial factors impacting valuations

■ Due diligence required by all parties

■ Shareholder agreements

■ Structuring, pricing and evaluating financing options: equity, loans and MBOs

■ Multiple financing

■ Investor considerations and pitfalls

■ People issues associated with deals

■ Exit strategies: IPOs and trade sales

Key benefits

■ Insights through real-life business case studies and participant exchanges

■ Meet, network and share perspectives with leading academics and industry professionals