Venture Capital
Certificate(s): High Tech Law
Course Description:
This course introduces the operation of the venture capital industry from both a theoretical and practical perspective. The course focuses on how financial, legal, and economic issues are dealt with in relationships between venture capitalists and their limited partners and between venture capitalists (or other private equity investors) and the firms in which they invest, as well as some of the regulatory challenges faced by venture capital funds. The course will include negotiation exercises, drafting exercises and in-class presentations. Pre-requisite: Business Organizations (248).
Class Notes:
This course introduces the operation of the venture capital industry from both a theoretical and practical perspective. The course focuses on both the business and legal challenges throughout the life cycle of venture capital funds from raising capital to create a fund through distributing profits to investors. Assignments are designed to mimic tasks performed by new lawyers in a firm with VC funds as clients or tasks performed by new analysts in VC funds. Pre-requisite: Business Organizations (248).
