Who Is Right for the Program
Private Equity and Venture Capital is designed for individuals with considerable investment industry experience. To facilitate discussion from all sides of an issue, HBS selects a diverse mix of accomplished professionals. Typical participants include, but are not limited to:
- General partners and junior partners of private equity and venture capital firms
- Principals from the limited partner community who invest in private equity and venture capital firms
- Chief investment officers, investment principals, and investment managers or directors
- Asset managers responsible for the firm's investment portfolio
- Entrepreneurs in the process of receiving and/or structuring capital funds
The class will accept a few professional intermediaries who provide banking, accounting, legal, and other advisory services to the industry.
Past Participants Represented:
| Sales |
Nationalities |
| 28% |
|
10 billion + |
6% |
|
Africa |
| 4% |
|
< $10 billion |
12% |
|
Asia Pacific |
| 4% |
|
< $5 billion |
32% |
|
Europe |
| 13% |
|
< $2.5 billion |
12% |
|
Latin America |
| 11% |
|
< $1 billion |
10% |
|
Middle East |
| 18% |
|
< $500 million |
27% |
|
North Amerca |
| 12% |
|
< $100 million |
|
|
|
| 9% |
|
< $30 million |
|
|
|
| 1% |
|
< $1 million |
|
|
|
Participating Companies Have Included:
ABN AMRO Bank
Black Horse Investments
Blue Spring Partners LLC
Cisco Systems
Citadel Capital
Credit Suisse Securities
Limited
Dubai Capital Group
Fidelity Ventures
Globis Capital Partners
HSBC
IDFC Private Equity Limited |
Kegonsa Capital Partners,
LLC
Mandarin Capital Partners
Mediobanca
MTI Partners Ltd.
National Industries Group
Holding
New World China Enterprises
Projects Ltd.
Pfizer, Inc.
Scottish Equity Partners
Vantage Point Venture
Partners |
"Private Equity and Venture Capital deepened my knowledge in the financial and management aspects of the industry. It also provided opportunities for me to develop leadership skills alongside some of the smartest people in the world. I would recommend this program to anyone who is interested in venture capital—it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Linas Sabaliauskas [Managing Partner], TRINITI, Lithuania