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Executive Education
Harvard Business School - Executive Education
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Email: executive_education@hbs.edu
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Accepting Applications
Dates: 06–09 MAR 2024
Location: HBS Campus
Fee: $12,000
The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.

Summary

Tax reforms, regulatory uncertainty, and global market volatility are creating a more complex investment environment, but the outlook for private equity remains strong. This investment management course provides the frameworks you need to improve your firm's effectiveness at every stage of a deal. By examining critical issues related to industry infrastructure, portfolio management, and negotiation strategies, you will be well equipped to overcome emerging investment challenges, find new paths to growth, and increase returns on capital.

For executives newer to the private equity or venture capital fields, our foundational investment program, Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital, may be more appropriate. The programs are not intended to be taken consecutively and are designed to meet the needs of two distinct groups of investors. Applicants are advised to choose the program that best fits their goals and experience. For more information, connect with a program advisor by emailing executive_education@hbs.edu or by calling +1.617.495.6555.

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Summary

Tax reforms, regulatory uncertainty, and global market volatility are creating a more complex investment environment, but the outlook for private equity remains strong. This investment management course provides the frameworks you need to improve your firm's effectiveness at every stage of a deal. By examining critical issues related to industry infrastructure, portfolio management, and negotiation strategies, you will be well equipped to overcome emerging investment challenges, find new paths to growth, and increase returns on capital.

For executives newer to the private equity or venture capital fields, our foundational investment program, Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital, may be more appropriate. The programs are not intended to be taken consecutively and are designed to meet the needs of two distinct groups of investors. Applicants are advised to choose the program that best fits their goals and experience. For more information, connect with a program advisor by emailing executive_education@hbs.edu or by calling +1.617.495.6555.

Key Benefits
Exploring the multifaceted issues that investors face over the course of numerous market cycles, Private Equity and Venture Capital raises your level of investment expertise. As you examine the full range of industry models—from venture capital to growth equity to buyouts—you will learn how to build more effective investment strategies for your firm and adapt your approach to rapidly changing conditions.

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  • Evaluate the impact of market cycles so you can move on opportunities with the most potential
  • Apply best practices for making investments, both within your borders and in other countries
  • Assess opportunities in distressed and emerging industries
Structure and negotiate better dealsStructure and negotiate better deals
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  • Make better investment decisions by examining the influence of risk, earnings, and organizational change
  • Move quickly to select the best deals and negotiate with greater confidence
Optimize your firm's portfolio and activitiesOptimize your firm's portfolio and activities
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  • Monitor the progress of portfolio companies and choose appropriate exit strategies
  • Scale your firm by managing deals and integrating operations across multiple locations
Expand your personal and professional networkExpand your personal and professional network
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  • Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe
  • Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions

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Exploring the multifaceted issues that investors face over the course of numerous market cycles, Private Equity and Venture Capital raises your level of investment expertise. As you examine the full range of industry models—from venture capital to growth equity to buyouts—you will learn how to build more effective investment strategies for your firm and adapt your approach to rapidly changing conditions.
Details

Take advantage of the right opportunities at the right time

  • Evaluate the impact of market cycles so you can move on opportunities with the most potential
  • Apply best practices for making investments, both within your borders and in other countries
  • Assess opportunities in distressed and emerging industries

Structure and negotiate better deals

  • Make better investment decisions by examining the influence of risk, earnings, and organizational change
  • Move quickly to select the best deals and negotiate with greater confidence

Optimize your firm's portfolio and activities

  • Monitor the progress of portfolio companies and choose appropriate exit strategies
  • Scale your firm by managing deals and integrating operations across multiple locations

Expand your personal and professional network

  • Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe
  • Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions

Who Should Attend

This investment management course is designed for executives with considerable investment industry experience, including:

  • 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 a firm's investment portfolio
  • Entrepreneurs in the process of receiving and/or structuring capital funds
  • May also be appropriate for: Professionals who provide banking, accounting, legal, or other advisory services to the investment industry

Attendance by multiple company representatives will foster teamwork and amplify the impact of the Private Equity and Venture Capital program. A participant team might include executives responsible for finance, marketing, business development, customer service, human resources, and product or service management.

Entrepreneurs, angel investors, families and institutions raising a first fund, and others new to the private equity and venture capital industry are encouraged to explore our program, Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital.

Program for Leadership Development participants earn 3 PLDA Points on completion of this program.

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Who Should Attend

This investment management course is designed for executives with considerable investment industry experience, including:

  • 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 a firm's investment portfolio
  • Entrepreneurs in the process of receiving and/or structuring capital funds
  • May also be appropriate for: Professionals who provide banking, accounting, legal, or other advisory services to the investment industry

Attendance by multiple company representatives will foster teamwork and amplify the impact of the Private Equity and Venture Capital program. A participant team might include executives responsible for finance, marketing, business development, customer service, human resources, and product or service management.

Entrepreneurs, angel investors, families and institutions raising a first fund, and others new to the private equity and venture capital industry are encouraged to explore our program, Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital.

Program for Leadership Development participants earn 3 PLDA Points on completion of this program.

Global Perspective Experience the world in your classroom. /Lists/Infographics/EditForm.aspx?ID=162 Experience Years worked /Lists/Infographics/EditForm.aspx?ID=163 Education Highest level attained /Lists/Infographics/EditForm.aspx?ID=176

Learning and Living at HBS

When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method.

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Learning and Living at HBS

When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method.

Admissions Criteria and Process

We admit candidates to specific sessions on a rolling, space-available basis, and encourage you to apply as early as possible. Although most programs have no formal educational requirements, admission is a selective process based on your professional achievement and organizational responsibilities.
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Answering Your Questions

Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting with identifying the program that best addresses your learning and development goals. Contact a program advisor via email or call 1.800.427.5577 (outside the U.S., call +1.617.495.6555).

Application Submission

We recommend that you apply at least four weeks before the program start date. You may use our online form or download an application. HBS maintains all application information in strict confidentiality. We acknowledge receipt of applications via email. In the unlikely event that you do not receive an acknowledgment, please email us at exed_admissions@hbs.edu or call us at +1.617.495.6226.

Application Review

To optimize the learning experience and maximize the exchange of ideas, our Admissions Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad range of industries, functions, countries, and backgrounds. We review applications monthly and will contact you via email with the Admissions Committee's decision.

Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals. You will be invoiced upon admission to the program. Invoices are due within 30 days of receipt, or upon receipt if the program start date is less than 30 days from the invoice date. If you need to cancel or defer your participation, you must submit your request in writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a full refund. Cancellation or deferral requests received 14 to 30 days prior to the start of the program are subject to a fee of one-half of the program fee. Requests received within 14 days are subject to full payment.

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We admit candidates to specific sessions on a rolling, space-available basis, and encourage you to apply as early as possible. Although most programs have no formal educational requirements, admission is a selective process based on your professional achievement and organizational responsibilities.

Answering Your Questions

Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting with identifying the program that best addresses your learning and development goals. Contact a program advisor via email or call 1.800.427.5577 (outside the U.S., call +1.617.495.6555).

Application Submission

We recommend that you apply at least four weeks before the program start date. You may use our online form or download an application. HBS maintains all application information in strict confidentiality. We acknowledge receipt of applications via email. In the unlikely event that you do not receive an acknowledgment, please email us at exed_admissions@hbs.edu or call us at +1.617.495.6226.

Application Review

To optimize the learning experience and maximize the exchange of ideas, our Admissions Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad range of industries, functions, countries, and backgrounds. We review applications monthly and will contact you via email with the Admissions Committee's decision.

Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals. You will be invoiced upon admission to the program. Invoices are due within 30 days of receipt, or upon receipt if the program start date is less than 30 days from the invoice date. If you need to cancel or defer your participation, you must submit your request in writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a full refund. Cancellation or deferral requests received 14 to 30 days prior to the start of the program are subject to a fee of one-half of the program fee. Requests received within 14 days are subject to full payment.
Program content, dates, schedule, fees, technology platforms, and faculty are subject to change. In accordance with Harvard University policy, Harvard Business School does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex or sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, veteran status, or disability in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs and activities.

What You Will Learn

Through a rich learning experience that includes faculty presentations, case studies, small group discussions, and practical exercises, you will develop the essential problem-solving and decision-making skills needed to craft an effective investment strategy, raise the required capital, and facilitate productive dealmaking.

Participants should expect to spend at least 9-12 hours on self-paced case preparation prior to attending the program. Case materials will be made available approximately two weeks prior to program start.

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What You Will Learn

Through a rich learning experience that includes faculty presentations, case studies, small group discussions, and practical exercises, you will develop the essential problem-solving and decision-making skills needed to craft an effective investment strategy, raise the required capital, and facilitate productive dealmaking.

Participants should expect to spend at least 9-12 hours on self-paced case preparation prior to attending the program. Case materials will be made available approximately two weeks prior to program start.

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  • Understand how capital flows across both national and regional boundaries
  • Manage a multinational fund versus one run from a single office
  • Adjust investment strategies for the demand-and-supply dynamics of different countries and regions
  • Assess the impact of traditional management practices and the localization of investments
  • Anticipate exit difficulties and other risks
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  • Adapt your investment style for new high-growth markets
  • Identify new funding opportunities
  • Embrace earlier-stage investments
  • Understand the differences between fundraising and investing efforts
  • Make decisions that address the distinct financial and cultural aspects of a country or region
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  • Align your investment strategies with your firm and fund
  • Prepare for the distinct challenges that characterize different stages of growth
  • Recognize how the size of your firm and fund can affect the perceptions of investors and other industry players
  • Understand how firm and fund size can influence deal sourcing and selection, enterprise valuation, portfolio mix, and the management of portfolio companies

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Private equity globalization

  • Understand how capital flows across both national and regional boundaries
  • Manage a multinational fund versus one run from a single office
  • Adjust investment strategies for the demand-and-supply dynamics of different countries and regions
  • Assess the impact of traditional management practices and the localization of investments
  • Anticipate exit difficulties and other risks

Emerging markets

  • Adapt your investment style for new high-growth markets
  • Identify new funding opportunities
  • Embrace earlier-stage investments
  • Understand the differences between fundraising and investing efforts
  • Make decisions that address the distinct financial and cultural aspects of a country or region

Implications of both firm and fund size

  • Align your investment strategies with your firm and fund
  • Prepare for the distinct challenges that characterize different stages of growth
  • Recognize how the size of your firm and fund can affect the perceptions of investors and other industry players
  • Understand how firm and fund size can influence deal sourcing and selection, enterprise valuation, portfolio mix, and the management of portfolio companies

The HBS Advantage

Our Executive Education programs are developed and taught by HBS faculty who are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.

Faculty Cochairs
Victoria Ivashina
Victoria Ivashina
Victoria Ivashina

Victoria Ivashina

Lovett-Learned Professor of Business Administration

HBS Unit:
Finance

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Josh Lerner
Josh Lerner
Josh Lerner

Josh Lerner

Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking

HBS Units:
Entrepreneurial Management
Finance

Read Full Bio

Faculty
Shai Benjamin Bernstein
Shai Benjamin Bernstein
Shai Benjamin Bernstein

Shai Benjamin Bernstein

Marvin Bower Associate Professor

HBS Unit:
Entrepreneurial Management

Read Full Bio

Paul A. Gompers
Paul A. Gompers
Paul A. Gompers

Paul A. Gompers

Eugene Holman Professor of Business Administration

HBS Units:
Entrepreneurial Management
Finance

Read Full Bio

Nori Gerardo Lietz
Nori Gerardo Lietz
Nori Gerardo Lietz

Nori Gerardo Lietz

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

HBS Units:
Entrepreneurial Management
Finance

Read Full Bio

Kevin P. Mohan
Kevin P. Mohan
Kevin P. Mohan

Kevin P. Mohan

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

HBS Unit:
Negotiation, Organizations & Markets

Read Full Bio

Robert F. White
Robert F. White
Robert F. White

Robert F. White

MBA Class of 1957 Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

HBS Unit:
Entrepreneurial Management

Read Full Bio

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The HBS Advantage

Our Executive Education programs are developed and taught by HBS faculty who are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.

Faculty Cochairs
Victoria Ivashina
Victoria Ivashina
Victoria Ivashina

Victoria Ivashina

Lovett-Learned Professor of Business Administration

HBS Unit:
Finance

Read Full Bio

Josh Lerner
Josh Lerner
Josh Lerner

Josh Lerner

Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking

HBS Units:
Entrepreneurial Management
Finance

Read Full Bio

Faculty
Shai Benjamin Bernstein
Shai Benjamin Bernstein
Shai Benjamin Bernstein

Shai Benjamin Bernstein

Marvin Bower Associate Professor

HBS Unit:
Entrepreneurial Management

Read Full Bio

Paul A. Gompers
Paul A. Gompers
Paul A. Gompers

Paul A. Gompers

Eugene Holman Professor of Business Administration

HBS Units:
Entrepreneurial Management
Finance

Read Full Bio

Nori Gerardo Lietz
Nori Gerardo Lietz
Nori Gerardo Lietz

Nori Gerardo Lietz

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

HBS Units:
Entrepreneurial Management
Finance

Read Full Bio

Kevin P. Mohan
Kevin P. Mohan
Kevin P. Mohan

Kevin P. Mohan

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

HBS Unit:
Negotiation, Organizations & Markets

Read Full Bio

Robert F. White
Robert F. White
Robert F. White

Robert F. White

MBA Class of 1957 Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

HBS Unit:
Entrepreneurial Management

Read Full Bio

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