Course - Private Equity & Acquisition Financing

Workload

Attendance / Contact Hours (15 Events a´2 SWS) = 22,5 h

Preparation/Homework/Self-Study = 25,5 h

Time for Exercises/Group Work = 10 h

Teaching Forms

Interactive Lecture

Specifics

Lectures, Exercises, Discussions, Case Studies

Students shall be able to do the following:

Knowledge

Give an overview of private equity financing and acquisition financing
Set private equity in relation to equity financing over organized capital markets
Summarize and present the goals of equity and debt providers
Describe the most important financial instruments of equity financing, mezzanine financing and debt financing
Derive main ideas of LBO transactions

Skills

Plan, conduct, finance and monitor a private equity investment
Implement strategies for funding a private equity company
Analyze and identify promising investment opportunities and derive conclusions for the private equity company independently
Demonstrate how LBOs can be financed by debt

Competencies

Structure private equity from a financial, tax and legal perspective
Organize the investment process and exit on a medium-term strategy
Recognize practical business challenges of equity financing
Criticize the business ethics of financial investors focusing on their medium-term investment horizon
Value investment opportunities using specific valuation methods like multiples approach and IRR approach
Draw on and make use of adequate sources of banks in order to set up acquisitions financing models
Develop alternative financial models for companies looking for a private equity and debt financing
Comprehensively present different financial concepts to clients and defend them in argument

Part 1: Private Equity

Part 2: Acquisition Financing