Venture Capital Firms
This course describes how VC firms are structured, who works at them and how they make investment decisions.
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Clients
Courses
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11 min
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2 min
How to Be an Effective Venture Lawyer
Jason Mendelson of Foundry Group shares his perspective on what makes venture lawyers effective for their clients.
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8 min
Investment Banking Services and Revenue
An outline of the main services investment banks offer, including financial advisory services, underwriting, corporate finance and more. This course also details the different fee structures and other ways investment banks earn revenue.
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4 min
Major Investment Banks and their Clients
An overview of the major participants in the investment banking industry, including the banks and the types of clients that use investment banks.
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5 min
Hedge Funds and their Investors
An overview of the hedge fund industry, including the largest hedge funds, common types of hedge fund investors, and how hedge funds make money.
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5 min
Generating Alpha: Hedge Fund Investment Strategies
A round-up of the most common investment strategies used by the managers of hedge funds to generate excess returns, such as “equity focus” and “global macro”. The course also includes a discussion of short selling and the impact of high-frequency trading and quants.
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5 min
Custodian Banks
An overview of the custodian banking industry, including a description of custodian banks’ core trust, fiduciary, and financial and commodity market services, the types of customers that use custodian banks, the major custodian banks, and how they earn revenue.
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10 min
Private Equity & Venture Capital Firms and Investors
A high-level overview of private equity and venture capital firms, including the major types of firms, their investors, how they make money, competition and the largest firms in the industry.
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3 min
Private Equity & Venture Capital Fund Life Cycles
This course outlines the four stages of a typical private equity or venture capital fund's life cycle, from marketing the fund to potential investors to dissolution.
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9 min
Commercial Banking
An overview of the commercial banking industry, including the services usually offered through banks' retail, business, and corporate divisions. The course also discusses how commercial banks earn revenue and competition in the industry.
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6 min
Private Equity Fund Investment Strategies
An overview of common private equity fund investment strategies such as growth equity and leveraged buyouts (LBOs). The course also covers alternative strategies including private debt, real assets, and funds of funds.
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9 min
Wealth Management
An overview of the wealth management industry. This includes a review of different types of wealth management firms, the clients they serve, the financial planning, investment management and other services they offer, and how they earn money.