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FIN-4234: Venture Capital and Investment Banking

Description: Explores the venture capital cycles of fund-raising, investing in portfolio firms, and exiting the investment. Focuses on the role of investment banking in the exiting of investments by taking the portfolio firms public through initial public offerings. Includes a conceptual component and an applied component in which the case method is used. Must have a grade of C or better in prerequisites of FIN 3144 and 3154.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: FIN-3134 and FIN-3144 and FIN-3154

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 24

Average GPA: 3.06 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 18.46%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.69%

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