Course description
Ideal for those new to venture capital, and those who wish to learn about the commercial and practical aspects of venture capital investing, this introductory level webinar will cover the entire venture capital investment process; from sourcing deals through to the due diligence and approval processes and exiting from investments.
Utilising expert speaker Keith Arundale’s recently published research on European and USA venture capital investment practices, the differences in approach to investing between European and USA VC firms will also be explored.
Keith is a lecturer, international trainer and consultant in private equity and venture capital. He is the author of two books on venture capital, and is truly an expert in this field. Be sure to tune in to benefit from his wealth of knowledge.
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Training Course Content
Introduction
Ideal for those new to venture capital, and those who wish to learn about the commercial and practical aspects of venture capital investing, this introductory level webinar will cover the entire venture capital investment process; from sourcing deals through to the due diligence and approval processes and exiting from investments.
Utilising expert speaker Keith Arundale’s recently published research on European and USA venture capital investment practices, the differences in approach to investing between European and USA VC firms will also be explored.
What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the following:
- How deals are sourced
- Proactive and reactive sourcing of deals
- Branding
- Competitive environment
- Different strategies
- Stage, sector and geographic focus
- ‘1 in 10’, home run versus growth strategy
- Determining investment themes
- Investing in disruption
- Due diligence and investment approval
- Initial due diligence
- Partner approval process / Investment committees
- External due diligence
- Key investment terms:
- Preference shares
- Liquidation preferences
- Ratchets
- Consent rights
- Anti-dilution
- Investor friendly versus entrepreneurial friendly terms
- Use of ‘standard’ terms
- Syndication:
- Local and international collaboration
- Monitoring and adding value:
- Monitoring process
- Portfolio reviews
- Use of metrics
- Adding value to the investment
- Exiting investments:
- Exit process
- Timing of exits
- Who makes exit decisions?
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