Nisan Langberg

 

Associate Professor of Finance

Ph.D. Northwestern University, 2004

 

Official webpage

 

 

 

Contact Information

 

Department of Finance

C.T. Bauer College of Business

334 Melcher Hall, Houston TX 77204

USA

Tel: (713) 743-4765

Fax: (713) 743-4789

Email me

7326 Private Equity and Investment Banking

 

Teaching Assistant

TBD (email)

 

Syllabus

Introduction

Venture Capital and Private Equity

The Initial Public Offering

Athleta HBS Case Questions

Coupa HBS Case Questions

Fast Ion Battery HBS Case Questions

Final Project Guidelines Part A PowerPoint

Final Project Guidelines Part B PowerPoint

 

Purchasing HBS Cases:

(1)  You can purchase directly at HBS store for $8.95

(2)  You can purchase through my course packet for $4.25 (requires student sign-in)

 

 

Tentative Schedule

 

Week

Topic covered and assignments

1

August 23

Introduction and some background

2

August 30

Class canceled/Hurricane Harvey

 

3

Sept. 9

From Private to Public

Initial Public Offerings

4

September 13

No class meeting

5

September 20

Cash flow analysis for young ventures

Case: Athleta

6

September 27

Discussion of Project guidelines

Part A1 – A3

7

October 4

Financing and growth

Case: Coupa

8 – 9

Independent work on Part A

10

October 25

Final Project part A Due

Student Presentations

11

November 1

Discussion of Project guidelines

Part B1 – B3

12

November 8

Venture Capital

Case: Fast  Ion Battery

13 – 14

Independent work on Part B

15

November 29

Final Project part B Due