Alternative Investments
Programme details
When: Date to be confirmed
Where: Online Webinars
The Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London, and the University of Florence (Università degli Studi di Firenze) is delighted to announce the Executive Course on Alternative Investments.
The course is directed by Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal (CCLS – Queen Mary University of London) and Professor Ettore Maria Lombardi (University of Florence).
View the Executive Course of Alternative Investments brochure [PDF 9,908KB].
Programme description
The Executive Course on Alternative Investments is structured in three modules. The first module is devoted to explaining the main features of Venture Capital, a form of private equity financing focused on start-ups, early stage, and emerging companies. The second module is on Private Equity and its main operative structures such as leveraged buy-out (LBO), their financing techniques and the different exit strategies. Finally, the third module is on Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). This module is completing the course and it sheds explores for the first time in Italy and in Europe the characteristics of this latest Wall Street trend that has emerged in 2020.
What benefits will the programme deliver for you?
Our programme will prepare you to:
- Differentiate and criticize as well as evaluate the role of venture capital, private equity, and SPACs.
- Understand the phases involved in an M&A transaction in SPACs and private equity.
- Define the pre-due diligence phases and due diligence phase in private equity acquisitions.
- Identify the key issues of inter-creditor agreements (ICAs) in private equity operations.
- Be able to comprehend to structure a SPAC and understand their legal framework
- Be able to connect private equity exits with SPACs.
- Evaluate the economic and legal issues pre- and post- IPO in some of these transactions.
Continuing Professional Development/Professional Credits
This course offers Continuing Professional Development in line with the CPDUK.
Professional credits are available for lawyers (Italian and EU (Recognition of Foreign Training - REFOTRA)). Recognition of n.18 CF for attending the whole course, subject to 80% participation in the course, or n.6 CF for attending a single module.
Speakers
Venture Capital
- Professor Ettore Maria Lombardi (University of Florence)
- Professor Luca Enriques (Oxford University)
- Professor Ronald J Gilson (Columbia University, New York)
- Professor Lin Lin (National University of Singapore)
- Ms Yamila Eraso Peña (Studio Legal Rechtsanwälte, Berlin)
Private Equity
- Professor Rodrigo Olivares Caminal (CCLS – Queen Mary University of London)
- Mr Raimondo Premonte (Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners, London)
- Mr Ferdinand Mason (White & Case, London)
- Mr Pasquale Bifulco (Clifford Chance, Milan)
- Neil Cavanagh (Clifford Chance, London)
- Nicholas Kinnersley (Clifford Chance, London)
SPACs
- Dr Daniele D’Alvia (CCLS – Queen Mary University of London)
- Ms Federica Munno (BonelliErede, Milan)
- Professor Milos Vulanovic (EDHEC Business School, Lille)
- Mr Douglas Ellenoff (Ellenoff Grossman and Schole LLP, New York)
Participants
The Executive Course on Alternative Investments is relevant to lawyers, analysts, economists, academics as well as policymakers, international financial regulators, as well as to the financial industry tout court.
You will be awarded a Certificate of Participation upon completion of the programme.
Fees
| Price Applicable From/To | Full course | Individual session |
|---|---|---|
| 16/01/2022- | £1,100 | £450 |
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