15.452 Proseminar in Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, and Private Equity
One of three Action Learning courses offered by the MIT Sloan Finance Group, the Proseminar in Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, and Private Equity is a one-semester Action Learning course that offers students experience in the complex task of developing and communicating solutions to the challenging financial problems facing businesses today. Students work in teams to tackle issues posed by host companies and present findings to the host company and their fellow classmates.
Some recent project examples include:
- Providing investment banking advice to a private equity-controlled chemical company, including valuation, analysis, and exit strategies
- Evaluating an acquisition opportunity in the health care market
- Assessing the long-term growth opportunities for a niche financing business