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LAW 8108 - Private Funds: Regulation, Formation, Operation and Investing

Credits: 1

Hedge funds, private equity funds, and other private pooled investment vehicles continue to play an impactful role in the financial marketplace. This course is designed to provide practical learning through the use of a series of simulations where students are required to lead a hypothetical client through the process of establishing an investment management business and formation and operation of a private fund. This involves gaining an understanding of (i) the basic differences among the types of funds and investment strategies along with primary fund terms and conditions and (ii) the primary securities laws applicable to forming, operating, and making investments for a private fund.


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