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251.9 sec. 001 - Venture Funds: Structuring, Advising and Regulating (Spring 2025)

Instructor: Rita Carmen Astoor  (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 2
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person

Meeting:

W 3:35 PM - 5:25 PM
Location: Law 145
From January 15, 2025
To April 23, 2025

Course Start: January 15, 2025
Course End: April 23, 2025
Class Number: 32817

Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 23
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 35
As of: 11/22 01:05 PM


This course will provide an overview of venture capital funds. We will cover (1) the U.S. legal and regulatory landscape that impacts funds, their managers, and their investors; (2) the basic structures of funds, including the relationship between the fund, its general partner (GP), the management company, and the various types of limited partners (LPs) that invest in funds; and (3) offering documents and key fund terms.

It is strongly recommended that you have taken the following courses before enrolling in this course:
255.5 - Securities Regulation
250 - Business Associations

This class will not be recorded.

Rita Astoor is the Director of Venture Capital Business Development and a Product Advisor at Carta. Prior to joining Carta, she practiced at Latham & Watkins LLP in their Investment Funds Group.

Exam Notes: (TH) Take-home examination
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Exam Length: 3 hours
Course Category: Business Law

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