Advanced Certificate in Venture Capital Module 6: Exit Strategies
- Finance & Investment
2 days
Who Should Attend
Entrepreneurs and business professionals interested to understand how Venture Capitalists (VCs) operate to better prepare or differentiate their companies for investments by VCs.
Finance professionals interested to equip themselves with a comprehensive appreciation of the Venture Capital industry and its practices.
Pre-requisites:
Participants should have at least 2 years of working experience with interest in Venture Capital management/ practices; Tertiary qualifications.
Overview
A venture capitalist must return investment capital to their investors in order to complete the cycle of a venture fund. Exit strategies is one of the crucial components among all the implementation goals and strategies are underpinned the continual success of a venture capital firm.
This module culminates the learning of the earlier 5 modules to focus on the various exit strategies employed by VCs and family offices.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the 2-day module, participants will be able to:
- Appreciate the different elements of exit strategies such as IPO, Merger & Acquisition and Trade Sales
- Apply the different considerations used in an exit strategy such as future funding needs, regulatory and financial valuation
- Develop an action plan for a startup in Singapore
- Design and apply an exit strategy plan
Topic/Structure
Day 1:
Apply key elements in exit strategies process in VC industry:
- Types of exit strategies
- IPO strategies & Considerations & goals
- M&A strategies & Considerations & goals
- Trade Sales considerations & goals
- Implement a toolkit to provide an exit strategy plan to a start-up or a new investment
- Create a self-exercise and class room discussion
Day 2:
Initial Public Offering Framework:
- Introduce basic components of an IPO exercise
- Appreciate the challenges during the IPO journey with global case studies
- Invite guest speakers to share about their IPO or trade sales experiences and challenges
An Exit Strategy Game
- An interactive game to help participants master the learning objectives by executing and apply key concepts in exit strategies
- Project Work and Group Presentation, Closing Debrief and Feedback
Assessment
There will be presentation or written assessments for each module.
Participants have to meet a minimum attendance rate of 75% and have to complete all assessment(s) required by the course. Only upon meeting the minimum attendance and passing the assessment will participants be issued a Certificate of Completion.
Participants who fail the assessment will be given a chance for re-assessment at a fee of SGD100.00 (excluding prevailing GST). Each participant is allowed 1 re-assessment. The re-assessment has to be taken within 7 calendar days from the end of the course date. It will be held on a weekday specified by SMU Academy and conducted during office hours. Please note that re-assessment fees are not supported by SSG Funding.
Participants who meet the minimum attendance rate but do not achieve a pass for the assessment will be issued a Certificate of Participation.
Participants are required to bring their laptop to access the course materials, class exercises and individual assessment(s).
In order to be awarded with Advanced Certificate in Venture Capital, participants are required to complete all 6 modules (ideally in sequence) within 2 years. Please note that as much as possible, Module 6 should only be attempted after the rest of the modules have been completed.
Calculate Programme Fee
Fee Table
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PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
SELF-SPONSORED |
SME |
NON-SME |
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Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+
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$654 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$654 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
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Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
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International Participant |
$2,180 (No Funding) |
$2,180 (No Funding) |
$2,180 (No Funding) |
All prices include 9% GST
Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.
Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
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Self Sponsored
SkillsFuture Credit
Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.
This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.
Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).Workfare Skills Support Scheme
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Company Sponsored
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)
- Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
- Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
- Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
- Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
- Trainees will be able to enjoy ETSS funding only if the company's SME's status has been approved. To verify your SME's status, please click here.
Please click here for more information on ETSS.
Absentee Payroll
Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:
AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)
Intake Information
| INTAKE 6 | TBA (Day 1: 9:00am - 5:00pm; Day 2: 9:00am - 6:00pm) | Open for Registration |
Please note that ideally, Module 6 should only be attempted after the rest of the modules have been completed.
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Certified Professional Business Manager (CPBM)
This programme is part of Certified Professional Business Manager. Participants who successfully complete 6 courses/modules with a minimum of 15 training days, from a list of qualifying programmes (terms and conditions apply) within 5 years will receive the Certified Professional Business Manager (CPBM). For example:
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