Course Catalog - 2006-2007

     

MGMT 754 - AEGIS INTERNSHIP

Long Title: AEGIS CAPITAL GROUP INTERNSHIP
Department: Management
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Independent Study
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Aegis Capital Group (AEGIS) has established a formal internship program witht he Jones Graduate School of Management (JGSM) at Rice University in order to give students exposure and experience working within a venture capital/private equity firm. The program allows students to work directly with early stage and high-tech companies located in Texas. Interns will be engaged in working to provide due diligence, create business plans, offering memorandums and fund raising documents for various portfolio companies. Depending on the level of experience, the intern may also help in packaging companies for institutional financing with major venture players and corporate investors. The program should allow Jones school students to directly experience the workings of the venture capital/ private equity environment and see the real world problems all early-stage companies face. Repeatable for Credit.