OBUS 3210 - Impact Investing
OBUS 3210 · Fall semester 2026-2027
- Language of tuition
- English
- Course type
- Cours magistral
- Number of hours
- 12
- Credits
- 2
Information
Description
The course is designed to help students gain knowledge on key notions of Impact Investing as well as different asset classes in sustainable finance. This course offers foundations to understand : (1) Investment strategies for Responsible and Impact Investing deployed by asset managers; (2) Emerging business models used by impact entrepreneurs through various examples and review of case studies as well as preparation of a case study submitted by students and; (3) Notions of private equity and venture capital deal structuring so as to equip entrepreneurs with key notions and terms in dealing with impact investors.
Prerequisites
Level of English : B2. Open to students in Master.
Teaching format
6 sessions of 2 hours.
Assessment
Pass/Fail
Group case study.
Readings
Main readings 1
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Bugg-Levine A., Emerson J. (2011). Impact Investing: Transforming How We Make Money While Making a Difference. John Wiley & Sons.
Further readings 4
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Antignac C. and Attali B. (2016). L'investissement à haut rendement sociétal : La révolution de l'Impact Investing. RB Edition, Paris.
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Lagoarde-Segot T. (2014). La Finance Solidaire. Un Humanisme Economique. De Boeck, Belgium.
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Paranque B. and Perez R. Finance Reconsidered. New Perspectives for a Responsible and Sustainable Finance (2016). Critical Studies on Corporate Governance and Responsibility, Emerald (UK).
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Tasch W. (2008). Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms, and Fertility Mattered, Chelsea Green Publishing, White River Junction, Vermont E-U.
Teaching units
| Unit no. | Unit type | Teaching units | Teachers | Number of hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14022 | Cours magistral | Impact Investing | Cyrille ANTIGNAC | 12 | 2 |
Teachers
- Cyrille ANTIGNAC
In the curricula
- Centre pour l'entrepreneuriat - Semestre d'automne 2026-2027CENTRE POUR L'ENTREPRENEURIAT
Contacts and resources
- Contact
- RAMIGADU Jennyfer