Fundamentals of Private Equity

You'll learn about how PE forms are formed, the different types of strategies, how fundraising is performed, and more.

Created by: Vasco Patrício
Executive Coach, Past MIT Portugal IEI-Backed Founder

What Will I Learn?

• You'll learn about how a PE fund pipeline works, including sourcing, investing and monitoring past investments
• You'll learn about how PE funds, what type of investors allocate to them, and the usual provisions discussed
• You'll learn about the different types of PE strategies (VC, Growth, LBO, Special Situations)
• You'll learn about the usual valuation models and deal financing in PE deals
• You'll learn about advanced types of funds (Secondaries funds and Funds of Funds)
• You'll learn about the key activities within a fund (sourcing, investing, monitoring) and the roles that help them be executed

Requirements

• You don't need to have any prior knowledge (naturally, finance knowledge helps, but is NOT required)

Target audience

• You're a current (or prospective) Private Equity professional
• You're a current (or prospective) Investment Banker
• You're an employee of a company that is considering a Leveraged Buy-Out
• You're anybody else that's just curious about the inner workings of PE