Introduction to Private Equity (PE)
Introduction to Private Equity (PE)
General information:
What does the course cover?
Why should you take the course?
Who should take the course?
Practical information:
Venue
Registration and course access
Fees, method of payment and cancellation
Language
What does the course cover?
The course content has been developed and curated by subject matter experts and leading practitioners. It covers the following 6 modules:
| Module 1 | What is PE and who are the key players? |
| Module 2 | The PE fund investment cycle |
| Module 3 | Investing in Private Equity |
| Module 4 | Legal Agreements |
| Module 5 | Financial Instruments |
| Module 6 | PE and Society |
The course comprises 4 hours of self-paced study divided within the 6 modules, including optional interactive quizzes to consolidate your learning progress.
The course content is delivered through a combination of screencasts, interactive slides with examples, explanatory graphs, assignments and key take-aways.
Additional resources, including an interactive PE glossary, a compendium of selected further reading materials and a bank of relevant case studies, are also provided.
Why should you take the course?
The course will introduce you to the key definitions and relationships in the private equity and venture capital industry which you will need to know to be able to work efficiently and build further knowledge in your area of specialty.
Who should take the course?
Excellent for on-boarding of new staff.
The course is aimed at all practitioners taking their first steps in the private equity and venture capital industry, including:
- Newly-hired investment professionals
- Newly-hired middle & back office personnel
- Newly-hired support staff
- Experienced professionals such as lawyers starting to work in private equity and venture capital industry
- Fund investors who are keen to get a basic introduction to private equity as an asset class
- CEOs of companies who are keen to learn more about private equity as a source of financing
Venue
On-demand e-learning course, accessible on the Invest Europe learning hub.
Registration and course access
Online registration followed within 15 minutes by a confirmation email with link to access course content.
On-demand e-learning courses can also be accessed via Invest Europe’s e-learning platform.
Registered participants will have access to the course for 6 months from the registration date.
Fees, method of payment and cancellation
| Invest Europe members | non-members | VAT |
| €245 | €350 | 21% Belgian users only |
For on-demand e-learning courses cancellation is not possible after purchase.
Language
The course will be delivered in English.