Private Equity Knowledge Village, Dubai

Course details

Course Overview
Private equity funds are investment companies that, as a rule, do not hold publicly-traded securities. Instead, they normally seek equity stakes (that is, partial ownership) in private companies. Venture capital is a specialized subcategory of private equity. Both are high risk, high reward investment approaches.
This course provides an opportunity to understand how Private Equity Firms evaluate value of Start- ups, new firms, non-listed firm and the risks associated with the same.

Who is this course for?

• Students 
• Investment bankers 
• Fund managers / Executive Level Managers 
• Equity analysts / traders / Sales 
• Credit analysts 
• Strategists 
• Treasurers

What will I learn?

1. Basic and Advanced Excel 
2. Basic and Advanced Accounting 
3. Micro & Marco Economics 
4. Corporate Finance Foundation 
5. Corporate Valuation 
6. Private Equity Modelling

How will I benefit from taking this Course?
Upon completion of the program the student will be able to

1. Understand all the functions of Microsoft Excel 
2. It is highly practical course that will lead quickly learn from the basics through to the more advanced deal structuring methodologies. 
3. Emphasis is placed on delegates gaining practical, hands- on experience of the various valuation techniques used by private equity players. 
4. Understand the LP-GP relationship, the methods of measuring returns, term agreements and deal structuring mechanics in PE domain. 
5. Learn to build financial model for a generic company