| Intensive Training Course |
This course is designed for professionals that are trying to enter or advance within the field of private equity. It covers the basis skills required to perform as an analyst at a private equity firm, including PPMs, financial modeling, valuation, and LBOs . When students complete their training they will take the private equity test and thereby qualify for the Private Equity Analyst degree. Graduates receive many benefits including access to our job listings, being marketed to the over 1,000 private equity firms that have access to our professional postings, and access to the Private Equity Stock Evaluation and Deal Management Process web sites which will help graduates work on private equity deals.
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| Course Outline |
| Trading Private Equity |
| Introduction |
| Securities Act of 1933 |
| SEC Rule 144 |
| Tradable Private Equity Securities |
| Trading Stock on the Internet |
| Internet Stock Exchanges |
| Summary |
| Leveraged Buy Outs |
| Introduction |
| Overview |
| Rental Property Metaphor |
| Entering an LBO |
| Creating Value |
| Exiting an LBO |
| Summary |
| Marketing Private Equity |
| Prohibition Against Public Solicitation |
| Investment Advisers Act of 1940 |
| Targeting the Right Investor |
| Internet Private Equity |
| Private Equity Communities |
| Summary |
| Private Equity Valuation |
| Overview |
| Accounting for Private Equity |
| Seven methods of Valuing Private Equity |
| Summary |
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| Course Outline |
| Private Placement Memorandums |
| Introduction |
| Prospectus Review |
| When a PPM is required |
| Required Non-Financial PPM Information |
| Required Financial PPM Information |
| Deal Management Process |
| Regulations and Forms |
| Laws and Regulations |
| Introduction |
| History |
| Blue Sky Laws |
| Federal Securities Laws |
| Securities and Exchange Comission |
| Investment Companies Act of 1940 |
| Investment Advisers Act of 1940 |
| Registration and Notification |
| Introduction |
| Blue Sky Laws |
| Securities Act of 1933 |
| SEC - Regulation D |
| Deal Management Process |
| Summary |
| Private Equity Investors |
| Introduction |
| Sophisticated Investors |
| Accredited Investors |
| Other Investor Categories |
| Private Equity Funds |
| Private Equity Firms |
| Finding Private Equity Investors |
| Summary |
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