Private Equity Crash Course

What will I learn?

Get the main points about private equity with our quick learn course made for finance people. Understand the work of important people like Limited Partners and General Partners, learn how to give presentations like a analyst, and get a good understanding of how private equity is set up and the different parts of a deal. Look at deals carefully and understand why they are done, and learn about ways to invest, like growth capital and leveraged buyouts. Make your finance career better with useful knowledge you can use right away.

Develop skills

Enhance the development of the practical skills listed below

Know the main people: Understand LPs, GPs, and the companies they invest in.

Make better presentations: Create slides that are easy to understand and talk clearly.

Look at deals carefully: Break down the parts of a deal and see if it makes sense.

Understand how PE is set up: Learn about how firms are set up and the different parts of a deal so you can do well.

Learn about different ways to invest: Compare growth capital and leveraged buyouts carefully.

Suggested overview

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before getting started, you can adjust the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to begin with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can include

You'll be able to create more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional growth. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.