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A Practical Introduction to Private Equity & Venture Capital - Live at Your Desk - Learn Live

Length
6.5 hours
Next course start
20 May, 2025 See details
Course delivery
Virtual Classroom
Length
6.5 hours
Next course start
20 May, 2025 See details
Course delivery
Virtual Classroom

Course description

This live and interactive online course will provide a highly practical and commercially-focused introduction to the private equity and venture capital industry. You will learn everything you need to get up to speed with the terminology and processes of these transactions.


The virtual classroom session is presented by Keith Arundale, an international trainer and consultant in private equity and venture capital. In it, you will learn: how private equity funds are structured; the key differences between management buyout and venture capital transactions; evaluating deals; and how value is created with these investments.


The session also covers: current trends; the fundraising process; terms and conditions of funds; the use of debt in a management buyout; structuring a venture capital deal; negotiating a deal; and trade sales, IPOs and other exit routes.

Upcoming start dates

1 start date available

20 May, 2025

  • Virtual Classroom
  • Online
  • English

Outcome / Qualification etc.

Following all MBL courses, a certificate of attendance will be provided for those who are required to evidence their CPD activity to a professional body.

Training Course Content

Introduction

This 6 hour live broadcast is aimed at professionals who wish to gain a fundamental understanding of the private equity and venture capital industry and its funds and deals. This commercially-focused course is highly practical and interactive involving case studies, group work and roundtable discussions. The latest trends and current developments and issues in the industry will be discussed.

  • Do you know how private equity funds are structured?
  • What are the key differences between management buyout and venture capital transactions?
  • How do private equity firms and venture capitalists evaluate deals?
  • How is value created with these investments?

If you expect to be working on management buyout or venture capital transactions, perhaps as a member of a legal or advisory team, or if you wish to understand more about your colleagues' involvement in such transactions, this session should enable you to get quickly up to speed with the terminology and fundamental aspects of these transactions.

If you are a lawyer in private practice or in-house lawyer, accountant or other professional who is new to the world of private equity and venture capital and wish to gain a practical insight into this often secretive industry, then this live session is for you.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive introductory session will cover the following:

  • The current trends and issues in the private equity industry (including the impact of COVID-19 on fundraising and investments)
  • The private equity fundraising process
  • Typical private equity fund terms and conditions
  • Methods of creating value in a management buyout
  • The use of debt in a management buyout
  • Structuring a venture capital deal
  • Commercial, management, financial, operational, legal and other types of due diligence
  • Term sheets and negotiating a deal
  • Portfolio company management
  • Trade sales, IPOs and other exit routes

Expenses

From £288
MBL Seminars Limited
C/o Law Business Research
Holborn Gate, 330 High Holborn
WC1V 7QT London

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