What You Will Learn
Through a rich learning experience that includes faculty presentations, case studies, small group discussions, and practical exercises, you will develop the essential problem-solving and decision-making skills needed to craft an effective investment strategy, raise the required capital, and facilitate productive dealmaking.
Key Topics
Private equity globalization
- Understand how capital flows across both national and regional boundaries
- Manage a multinational fund versus one run from a single office
- Adjust investment strategies for the demand-and-supply dynamics of different countries and regions
- Assess the impact of traditional management practices and the localization of investments
- Anticipate exit difficulties and other risks
Emerging markets
- Adapt your investment style for new high-growth markets
- Identify new funding opportunities
- Embrace earlier-stage investments
- Understand the differences between fundraising and investing efforts
- Make decisions that address the distinct financial and cultural aspects of a country or region
Implications of both firm and fund size
- Align your investment strategies with your firm and fund
- Prepare for the distinct challenges that characterize different stages of growth
- Recognize how the size of your firm and fund can affect the perceptions of investors and other industry players
- Understand how firm and fund size can influence deal sourcing and selection, enterprise valuation, portfolio mix, and the management of portfolio companies