Investment Banking and Finance: Private Equity Finance
What you'll learn
- Discover the core concepts in Private Equity, a core Investment Banking skill required by any Wall Street analyst
- Understand How Private Equity Funds work
- Discover and understand the Key Terminology in our Glossary and Definitions
- Gain an Investment Banking perspective on the Key Characteristics of Private Equity Firms
- Discover how to identify the right Private Equity firm for your business
- Understand how Private Equity Firms identify and source their deals
- Discover how to Structure a Private Equity Finance transaction
- Understand Deal Value Creation and Key Private Equity Metrics
- Understand the Private Equity Deal Process, step by step
- Discover the importance of Deal Due Diligence
- Understand Private Equity Deal Valuation and Pricing
- Work through the comprehensive LBO Modelling structure and framework
- Discover how to evaluate Risks and Returns in Private Equity Deals
- Understand Exit Scenarios, Trade Sales, M&A, IPOs, Liquidations and Recapitalisations
- Discover why some Startups fail
- Understand how to measure Private Equity Fund returns
Requirements
- No knowledge of Investment Banking or Private Equity is required or assumed
- You need no knowledge of Banking and Finance
Description
Jan 2021 Update :This course has undergone a transformational update adding over 7 hours of new and exclusive content!
This content is exclusive to Udemy and UFB.
At the core of Investment Banking and Finance Fundamentals is the world of Private Equity Finance
This is how many on Wall Street and CEO's of companies make millions of dollars every year.
If you seeking to master Entrepreneurship Fundamentals or considering a career in Investment Banking or Private Equity, then this is a topic you need to master!
I have been working with Private Equity firms since 1988 and have done dozens of deals raising millions of dollars. I have been involved in deals where the principles walked away with hundreds of millions of dollars - each!
The objective of this Investment "Banking and Finance: Private Equity Finance" course is to share that insight into what Private Equity is all about!
In this course:
Discover the core concepts in Private Equity, a core Investment Banking skill required by any Wall Street analyst
Let me explain to you how Private Equity funds work
Discover the detailed Glossary of Terms and Definitions to help you master the terminology
We cover the Key Characteristics of Private Equity Firms
And help you to understand how you can find the right Private Equity Firm for your business
Of course, we cover how Private Equity Firms find their own deals too!
We discuss the Structuring of Private Equity deals
And Deal Value Creation and Key Metrics in Private Equity Finance
Understand what is meant by EBITDA and how to calculate it - Finance Fundamentals
Understand the difference between a Leveraged Buyout ( LBO ) and a Management Buyout ( MBO )
Understand the Private Equity Deal Process, step by step
And we walk through the critical issue of Due Diligence in Private Equity Deals
Valuation and Deal Pricing is covered
Discover how LBO Models are constructed in our comprehensive section (almost a course in its own right!)
We review Risks and Returns in Private Equity
The Exit Options for Private Equity Portfolio Companies are discussed
Then we dive into Trade Sales and M&A in the context of Private Equity Exits
And follow this up with a discussion of Initial Public Offerings or IPOs
We discuss the downside risk in Liquidation scenarios
And have a detailed discussion about "Why Startups fail?"
Finally we discuss how you measure Private Equity Fund Returns
This NINE hour course has over 100 lectures and over 90 downloadable resources
Don't walk into that interview under prepared! Do you homework on Private Equity first by enrolling and completing this course. Plus if you have any questions - post them in the course - I always do my best to answer them.
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What makes us qualified to teach you?
This is a Finance course taught by a 30+ year, Managing Director level, Investment Banker - from a practical perspective - I also have an MBA (with Distinction).
Over 101,000 students have enrolled in my Udemy courses, this is what one of them said about this course:
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Our Promise
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Who this course is for:
- Any Entrepreneur seeking to master the basics of Entrepreneurship Fundamentals
- Any Entrepreneur or Potential Wall Street Analyst who wishes to expand their knowledge of Finance Fundamentals
- Any prospective Investment Banking analyst who wishes to broaden their knowledge about Private Equity, LBO and MBO 's
- Anyone undertaking Wall Street Prep in advance of applying for a Job or a business degree
- Anyone considering applying for a job in a Private Equity firm
Instructor
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From Analyst to Rainmaker—Stealth Career Moves™ for Ambitious Finance Professionals
Investment Banking | Private Equity | Venture Capital | Career & Comp Strategy
Former investment banker, private equity dealmaker, boardroom strategist.
I help finance professionals accelerate their careers, maximise their bonuses, and master client origination—without playing loud politics or waiting for permission.
Most finance courses teach technical skills.
I teach the Stealth Career Moves™ they never show you inside the firm.
If you want to move from Analyst to Rainmaker—and control your comp, career, and client influence—you’re in the right place.
Explore my shorter, tactical courses for urgent career and comp problems.
Or go deeper with my flagship M&A, LBO, and Financial Analysis programmes.
Play the game inside the game.
Stay stealthy.
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"Fantastically put together course and content - very informative and lecturer was very knowledgeable and insightful! Highly Recommend for anyone interested in learning the Fundamentals of PE / VC" Aakarsh
"Very helpful, relevant and insightful I am a professional in Investment Banking and I learned a lot about the processes that senior bankers (VP's and MD's) deal with on a regular basis in detail: Section 4 and onwards was what I was looking for before I purchased the course and I feel my needs were met beyond expectations. One could inaccurately be "concerned" because of the short durations of the videos and think that the content is "brief", "light" or "superficially" covered - it definitely isn't: I've never seen videos in which, literally, every second contained information completely relevant and essential to the topic. I frequently paused videos to take notes. Also the attachments provided as guidance are very detailed and insightful." Daniel
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About John Colley, MA, MBA
John Colley is a distinguished online instructor, investment banker, and international speaker with a career spanning nearly three decades in the City of London's financial sector.
As the founder of Six Minute Strategist Consulting, John has been at the forefront of online business education, imparting knowledge to over 125,000 students across 184 countries through his suite of over 30+ eLearning courses on business strategy, social media, marketing, and course creation.
John's expertise in financial advisory, mergers and acquisitions, as well as capital raising, is grounded in his tenure at Pall Mall Capital and IAF Capital Limited as well as senior roles in major investment banks.
His acumen in the Technology, Telecoms, and Media sectors across Europe is evidenced by his success in guiding international corporations and early-stage tech startups through complex financial transactions.
Previously, as Managing Director at Pall Mall Capital Limited, John honed his cross-border M&A skills, particularly in the IT Services and Software sectors.
His earlier roles at SG Cowen (Director) and WestLB Panmure (Director) further solidified his reputation for executing high-profile transactions, including the $350m acquisition of a far eastern cement company by a German cement company
A Cambridge alumnus with a BA in History and an MA, John also holds an MBA with Distinction from Bayes Business School in London, where his dissertation received the Tallow Chandlers Prize.
His formative years as a Captain in the British Army endowed him with leadership qualities that have underpinned his corporate success.
Prior to retiring from formal advisory work, John was a Fellow of The Securities Institute and a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists, reflecting his standing in the financial and technology communities.
His commitment to excellence is not just in his professional pursuits but also in his dedication to shaping the next generation of business leaders through his teaching and speaking engagements.
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