All About Private Equity Operations

This Master Series offers comprehensive insights into private equity funds and trains learners on concepts related to fund operations. The following important topics are covered in this master series:

· Brief history of funds

· Description of various types of funds with emphasis on private equity funds

· Lifecycle of a private equity fund and key stages

· Which domicile is best for the fund and its investors - Delaware, Cayman Islands, Jersey & Guernsey, Luxembourg etc.

· General Partner and Limited Partner - who does what?

· What is the fund structure?

· Detailed walk through of a fund set up process

· Limited Partnership Agreement and what are the components?

· Crack the fundraising process - what are the steps, how long does it take and how to proceed

· What are Fund closings, equalisations and rebalancing?

· Detailed walk through of equalisations calculation

· What are the fund expenses?

· How to calculate management fee?

· How do general partners get compensated? Management fees vs. carried interest

· What expenses are incurred by the Fund?

· How to prepare Drawdown calculation and Drawdown notice?

· What are the capital account and allocation rules?

· KYC (know your customer) process for limited partners, general partners and corporations

· Key reports to investors

· Explanation on distribution of investment proceeds, distributions calculation and distribution notice

· What is waterfall logic and how to calculate carried interest using waterfall logic