Postgraduate Certificate in The Mechanics of Private Equity

What you'll learn

• The core principles of private equity and how they've developed - from both for-profit and not-for-profit perspectives
• How the finance life cycle influencing the nature and substance of private equity activity
• To apply best practice principles when managing an investment or acquired business to create value for a potentially successful exit
• The complexities of the structuring of private equity investments, and the range of financial instruments that can be used to fund them
• The importance of and techniques for thorough risk analysis and comprehensive due diligence
• The most advanced modelling and structuring techniques used in private equity

How you will learn

• A new module is released every two weeks
• Read the units online, save them to your computer or print them out
• Study at your own pace
• Efficient and cost-effective - no need to travel or take time off work
• Apply new skills and expertise to your work straight away

International reach

Middlesex University is committed to meeting the needs and ambitions of a culturally and internationally diverse range of students by providing challenging academic programmes. It has a major international business school based in London with overseas campuses in Dubai and Mauritius and a global portfolio of partnerships delivering high quality accredited programmes in business and management.

Staff and students come from a wide spectrum of cultures and backgrounds with a common interest in executive education that is world-class, modern and applicable. Middlesex University Business School is proud of its dedicated teachers and its rich range of learning resources including distance learning and virtual learning environments.

Core modules

• Unit 1 – Fundamentals of private equity and venture capital
• Unit 2 – Investment process, due diligence and risk mitigation
• Unit 3 – Valuation and pricing
• Unit 4 – Leverage buyouts
• Unit 5 – Growth equity and Venture capital
• Unit 6 – Structuring private equity investments
• Unit 7 – Deal, approval process, execution and documentation
• Unit 8 – Managing and realising private equity investments