Columbia Business School

Deal Camp: Preparing for Private Equity

Columbia Business School

Finance & Investing

About Programme

Presented in collaboration with the Columbia Business School Private Equity Program , Deal Camp is a multi-day high-intensity learning event. A combination of interactive presentations and panels moderated by Columbia faculty feature a variety of private equity professionals and service providers in the industry all in an intimate setting.

For over a decade, Deal Camp has immersed participants in the world of private equity providing insights and the foundational knowledge needed to better engage in the field. Get the tools and skills needed to make deal decisions from beginning to end, including sourcing opportunities, dealing with due diligence processes when analyzing a potential opportunity, exploring traditional value creation levers and new technologies in value creation, appreciating legal issues in private equity deal documentation, and navigating the elements of a successful exit strategy.

Deal Camp builds and draws upon the curriculum and network of the Columbia Business School Private Equity Program.

Please contact our Learning Solutions Specialists at +1 212-854-3395 for a personal conversation to learn more.

Deal Camp offers the rare opportunity to experience the multi-faceted private equity industry alongside industry experts and professionals while gaining with unique insight into the opportunities and challenges facing the industry in the years ahead.

Program Faculty Director Donna M. Hitscherich

Programme Content

After an overview of the industry, private equity experts and Columbia Business School faculty will lead discussions and case studies for developing insight into the opportunity and challenges facing the industry in the years ahead.

Participants will be exposed to all aspects of the private equity life cycle — from fundraising and deal sourcing to transaction execution, management of the firm, and the ultimate exit.

Key themes addressed:

Fund formation, fundraising, and deal sourcing
Key elements of the deal process
Valuation and the LBO (leveraged buyout) model
Elements of a successful exit strategy
Key due diligence inquiries
Technology as a value creation lever
Importance and challenges of measuring ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance)
Talent equation: Why diversity, equity and inclusion is important to the private equity industry
Restructuring and distressed investments
Role of private credit markets
Growth equity and the intersection of venture capital (VC) and PE

Schedule

Four consecutive full days of in-person sessions at Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa in Montauk, NY. Accommodation, breakfast, lunch, and all materials are included in the program tuition.

Dates, fees, and locations are subject to change.

Programme Audience

Deal Camp is ideal for:

Professionals at all levels seeking a better understanding of the fundamentals driving the private equity industry and the challenges and opportunities that are ahead
Family offices wishing to understand the fundamentals and economics of private equity
Service providers to the industry
Those considering the sale of a business to a private equity firm
Those wishing to explore the opportunities and career paths in private equity

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