Navigating the Alternative Investments Industry [Batch-4]

Encompassing private equity, venture capital, real estate, infrastructure, hedge funds and private credit, the Alternative Investments industry is rapidly growing in scale and relevance accounting for ~15% of the overall global AUM Alternatives’ AUM is expected to grow globally from $16 TN in 2023 to $25 TN by 2028 In India, over $400 BN has been invested by PE/VC funds since 2013; over $60 BN has been invested by Real Estate funds during this timeframe Over 1900 Indian Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) are now registered with SEBI with an investment commitment of nearly INR 16 lakh crores An increasingly large number of financial institutions, entrepreneurs, family offices and HNIs, corporate finance professionals, investment bankers, private bankers, lawyers, due-diligence professionals, and advisors are getting exposed to this growing industry This course intends to give them a practitioner’s perspective of the industry to help them understand & navigate it better It is curated for professionals who are operating within this sector, and for regulators and other institutions that interface/regulate/invest into Alternative Funds

The programme aims to deliver to its participants, a practitioner’s understanding of the Alternatives industry. It is NOT structured like a private equity valuation course.

Given the scale of activity and growth within Alternatives, more and more professionals & entrepreneurs are looking to understand this industry better and many wish to make a career out it as well.

The objective of the programme is to provide participants a holistic, real-world understanding of the Alternatives industry – to enable them to comprehend its inner workings as well as the opportunities and challenges it presents.

Corporate finance & investment banking professionals looking to make a career in Alternatives

Early-stage professionals already working with Alternative funds looking to enhance their understanding

Financial institutions, family offices and HNIs looking to invest into Alternative funds

Private banking and wealth management professionals advising on Alternative fund investments to their clients

Corporate lawyers dealing with funds & investors

Entrepreneurs & their CFOs looking to raise capital from PE/VC/RE/Credit funds

Regulators looking for a better understanding of the Alternatives ecosystem

Consultants, tax advisors, due diligence professionals who work for Alternative funds

By the end of the course, participants are expected to become familiar with the market structure, business dynamics and the operating environment of the Alternatives industry. Participants intending to make a career in Alternatives should be able to understand what working directly within this sector could mean for them

Many more participants may not choose a career in Alternatives but are likely to deal with this sector – perhaps as a startup founder / investor / banker / lawyer / corporate finance executive – and they should be able to discern the key drivers for Alternative funds and what working alongside such funds might mean

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Invitation to curated events and programs by the EEP office