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Private Equity & Venture Capital

Identify, invest in and scale private companies to create long-term value.
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Ideal for students, graduates and early-career professionals building their foundational understanding of the role.
Designed for professionals who have developed market or finance experience looking to deepen technical capability.
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Early Career

1. Inside Private Equity: Structure, Strategy, and Returns

Learn how private equity works, from fund structures and deal execution to value creation and IRR, to understand how investors generate returns in private markets.

Venture Capital Uncovered: Deals, Dilution, and Value Creation

Learn how venture capital works, from startup funding and cap tables to term sheets, dilution, and exit returns, to understand early-stage investing from both sides.

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2. Core Accounting

Master accounting fundamentals and financial statements, from EPS and cash flow to revenue recognition, to analyze company performance and make better investment decisions.

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Accounting Shorts

Accounting made simple, fast, and practical.

This tool lets you select a transaction and instantly see how it flows through the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement using double-entry accounting. It helps you understand how financial statements are interconnected by showing how a single event impacts performance, financial position, and cash movement simultaneously.

This Interactive Financial Statement Builder is provided strictly for educational and illustrative purposes. It is designed to help users understand the structure and mechanics of financial statements — including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements — and does not constitute investment advice, financial advice, accounting advice, or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. All outputs generated by this tool are based on user-defined inputs and assumptions. The financial statements produced should not be used for statutory reporting, regulatory filings, tax purposes, or any formal accounting or auditing process. They are illustrative models only and may not conform to IFRS, US GAAP, or any other applicable accounting standard. This tool is not produced by, affiliated with, or endorsed by any regulated financial institution, accounting body, or investment adviser. Users should not rely on outputs from this tool for business planning, fundraising, credit applications, or any financial decision-making purpose. Always consult a qualified accountant, auditor, or financial professional for formal financial statement preparation and advice. The data and calculations within this tool may contain errors, omissions, or simplifications. No warranty is given as to the accuracy, completeness, or fitness for purpose of any output produced. Use of this tool is entirely at your own risk.

Practical Finance: Instructor-Led Company Case Studies

Apply financial modeling and accounting skills through real-world case studies, building integrated financial statements and cash flow models like a professional analyst.

3. Core Financial Analysis

Develop core financial analysis skills, from profitability and returns to liquidity and leverage, to turn financial statements into actionable investment insights.

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Demystifying Finance

Think Like an Investor, Not a Calculator.

Step 4:
Financial Modeling Fundamentals: Build Models That Work

Learn financial modeling in Excel, from structuring workbooks to best practices, functions, and error-proofing, to build accurate, efficient models like a professional analyst.

Financial Modeling Mastery for Investment Analysts

5. Valuation Thinking: From Narrative to Numbers

Learn fundamental valuation concepts, from multiples to intrinsic value, and build a consistent investment narrative to assess what a business is truly worth.

6. The Truth Behind Multiples: Breaking Down the Illusion

Understand what valuation multiples really mean, from EV/EBITDA to EV/IC, and learn how fundamentals drive ratios to make smarter, more insightful investment decisions.

Intermediate

From Leverage to Returns: Building LBO Models Step-by-Step

Learn LBO modeling step-by-step, from sources and uses to debt structuring, exit analysis, and IRR, to understand how private equity generates leveraged returns.

The Institutional PE Lens: Debt, Risk, and Deal Mechanics

Learn advanced private equity concepts, from credit analysis and debt structuring to carried interest and leveraged loan mechanics, to evaluate deals like a PE professional.

Advanced

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Advanced Accounting Shorts

Accounting made simple, fast, and practical.

In the Market. Now: PE and VC

Explore the latest trends in private equity and venture capital, from continuation funds to IPO markets, to understand what’s driving today’s private markets cycle.

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