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