What’s covered:
- The fundraising landscaped mapped
- Sources of deal funding
- Deal types
- PE firm and fund structure
- How PE managers are incentivised and market environment
- Direct origination strategy
- Private equity and M&A advisors
- Fundamental private equity due diligence questions and key focus areas
- UK middle market deal structuring (S&U, newco structure, sweet equity, loan notes and preference shares)
- The role of debt
- Factors impacting deal structuring
- How to make private equity offers more compelling
- Money multiple and IRR
- What ideally happens between entry and exit
- Typical buyout structure
- Investment committee papers
