Private equity has grown from a cottage industry in the 1970s to a multi-billion-dollar asset class, playing an important role in the global economy. Emerging markets have grown even faster and now represent over twenty percent of the total global private equity market. Markets such as Egypt, with their growing middle class and significant population; are poised to enjoy a private equity boom, as investors from Europe, the Gulf, and others seek ways to place their capital in growing Egyptian companies.
A career in private equity today in this region means a pathway towards financial success and making a substantial contribution to the country’s development. Being a General Partner of a successful private equity fund is true to be sitting on the top of the ‘food chain’ in finance. This diploma can help participants get there.
The program is designed to provide participants with a world-class skill set that will enable them to find, make, manage and exit successful private equity deals. In addition, the diploma will cover all aspects of private equity starting from forming a fund, fundraising, looking at the organization, management, economics, and regulation of the fund managers themselves. An essential part of this is having the ability to create value and achieve successful exits and this will be an important focus of the diploma.
The Private Equity Diploma consists of seven core courses in addition to three online business acumen courses. Participants are required to take all 10 courses to complete the program.
