I've listed nearly all of my free private equity content below. This is mostly a drag-and-drop from a LinkedIn post, so please forgive the shorthand. Nonetheless, there's a lot of info packed in here.
This is everything I wish I knew when I first started.
1. All the steps of going through a deal: https://lnkd.in/eBE7nAeD
2. How I learned FP&A in Private Equity: https://lnkd.in/ek8Jwp4A
3. How the grocery store teaches you Sources & Uses https://lnkd.in/e_vniRBU
4. Due Diligence roadmap: https://lnkd.in/ejBh_kZ5
5. Adjusted EBITDA cheat sheet: https://lnkd.in/e6UGAYaJ
6. Modeling pro forma EBITDA Adjustments: https://lnkd.in/ewKmwUSp
7. Visualizing a private equity waterfall: https://lnkd.in/esC9aXke
8. Waterfall video: https://lnkd.in/exSf3vfi
9. Modeling the pro forma Balance Sheet: https://lnkd.in/eqPAiBFi
10. The 4 Phases of a Private Equity fund: https://lnkd.in/e3Dy9AHd
11. A sample Quality of Earnings (QofE) Report: https://lnkd.in/eb63PTga
12. Visualizing a LBO: https://lnkd.in/ey6ta4Ah
13. Presenting a consolidation: https://lnkd.in/e9QdRaAP
14. Gantt chart of due diligence: https://lnkd.in/edGvrBBR
15. A detailed waterfall: https://lnkd.in/eTQxn-Ta
16. Best qualities of a PE Associate: https://lnkd.in/evYGmahK
17. Sample interview question: https://lnkd.in/eQGScniU
18. How does someone in PE make money? https://lnkd.in/e5qWefCu
19. Reading a banking teaser: https://lnkd.in/edpqRN7N
20. The dark side of Private Equity: https://lnkd.in/ettSGxbx
π₯ππΌπ»ππ: CFO checklist if you might be acquired: https://lnkd.in/eQkDCPaR
Thanks for reading.
Is this a bulletproof list of everything you need to break into the industry? No, definitely not. Private Equity is a discipline that takes a long time to study and master.
However, if I'd had this information before I started, it really would have helped me (I definitely struggled in my first year until things started to "click").
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