Private Equity Fund Accounting & Administration Career Course (Online Live)

About the Course

The Private Equity industry is one of the most dynamic and lucrative sectors in the financial world, and with its growth comes an increasing demand for skilled professionals to handle the complex accounting and fund administration tasks that are essential to managing these investment vehicles.

This comprehensive course on Private Equity Fund Administration is designed to equip participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to pursue successful careers as accountants in private equity (PE) asset management firms and fund administration services. With a focus on core accounting functions, performance reporting, compliance, and the use of specialized tools and software, this course will provide deep insights into the unique aspects of PE fund accounting. It is ideal for those who hold professional qualifications such as Chartered Accountants (CAs), Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), MBAs (Finance), or any graduates with a degree in accounting and finance.

Meet Your Instructor

Ajit has 20+ years of experience working in the Capital Markets Business Operations, IT services and consulting. As a Partner and Practice Head of Wipro Asset & Wealth Management Practice he led a team of 250+ securities and capital markets business analysts and domain consultants. During his tenure at Wipro Ajit has worked on 50+ technology and functional consulting engagements with Custody Banks, Asset Management Firms, Brokerages, and Investment Banks across US and Europe. Ajit holds an Engineering degree with MBA in Finance.

Ajit Nair

Ex Practice Head, Wipro

Course curriculum

    1. What is Private Equity?

    2. PE Fund Life cycle

    3. Fund type based on Subscription / Redemption - Closed Ended , Evergreen and Hybrid Funds

    4. Fund type based on Stake in PorCo - Buyout Fund, Growth Equity, Venture Capital , Secondaries Fund, FOF

    5. Fund Strategies- Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Mezznine Financing, Distressed Investments, Impact Investing

    6. Fund type based on asset class - Private Equity , Private Credit and Real Assets Funds

    1. Basics of Fixed Income Investments

    2. Core concepts in Fixed Income - Bond Covenants, Day Count convention, Trading & Settlement

    3. Fixed Income Trading

    4. Public Markets - Securities trade lifecycle

    5. Introduction to Syndicated Loan

    6. Syndicated Loan product definition

    7. Syndicated Loan v/s bond

    8. Types of Syndicated Loan products

    9. Syndicated Loan documentation

    10. Syndicate loan deal in motion

    11. Loan Covenants

    12. Syndicated Loan Trading & Settlement

    13. Introduction to Securitization & Structured Products

    14. Introduction to CLOs

    15. CLO operations

    16. Introduction to Private Credit

    17. Private Credit deal life cycle

    18. Private Credit Operations

    1. Private Markets Fund Structures - Simple Structure.

    2. Private Markets Fund Structures - Alternate Structures

    3. Organization structure

    4. Capital Commitment – LP commitment, Capital Calls, Unfunded Commitment

    5. Private Equity Fee Structure – Management Fee and Performance (Carried Interest)

    6. Return Concepts ( IRR, DPI, TVPI, RVPI, MOIC etc)

    1. Role of a Fund Admin in PE

    2. Services Provided by PE fund Admin

    3. Investor Onboarding (KYC-AML/ FATCA/CRS)

    4. Capital Calls & Distribution management

    5. Fund Accounting & Financial Reporting

    6. Partnership Accounting concepts

    7. Chart of Accounts

    8. Accounting for Capital Call

    9. Accounting (Journal Entries) for Assets acquisition, Expenses, Income

    10. Valuation on Investments

    11. Fair Value Reporting (GAAP / IFRS)

    12. Investor Reporting

    13. Statement of Assets & Liabilities (Instead of Balance Sheet)

    14. Statement of Operations (Instead of Income Statement)

    15. Statement of Investment Portfolio

    16. Statement of Cash Flows

    17. Statement of Partners’ Capital

    18. PCAP - Capital Account Statement (Investor-Specific)

    19. K1 Statement

    20. Fee Structures

    21. Management Fee

    22. Distribution Waterfall

    23. American waterfall

    24. European waterfall

    25. Hybrid

    26. Carried Interest Calculations

    27. Variations ( Gross Carry, Nett Carry )

    28. Waterfall Calculation (Return of Capital, Preferred Return, Return of Expenses

    29. Clawback provision

    30. Equalization - Actualization

About this course

  • $249.00
  • 78 lessons
  • 2.5 hours of video content