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Private Equity Funds.pdfPrivate Equity Funds
Duration: One day
Course Overview
At the end of this course participants will be able to
- Describe private equity funds and how they differ from other fund types
- Outline the regulatory environment for regulated and unregulated funds in Ireland
- Describe the Qualifying Investor Fund (QIF) structure, the set-up process, the paries involved and the investment and borrowing restrictions
- Discuss the suitability of the QIF structure for private equity funds
- Describe the Limited Partnership structure and the rules of the 1907 Act insofar as they relate to private equity funds
- Outline the process of establishing a private equity fund in Ireland
- Discuss the concept of fair value and explain the challenges in applying fair value principles to a private equity fund
- Calculate fund valuations using typical methodologies
- Outline briefly the key International Financial Reporting Standards requirements as they relate to private equity funds
Course Content
- Alternative investment funds
- Private Equity Funds Overview
- Features
- The investors
- The investments
- Private Equity Funds – Irish Regulatory Environment
- Overview
- Regulated and unregulated funds
- UCITS & Non-UCITS
- Private Equity Fund Structures
- Qualifying Investor Fund
- Limited Partnerships
- Overview
- Setting up a Private Equity Fund in Ireland
- Private Equity Funds – Operations
- Investments, calls and distributions
- Shareholder information
- Fund expenses
- Private Equity Fund Valuation
- Fair Value
- Valuation Methodologies
- Cost
- Net assets
- Earnings
- Cash flows
- Other valuation indicators
- Valuation Guidelines
- Private Equity – Reporting
- Interim statements and reporting requirements
- Financial reporting – Private Equity & IFRS
- Financial statements
- Fair value developments
Who should attend?
Private equity fund administrators, accountants, lawyers and other fund professionals requiring a greater understanding of private equity funds.
