Private Equity (Online)

Drive Dealmaking and Value Creation in Private Equity

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Key Takeaways

The Private Equity (Online) program will enable you to:

  • Identify what makes good investments

  • Examine your private equity investor's toolbox and use it to evaluate potential investments

  • Analyze the various financial, operational, and governance strategies that optimize value creation within a portfolio organization

  • Evaluate cost management and revenue growth strategies in portfolio companies to enhance profitability

  • Explain how and why private equity investors approach value creation differently from corporations 

  • Evaluate the exit strategy for a private equity deal and design a defensible value creation plan (VCP) to sustain long-term growth in a portfolio organization

  • Apply artificial intelligence (AI) tools in value creation

Program Highlights

Comprehensive Learning 

Balance foundational private equity topics with firsthand experience in applying AI and generative AI for generating ideas, preempting risks, and creating value in portfolio companies.

Learning Journey 

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the private equity industry and winning strategies for success, from deal sourcing to profitable exits.

Live Session 

Attend a live session to engage in discussions with faculty and peers and receive expert insights.

Case Studies and Industry Examples 

Explore real-world case studies and examples for an in-depth understanding of the latest industry trends.

Capstone Project 

Apply program learnings to evaluate potential deals, from entry to exit.

Hands-On Experience 

Experience practical learning through knowledge checks, assignments, case studies, and a capstone project.

Peer Learning 

Receive valuable feedback, exchange innovative ideas, and build a robust professional network with global peers from diverse backgrounds.

Program Modules

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Capstone Project

During the learning journey, you will have the opportunity to work on a capstone project for which you will be assigned a portfolio company and tasked with:

  • Evaluating it for possible investment

  • Determining efficient strategies to create value

  • Identifying and quantifying the risks

  • Creating the value bridge to determine potential exit strategies

Case Studies

Revenue Growth Strategies

Analyze and compare multiple cases of portfolio companies to identify potential organic and inorganic growth strategies for revenue expansion, and to evaluate the trade-offs involved in private equity investment decisions.

The ScreenVision Case

Learn from a real-world private equity case in which targets were successfully prioritized for rapid cost cutting, and explore the strategic considerations and key operational decisions behind it.

The Bain Capital Outback Steakhouse Case

Examine how Bain Capital's purchase of Outback Steakhouse has hindered the organization's ability to meet its loan covenants. 

Program Faculty

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Michael Ewens

David L. and Elsie M. Dodd Professor of Finance, Columbia Business School; Co-Director, Private Equity (Online)

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Certificate

Upon completion of the Private Equity (Online) program, you will receive a certificate of participation from Columbia Business School Executive Education. This certificate also awards two credits toward the Certificate in Business Excellence, which grants select alumni and tuition benefits. Learn more.

Your digitally verified certificate will be issued in your legal name and emailed to you, at no additional cost, upon completion of the program, including all modules of the program (online, in person, live online, or inter-module). All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of Columbia Business School Executive Education.

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