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Venture Capital, Private Equity and Alternative Investment

This course covers investment in unlisted assets, where the analysis, the instruments and the exit all differ from public markets. Delegates work through fund structures and economics, deal sourcing and due diligence, valuation of early stage and private companies, term sheets and the rights attached to an investment, portfolio company governance, and exit routes and their realistic timing. The African context is addressed directly: fewer exits, longer holding periods, currency exposure over a fund's life, and the growing role of development finance institutions as investors in the region.

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Course objectives

  • Describe fund structures, economics and the alignment they create
  • Conduct due diligence appropriate to an unlisted investment
  • Value early stage and private companies
  • Interpret a term sheet and the rights it confers
  • Govern a portfolio company as an investor
  • Assess exit routes and realistic timing in African markets
  • Account for currency exposure across a fund's life

Who should attend

  • Private equity and venture capital professionals
  • Investment and fund managers
  • Development finance institution staff
  • Corporate development and strategy teams
  • Entrepreneurs raising institutional capital

Course outline

  1. 01Fund structures, economics and alignment
  2. 02Deal sourcing and screening
  3. 03Due diligence for unlisted investments
  4. 04Valuing early stage and private companies
  5. 05Term sheets and investor rights
  6. 06Portfolio company governance
  7. 07Exit routes and realistic timing
  8. 08Currency and the African fund lifecycle

Scheduled sessions

Scheduled sessions for Venture Capital, Private Equity and Alternative Investment
DatesVenueFormatPriceRegister
7 to 11 September 2026London, United KingdomClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
17 to 21 September 2026Windhoek, NamibiaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
2 to 6 October 2026Pretoria, South AfricaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
19 to 23 October 2026Dubai, UAEClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
2 to 6 November 2026Lusaka, ZambiaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
17 to 21 November 2026Lagos, NigeriaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now

Venture Capital, Private Equity and Alternative Investment

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