Private Equity Foundations Practicum 

Live, Cohort-Based Practicum Focused on Real Private Equity Decision-Making.

This 8-week live program is designed for participants who want to move beyond self-paced study and engage in structured, applied analysis of lower-middle-market private equity transactions.

Participants work through full-cycle deal case studies in a rigorous small-group environment focused on developing sponsor-level judgment.

Session focus includes:

• • Deal screening frameworks
• • Investment memo analysis (qualitative thesis + LBO)
• • Risk and downside evaluation
• • Valuation judgment beyond spreadsheet mechanics
• • Structured discussion and moderated critique

The emphasis is on developing how to think through transactions under constraint — not memorization. 

What’s Included 

• • Eight live 90-minute cohort sessions
• • Structured study guide materials
• • One 1:1 assessment session at enrollment
• • Three small-group office hour sessions
• • Temporary access to session recordings