Venture Capital, Angel Investors, Hedge Funds, and Private Equity
Finance & Accounting · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 4,500
Overview
This training course focuses on understanding the comprehensive range of alternatives for both debt and equity offered by capital providers worldwide. The program reviews the composition of assets [funds] managed by venture capital [VC] firms, individual and pooled angel investors, hedge funds, and private equity firms.
Learning Objectives
Review the asset portfolio mix of a typical VC firm, hedge fund, or private equity firm
Analyze the risk positions and screening protocols for capital providers
Differentiate the key targeted investment opportunities for these four entities
Explain the primary financial intermediary roles these entities serve in the global economy
Develop a review and analysis profile for any of these four capital providers
Evaluate the pros and cons of early stage individual [angel] investors vs. VCs or private equity
Produce an executive summary profile for a contemporary VC firm, hedge fund, private equity firm, and/or angel network-association
Select the best potential matches of these providers for companies, ventures, projects, or product-service development related to your own company and industry
Who Should Attend
This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
Business Development Directors
Professionals in Taxation
Finance, accounting and audit professionals
Course Outline
Day 1 — Examining the Global Continuum of Capital Providers
Commercial Banking
Investment Banking
Debt Instruments
Equity Investment Products
Day 2 — Individual Accredited Investors [Angels] and Angel Networks-Associations
Qualified High-Net-Worth Criteria for Individual Risk Exposure
Very Early-Stage “Ground Floor” Investment Opportunities and ROI Expectations
Dealing with Individual Angel Investors and Angel-Investor Funds
Convertible Notes – Cumulative Interest and Conversion Pricing-Features
Day 3 — Venture Capital [VC] Firms
The Risk Profile and Investment Expectations of VCs
VC Portfolio Approaches to Investments and Selection Criteria
Venture Stage/Life-Cycle and VC Investment Uses of Funds
Small “Frontier” VC Entities
Day 4 — Private Equity [PE] Firms
History and Typical Life-Cycles of PE
Securities That Comprise “Private” Equity: Time Horizons and Relative Betas
What do Al-Khobraa finance and accounting courses cover?
The portfolio covers IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) and IPSAS, financial analysis and reporting, budgeting and forecasting, cost and management accounting, accounts payable and receivable, internal controls and audit, and finance for non-finance managers.
Who should attend a finance and accounting course?
These courses suit accountants and financial analysts, finance managers and controllers, budgeting and planning staff, internal auditors, accounts payable and receivable teams, and non-financial managers who own a budget or read financial statements.
How long are finance and accounting courses, and where are they held?
Most Al-Khobraa finance and accounting courses run over 5 days. The exact duration, dates and city for this course are listed in the dates section on this page. Public sessions run across Saudi Arabia — Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Khobar, Jubail and Yanbu — as well as regional and international venues, with live virtual classrooms available on request.
What certificate will I receive?
Delegates who complete the course receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of completion, issued by a Saudi-registered training provider. Al-Khobraa also delivers internationally accredited programmes; where a course carries an external awarding body such as PMI, CIPS, ILM or IOSH, that body is named on the course's own page.
Can finance and accounting training be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. Any Al-Khobraa finance and accounting course can be delivered in-house at your own premises anywhere in Saudi Arabia or the GCC, with the content, dates and language of delivery tailored to your team. Al-Khobraa is an approved HRDF (Hadaf) provider, so eligible Saudi employers can seek training support. Contact us for a quotation.