Private Equity and Venture Capital

A profound and transformational learning experience for you. Immediate and actionable insights for your organisation.

Private Equity and Venture Capital integrates knowledge and application, immersing participants in key financial, legal and sustainability concepts, while reinforcing learning through hands-on Capstone group work and practice. 

Key topics

How you learn

Private Equity and Venture Capital seamlessly combines lectures, case studies, structured discussions, role plays and live, hands-on presentations. You will explore the full lifecycle of private equity and venture capital investments and apply key frameworks to real-world examples, working with peers to source opportunities, conduct valuations, and design and pitch an investment thesis. The course convenes participants from a breadth of diverse backgrounds and is led by LSE faculty – thought leaders in the field – as well as industry guests who provide expert insight and feedback on presentations.

Private Equity and Venture Capital is designed for professionals seeking to build a robust and practical foundation in private equity and venture capital, including those entering or transitioning into private capital roles. No formal finance background is required.

Participants include:

• Professionals transitioning into private equity or venture capital from non-financial backgrounds (e.g. consulting, engineering, law, operations, entrepreneurship, or corporate roles), at any stage of their career.
• Investment professionals seeking to strengthen or formalise their understanding of deal structuring, valuation, and governance — whether early in role or expanding responsibilities.
• Advisors (e.g. family offices) and service providers (e.g. legal, strategy, transaction services, accounting) who want a clearer perspective on how PE and VC firms evaluate opportunities and manage investments.
• Experienced professionals in adjacent sectors — including corporates, policy institutions, and asset owners — who would benefit from a structured, practitioner-oriented overview of private markets.

At LSE, our world-class lifelong learning courses draw fully on the interdisciplinary expertise of our faculty. You master concepts and frameworks that bridge finance and law, exploring the interplay between the two to build a holistic, connected and bigger-picture understanding of all the complex dynamics at play. Your learning is rigorous, guided and informed by faculty from different disciplines, globally renowned thinkers and researchers in venture financing and the legal dimensions of private capital and sustainable finance.

Delivered in the heart of London, one of the world’s foremost financial capitals, this course fully leverages LSE’s expertise in finance, economics, law and the social sciences so that you understand private equity in its broadest context. You master the financial and contractual foundations of private equity and venture capital - while exploring the ways that responsible investment and sustainability are reshaping investing, value creation and ownership.

At LSE, you discover not just how private capital works - but how it shapes firms, markets and society.

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Entry requirements

All LSE executive education participants are required to have:

• Fluency in English.
• A good undergraduate degree or significant work experience in a relevant role(s).
• Minimum five years’ professional experience. Typically our participants have more than ten years’ work experience, but we will consider those with less experience who have enjoyed an accelerated career path to a senior level.

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