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Emerging Independent Sponsor Digital Masterclass
The First & Only Digital Course for Aspiring Independent Sponsors
Master Your First Deal: Essential Skills and Strategies
Your Path to Becoming a Successful Independent Sponsor
Unlock the secrets to successful deal-making with
our comprehensive EIS Training Course, tailored
specifically for emerging independent sponsors.
EIS Training Course - Launching on October 22nd
The first acquisition is often the hardest part of the process. This online course is designed to help new and emerging independent sponsors navigate the model while building their skillset. Delivered by private equity and IS industry experts, the course covers best practices and strategies for funding, deal sourcing, structuring terms, documentation, and managing the deal cycle.
Each one hour module offers a flexible learning experience tailored for independent sponsors who have yet to complete a deal or have recently closed their first and would benefit from insights and best practices for creating value after the close.
Emerging Independent Sponsor Masterclass
The first acquisition is often the hardest step in the process. As the first-ever and only digital class exclusively for emerging independent sponsors, this course is uniquely designed to help new and aspiring sponsors navigate the model while building their skillset. Delivered by private equity and independent sponsor industry experts, it provides best practices and actionable strategies for funding, deal sourcing, structuring terms, documentation, and managing the deal cycle—all from the convenience of an online format.
Each one-hour module offers a flexible learning experience tailored for independent sponsors who have yet to complete a deal or have recently closed their first deal and would benefit from insights and best practices for creating value after the close.
This Course Includes:
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9 hours of on-demand video
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Downloadable resources and access to iGlobal conference content
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Learning Flexibility: Complete the course on your own schedule—whether it's from your sofa, on your phone, during a flight, or at your desk between meetings.
Course Curriculum
Module Experts
Ignacio Macias
Vinay Bachireddy
Vinay is a Founding Partner at Weave Growth. Weave is an investment firm that brings a tech-enabled growth playbook to middle market companies looking to embrace technology and M&A in order to build robust and durable franchises. Vinay has spent over a decade in investing and financial services at Q Investments, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank, and the Grassroots Business Fund, an impact investing fund from the IFC/World Bank. He has also served as an executive/operator at an HR outsourcing and insurance services business. Vinay received a BA in Political Science from Yale University and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School.
Liddy Karter
Steve Altman
Steve has been a private equity investor since 1998, with an emphasis on lower middle-market manufacturing and industrial service companies. To date, he has invested in transactions totaling $350 million in enterprise value. He enjoys assisting management teams with strategic planning, add-on acquisitions, operational improvements, personnel development and recruiting, and financial analysis. He has also served as interim CEO and CFO for his companies. Prior to joining Cornerstone, Steve was a principal with Long Point Capital, a middle-market private equity fund. Before Long Point, Steve worked for Masco Corp. and affiliates for ten years in a variety of operational, financial, and business development roles, primarily focused on turning around troubled operating divisions. His last position was as president of an operating division.
What You'll Learn
Course Curriculum
The 9 Modules Include
Getting Started as an Independent Sponsor
Understanding your value, navigating the challenges, and evolving in the role
Sourcing Deals and Investment Approach
Crafting an investment thesis (bottoms-up approach vs. top-down)
Building a Valuation Model
Assessing potential investments and attracting capital
Building an LBO Model
Step by step walk through of the model building process
How to Structure LOIs and IOIs
Due diligence (Both pre-LOI and Post LOI)
Evaluating and Securing Capital Partners: Matching the Deal and the Partner
Building a capital stack and navigating the landscape of capital partners
The 100-Day Plan: Navigating the Critical First Phase Post-Acquisition
Setting strategic milestones and maximizing value in the critical first phase of a new investment.
Strategies for Surviving the Struggle and Overcome Credibility Challenges
Motivation, commitment and developing strategic partnerships for enhanced deal flow and financing network
Business Management
Crafting investor emails & investor memos. Tax Strategies, Talent acquisition and working with service partners)
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