Learn Private Equity the Practical Way

Watch a recorded live session on how investors evaluate businesses 

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This is a session from our private equity bootcamp, where we walk through how investors analyze real opportunities.

 

 What you will learn

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • How to evaluate a business from an investor’s perspective
  • What makes an attractive private equity deal
  • How lower middle market investors think about opportunities
  • A real case study breakdown

Featured Training Modules

Preview lessons from the GEX Private Equity Academy covering lower middle market private equity, deal evaluation, LBO fundamentals, diligence, and value creation.

 
 
 

Sector Dynamics in LMM

Learn what makes certain industries attractive in lower middle market private equity.

The Quantitative Framework

Understand how investors translate business analysis into financial assumptions and returns.

Building a Diligence Checklist

See how PE firms structure diligence to identify risks and validate investment assumptions.

 
 
 

Conducting Effective Management Q&A

Learn how investors evaluate management teams and ask the right questios during diligence.

The Quality of Earnings (QoE) Process

Understand how PE firms validate earnings quality and identify financial adjustments.

 

 Building a Post-Close Value Creation Team

Learn how private equity firms think about operational improvement after closing a deal.

LBO Walkthroughs & Investment Assumptions

 

Preview how private equity investors think through transaction assumptions and evaluate returns in lower middle market deals.

 

The GEX Private Equity Academy includes practical walkthroughs of how lower middle market private equity deals are analyzed and modeled in practice.

This preview focuses on transaction assumptions and the core drivers that influence investment returns, including:

  • Entry and exit assumptions
  • Leverage considerations
  • Growth expectations
  • Return sensitivity

 

 

Continue Building Your Private Equity Skillset

Join the GEX Private Equity Academy Insider List and gain ongoing exposure to how private equity investors evaluate, acquire, and grow businesses in the lower middle market.

As a member of the Insider List, you'll receive:

• Complimentary access to select live case study sessions

• Educational content focused on private equity, M&A, diligence, valuation, and value creation

• Real-world acquisition case studies across healthcare services, technology services, infrastructure services, manufacturing, transportation & logistics, and other sectors

• Industry insights and transaction analysis

• Updates regarding future internship opportunities with GEX Capital

Whether you're a student exploring private equity, an aspiring investor, or an entrepreneur seeking acquisition experience, the Insider List provides practical exposure to real-world transaction analysis and investment thinking.

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