ILPA Institute: Private Equity for the Limited Partner

The Private Equity for the Limited Partner course is designed for the limited partner looking for a critical overview of private equity investing. Participants will learn about key concepts, principles and practices behind implementing a successful investment.

This live, faculty-led program combines lecture-based learning with interactive networking and group work elements, featuring custom case studies designed uniquely for LPs by LPs.

Who Should Attend?

This program is part of the ILPA Institute’s Comprehensive series of courses, which means this program is designed for the limited partner with less than three years of experience in private equity.

Key Learning Objectives

• Understand private equity basics, and how historical context has informed the current landscape
• Examine the hallmarks of private equity investment success including the key factors common to top performing investment managers & firms
• Acquire the tools and knowledge to find and evaluate the best managers and learn to screen for alignment to your vision of success
• Learn the standard legal frameworks of private equity and key terms to guide the understanding of negotiations
• Assess best practices for conducting due diligence and learn to evaluate opportunity and risk of potential partnership
• Understand benchmarking and monitoring to determine performance over time and industry standards
• Assess reporting and transparency standards to interpret financial reports that come from managers

Course Date and Fees
April 6-7, 2026 (New York, US)

Member Early Bird rate: $1,899 USD

Member rate: $2,399 USD

Early Bird Deadline: February 27, 2026