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  1. Management Incentives in Private Equity Deals

    An introduction to equity and non-equity incentives, including incentive units, RSUs, rollover equity, deferred compensation, SARs, phantom units, and change of control bonuses.

    • Private Equity
    • Remote or in person

  2. Key Roles in a Private Equity Fund

    The key participants in a limited partnership, including the general partner, limited partners, deal professionals, portfolio companies, and holding companies.

    • Private Equity
    • Remote or in person

  3. Equity Commitment Letters

    Contents of an equity commitment letter, their role in securing financing commitments, and their specific implications in private equity mergers and acquisitions.

    • Private Equity
    • Remote or in person

  4. Understanding Your Private Equity Client’s Business

    The three main stages of an investment—the acquisition phase, the holding period, and the divestment phase, including valuing a target, maximizing returns, operational improvements, and exit strategies.

    • Private Equity
    • Remote or in person

  5. LLMs: Introduction and Risks

    An introduction to how Large Language Models (LLMs) work, their applications in legal practice, and key risks and limitations, including hallucinations, bias, and data security concerns.

    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Remote or in person

  6. GenAI Issues in Commercial Agreements

    An introduction to how GenAI is impacting commercial agreements, focusing on four key areas: training rights for AI models, ownership of inputs and outputs, managing IP infringement risks, and necessary use restrictions.

    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Remote or in person

  7. Debt Financing in Private Equity

    How debt is used to finance private equity work, including various types of senior debt, subordinated debt, and high-yield debt.

    • Private Equity
    • Remote or in person

  8. Rep & Warranty Insurance

    An overview of rep & warranty insurance, including how it works, key terms, and its impact on a purchase agreement, negotiations, and due diligence.

    • M&A Basics
    • Unspecified

  9. Reps & Warranties in M&A Deals

    A discussion of reps and warranties in an M&A deal, including buyer and seller reps, qualifiers, the connection between reps and disclosure schedules, and how breaches of reps impact other provisions in the purchase agreement.

    • M&A Basics
    • Remote or in person