Private Equity and Institutional Real Estate Finance

Most commercial real estate transactions involve private equity or institutional investors who approach real estate as an alternative asset class to complement their broader investment strategy. In this course for aspiring real estate professionals, acquire the skills and knowledge to understand and to participate in these investments. Become familiar with real estate as an institutional investment, the different types of PE investors and their respective motivations, private structures and their counterparties/stakeholders, fund formation and life cycle, and the evolving landscape for private equity real estate. Learn to analyze the capital stack of a private structure through the lessons of the current economic contraction and ensuing restructurings. Topics include fund strategies, private equity investment vehicles, joint ventures, j-curve, waterfalls, risk and return, governance issues, alignment of interests, and documentation.

Note: Registering at least two weeks prior to the start of the course date is highly recommended. Popular classes fill up quickly and more specialized classes need sufficient enrollment.

For general information about this course, please call 212-992-3336 or email sps.realestate@nyu.edu.

If you are registered for an online course and are not able to access/view your course in Brightspace, please note the following:

• It may take at least 24 hours from the time you registered for your information to be transferred into Brightspace.
• New students registering two days or LESS before the start date of the course may experience delayed access.

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