European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Three times a year WECM teaches the foundation “Principles of Equity” course to EBRD bankers in their London HQ. It is a foundation equity course, covering the whole investment cycle and presenting EBRD’s equity investment activities. Around 30% of EBRD’s portfolio is in equities, either as direct investments or through the almost 100 fund managers they invest in throughout CEE, CIS and now also the Southern Mediterranean.
“Professional trainer with a great amount of expertise, skills and experience!”
“One of the best trainings I have attended so far at EBRD.”
“Excellent written presentation material and delivery, with loads of real experience to make the material interesting.”
African Development Bank In September 2016, WECM gave a course to African Development Bank in Abidjan. The course was held simultaneously in English and French. It was a wide ranging course, covering valuation, direct investments and fund manager assessment. It was attended by about 25 AfDB staff, including members of the equity and funds teams.
“very approachable [Trainer], interesting examples and ability to include all by speaking both French and English”
“very good pace, was perfect for me”
“I particularly liked the practical/real life experience case studies”
The course was rated by delegates 8.9 out of 10.
Kazyna Capital Management In 2016 WECM did an intensive three day training for Kazakhstan Fund of Funds Kazyna Capital Management. The training focussed on evaluating fund managers and assessing the portfolio.
The course was rated by attendees 9.0 out of 10.0.
Islamic Development Bank In 2016, WECM gave a one week course to Jeddah based Islamic Development Bank. The course was attended by a wide range of employees; and focussed on managing private equity investments and developing exit strategies.
“very practical course, excellent course materials and very good assignments.”
“Case studies were very insightful”
“Exceptional. Cases were realistic and highly applicable. Free excel models were invaluable. Incorporation of scenarios and strategic view was a solid plus”
“Exceptional-best instructor this year. Approachable, highly relevant and rich knowledge and experiences. Also cases and references and models were easy to digest and applicable. He is highly articulate and offers real life stories to all learning topics.”
JS Bank In 2017 WECM gave a one week private equity course to Karachi based $50m growth fund JS; a fund linked to banking group JS. It was attended by the PE team, as well as the wider bank staff. The course covered PE investments, as well as managing a captive PE fund within a banking group.
“Overall a great opportunity to refresh the basics of practical concepts of PE”
Oman SGRF Course In 2017 WECM gave a course on direct investments, co-investments and GP assessment to the Omani Sovereign Wealth Fund SGFR. It was attended by around 15 members of staff and lasted 5 days.
“The Trainer came with a vast knowledge and experience in the PE universe.”
“knowledgeable and approachable with real life experience”
Inven Capital In 2015 WECM gave a one week investments course to Inven Capital, a newly formed €300m Venture Capital Fund based in Prague, focussing on the cleantech energy space, investing primarily in Western Europe.
“What are the three most valuable things you have gained from attending the course?
More detailed view on how PE works; numbers are important but there are people behind them; PE is more multidisciplinary then usually thought”
KFH Group In 2017 WECM trained Kuwaiti Finance House banking group in Kuwait, on portfolio management, corporate governance and Board membership and exiting their direct investments portfolio. The course was attended by over 20 KFH staff.
“It was a great course...me and the team had an informative and exiting course with great cases. Best of luck and hope to work with you soon.”
London, Schroder Asset Management In June 2017 WECM gave a course to Schroder Asset Management on the foundations of private equity.
"It is really powerful when people do what they promise. Very impressed and apart from PE one of the things that I learned from the course"