Private markets
Build practical skills with CFA Institute’s private markets certificates to navigate the growing world of private markets and make better investment decisions.
Gain critical knowledge of alternative investments
Whether you’re looking to transition into private markets investing or you’re already working in asset management or consulting, our private markets certificates help you build applied knowledge and skills.
Grasp the fundamentals
Develop a clear understanding of the structures, strategies, and core concepts that underpin private markets.
Apply skills in context
Strengthen your ability to connect concepts to real investment scenarios and decision-making.
Communicate with confidence
Improve how you discuss private markets and alternative investments with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders.
Why learn about private markets with CFA Institute?
Specialized skills
Gain practical tools and insights directly applicable to private markets investing.
Comprehensive coverage
Strengthen your understanding across private equity, private credit, real estate and infrastructure, commodities, and hedge funds.
Career relevance
Demonstrate your commitment to professional development with certificates recognized by the global leader in investment education.
Credibility and rigor
Build your expertise with content developed through CFA Institute’s rigorous, practitioner-informed approach.
Global professional community
Learn alongside investment professionals from diverse backgrounds and markets.
Investor readiness
Learn from a curriculum that is built on the latest industry research and practice, so you stay up to date in the evolving landscape of investing.
Our private markets certificates
Certificate
Gain a broad, practical understanding of private markets, including private equity. Designed for early-career professionals and career switchers, the certificate establishes the terminology and concepts needed to participate confidently in the field.
Certificate
Build essential private equity skills in financial analysis, including LBO modeling, deal assessment and value creation strategies. This intermediate certificate is designed for analysts and associates at asset owners and GPs, investment banking professionals moving into private equity, and practitioners seeking deeper technical expertise.
Certificate
Deepen your private equity skills across complex financial modeling, due diligence, advanced deal sourcing, debt valuation and strategic communication. Designed for experienced investment practitioners ready to build advanced, practical skills. Private Equity Certificate is a prerequisite.
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Take your career further
The CFA® Program equips you with real-world skills in investment analysis. Build upon your knowledge of private markets by becoming a Chartered Financial Analyst®.
Private markets insights from Research and Policy Center
Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index 2024
This report rates global pension systems, recommending reforms to improve outcomes and participant trust in an era of aging populations.
Private markets: governance issues rise to the fore
This report illuminates how private markets function and uses the results from our global survey to inform recommendations for investors and policymakers.
SEC marketing rule compliance practices
CFA Institute and the IAA surveyed investment firms to identify common practices for complying with the performance requirements of the SEC Marketing Rule.
