The Private Equity Institute

thanks for the self promotion.

the private equity institute is a joke. I know of an individual who interviewed with them for a job there, thinking it was a serious gig, but it was actually terrible. (not gonna go into detail to protect identities, but it was clearly unprofessional.)

don't waste your money. It has little to no educational value - even the site looks like garbage. You can learn everything on it from Wiki.

you can find info free on the web on the topics they will cover

Do they send out lots of spam, I mean mass, emails?

The name sounds familiar, though I think I've only seen it in my junk folder.

You will definitely learn more about LBO modeling from taking a well-built model as an example and trying to build your own from scratch than some expensive course.

I took the Private Equity Institute Training Program last month and I learned a lot. One of the professors was a former head of Private Equity at Smith Barney and one who taught LBO modeling was a Vice President at a Mid Market private equity firm. Both were great teachers with lots of experience. They gave me a great view of what it would be like to be in the private equity area and knowledge i would need to be successful. I def feel more comfortable going through PPM's, Valuing companies, putting together LBO models, and thought process of deals. Overall it was a great class and helped me get my foot in the door.

Its a scam! obviously the teachers think so to - check out the website - there aren't any! the owner is a slug and is either off his meds or should be on them. He is so impressed with himself and his bullshit websites it's pathetic. And the funny thing is very few people know his name but we all know he's desperate for cash since he got fired. Think "pathological liar". Don't waste your time or your money.

I took this also I left after the afternoon session as the people who were taking it were most likely going to end up at a second tier city doing someone kind of mule work, and the people teaching I knew more than them. COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY absolutely useless, they had a bunch of jokers that probably had about less than 5 years experience. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY

I have heard some crazy things about them from my firm. Most of all the teachers are not great and just go through the motions. Look at different programs!

just look at their website. this place is a joke.

I sincerely advice you not to waste your money on the course because it's a SCAM! Those who are praising it are working for the organization. The materials that were taught can simply be found online for free. You will not learn anything about modeling and you will not get an internship. The founder was fired from his employer and no longer can find a job in Wall Street, so this PEI is his main revenue source and he'll scam as many people who are eager to work in private equity as possible.

Just to comment.....if someone comments on a topic with only one bannana point he/she is most likely just to topic poster supporting himself. As you can see in this post gordongekko11 has 1 point and has an opinion ontrary to everyone else's....suspicious? The account was created just a short time after the topic was posted and has had no activity since.....hmmmm. I think the topic creator is sad because you hurt his scam and his fewinngs! :(

Everything the firm teaches can be quickly looked up on investopedia, wikipedia, or google. What they teach is worth no where near the $1400-900 what they charge. No respectable PE firm will care you took the course; save your money. As others have pointed out, the founder/owner/main instructor of the firm was fired from an analyst position and can't get a real job on the Street. He has to resort to preying on desperate folk looking to break into PE.

Now, someone has tore him a new hole on ripoffreport.com....check it out and remember buyer beware. All the positive reports on this thread must be from his lackeys or employees.

Patrick, I would strongly suggest you dissociate this website from PEI. PEI lists Wall St. Oasis as an affiliate; it makes Wall St. Oasis look bad. Or if you don't believe the many negative reviews, request that you be able to attend a complete course taught by PEI and judge for yourself. You will see that it is a complete rip off.

Matthew Murray the face of the socalled PRIVATE EQUITY INSTITUTE has been exposed for defrauding private equity students of $1,295.00 per course of worthless kindergarden education.

Matthew Murray has been banned from the UNIVERSITY CLUB where he used to teach his micky Mouse course.

There is no " PRIVATE EQUITY INSTITUTE. It is a fradulent front that enables Matthew Murray to dupe well intentioned professionals into thinking they are going to learn and or find employment in the PE industry.

Matthew you should have been a Priest.