The Certified Private Equity Professional (CPEP) Designation Learn more and register at www.PrivateEquityCertification.com 1

What is the CPEP Designation? The Certified Private Equity Professional program is designed for private equity professionals, service providers of private equity firms, and investment or finance professionals who would like to further their professional knowledge within the private equity space. The CPEP designation program is modeled after many online courses offered at Ivy League institutions. It is a self-study program with an exam that is administered 100% online. The exam must be completed in two hours, which is more than sufficient for those who have read the materials and taken advantage of our study guide and educational video resources. We offer a challenging program and provide the necessary learning tools to help ensure participants gain valuable niche private equity knowledge without having to pay for additional external study aides or tools. The CPEP Designation is sponsored by the Private Equity Investment Group (PEIG), an industry networking association with global membership of over 38,000 individuals. This private equity certification program is designed for and by private equity professionals. 2

CPEP Designation Benefits Advance your business or career by raising your level of private equity knowledge and increasing your ability to work quickly and effectively. Specialized knowledge is valuable and mastering the basics allows you to work more efficiently than your competitors. A variety of multi-media resources and guides to help you through the program including video-based lectures, workbooks, career tools, and networking events. Add the CPEP Designation to your resume, assuring employers that you are dedicated to working in private equity, passionate about learning more about the industry and able to work more efficiently after being promoted or hired. Double Your Abilities: Knowing more means you are armed with information to make better decisions on the job and more generally, while navigating your career or the growth of your private equity business. Speak the language. Earning the CPEP Designation assures that you can attend conferences, interviews and other networking events and confidently contribute to conversations and understand discussions about current events or trends within the industry. 3

CPEP Goal CPEP Goal: The Certified Private Equity Professional (CPEP) Program provides participants with a broad foundation of knowledge that will allow them to gain specialized training in the private equity industry. While nothing can replace years of industry experience, the program aims to increase the breadth of knowledge that current industry professionals hold in addition to assisting those individuals transitioning into the private equity industry. Towards this end we have constructed the CPEP Exam to cover six modules that together, provide a strong base of industry knowledge. 4

Study Materials Our team provides video-based educational content and workbooks to help with preparation for the exam. Required readings for each level of the CPEP Program can be found on our website. In addition to these readings our firm provides a PDF-based study guide through our website: http://privateequitycertification.com/index.html Our team is made up of private equity professionals. We are here as a resource to you. We can help answer reading-related questions, career related questions, resume related questions, or private equity startup related challenges. For additional readings and more than 100 free hedge fund videos please see PrivateEquityBlogger.com 5

Tuition & Costs Tuition for the CPEP Designation Program CPEP Tuition: $675 We offer a six month payment plan which costs $197 upfront followed by five monthly payments of $97. Please note that we do provide group discounts for the registration of groups of 3 or more professionals and we have handled team training for groups of 15 and more. Figures above do not include the cost of required readings which are found on PrivateEquityCertification.com/training.html 6

Frequently Asked Questions Question:  What makes the CPEP designation different from other professional designations?  Answer: There are three main differences: focus, application and price. The CPEP program is focused exclusively on private equity firms and fund of private equity funds. It is an in-depth and comprehensive coverage of this niche area. The CPEP Program offers practical knowledge that can easily be applied to a variety of private equity fund positions such as due diligence, compliance, analytics, consulting, or marketing and sales.  The CPEP Level 1 Program costs just $700 which is significantly less than other financial designations. We provide over fifty educational videos to participants at no cost, we require no purchasing of expensive external study aides, and we complete all of our required testing 100% online so you avoid the hassle and costs of dealing with testing centers. Question: I live outside of the United States, can I still earn the CPEP designation?  Answer:  Yes, private equity firms operate all over the world so we have crafted the CPEP designation program to allow participants to take the test online from anywhere in the world. We have had participants from over 30 countries complete our program. For the answers to more Frequently Asked Questions visit: http://privateequitycertification.com/faq.html 7

About Us The Certified Private Equity Professional designation is sponsored by the Private Equity Investment Group (PEIG), a global networking association with over 38,000 professional members. The CPEP Designation was created because every other financial designation is focused primarily on risk management or analytics. These are important functions within the industry but there are over 30 types of positions within the private equity industry and only a few of these have the central function of analytics or risk management. What each private equity position does require however is a deep fundamental understanding of how private equity firms operate and how they are evolving over time. We train participants to be well-rounded, knowledgeable professionals ready to advance their career or business. This is what the CPEP Designation delivers, a practical training program for those who wish to gain specialized knowledge on private equity. Contact Us: Private Equity Investment Group Team@PrivateEquityCertification.com 3300 SW 185th Avenue Suite #108 Portland, Oregon 97229 8

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