ILPA Institute: Private Equity for the Limited Partner Chicago (June)
Overview
The Private Equity for the Limited Partner course is designed for the limited partner looking for a critical overview of private equity investing. Participants will learn about key concepts, principles and practices behind implementing a successful investment.
This live, faculty-led program combines lecture-based learning with interactive networking and group work elements, featuring custom case studies designed uniquely for LPs by LPs.
Who Should Attend?
This program is part of the ILPA Institute’s Comprehensive series of courses, which means this program is designed for the limited partner with less than three years of experience in private equity.
Course Date and Fees
June 22-23, 2026 (Chicago, US)
Member Early Bird rate: $1,899 USD
Member rate: $2,399 USD
Early Bird Deadline: May 8, 2026
Key Learning Objectives
- Understand private equity basics, and how historical context has informed the current landscape
- Examine the hallmarks of private equity investment success including the key factors common to top performing investment managers & firms
- Acquire the tools and knowledge to find and evaluate the best managers and learn to screen for alignment to your vision of success
- Learn the standard legal frameworks of private equity and key terms to guide the understanding of negotiations
- Assess best practices for conducting due diligence and learn to evaluate opportunity and risk of potential partnership
- Understand benchmarking and monitoring to determine performance over time and industry standards
- Assess reporting and transparency standards to interpret financial reports that come from managers
PROGRAM LEVEL: Overview
PRE-REQUISITE: No pre-requisites are required to attend the program
PRE-READING: There are no pre-reading materials for this program
DELIVERY METHOD: Group-Live
CREDIT: Earn 16 CPE Credits
Institutional Limited Partners Association is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org
CFA Institute: ILPA members have the ability to earn CE credit for their participation in this program and can use their online CE tracker to document it. Any questions can be directed to the CFA Institute at ceprograms@cfainstitute.org.
Event DetailsDate: June 22-23, 2026Venue: Gleacher CenterLocation: 450 N Cityfront Plaza Dr., Chicago, IL
Agenda
June 22, 2026
- 8:30 amBreakfast
- 9:00 amTraining
- 12:00 pmLunch
- 1:00 pmTraining
- 5:00 pmAdjourn
June 23, 2026
- 8:30 amBreakfast
- 9:00 amTraining
- 12:00 pmLunch
- 1:00 pmTraining
- 5:00 pmAdjourn
Speakers
Chris EckermanSenior Portfolio Manager, State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Accommodations
ILPA has reserved a block of rooms at a special group rate of $339 + Tax per night at the InterContinental Magnificent Mile hotel. Click Here to book before the June 1, 2026 cut-off date.
