PE Simulator

How it works

Make the call. Watch the model react. Run it again.

PE Simulator by Valuethropy and VCI Institute. It is the flight simulator for private equity. You run a real deal, your decisions change the numbers, and a partner tells you what they would have done.

Four ways in

Practice. Learn. Certify. Play.

Everything in the simulator sits in one of four places. Pick the one that fits your day.

Practice

Run a live deal from sourcing to exit.

  • Deal Sourcing Desk
  • Valuation Desk
  • Deal Store: 100 plus deals and your own company
See the Practice Loop

Learn

Build knowledge one step at a time.

  • 25 learning paths
  • 13 books and 185 cheat sheets
  • 16 deal case studies
Browse the guides

Play

Test your judgement under pressure.

  • Solo: The Forge, Board Simulation
  • Duels: Ladder Duel, The Closing Table
  • Team capstone: The Phoenix
See the games

Certificates show your practice and results. They are not an accreditation.

The Practice Loop

Four steps you repeat until the call is second nature

Every practice session follows the same loop, so you always know what to do next.

  1. 01

    Make the call

    Pick the bid, the leverage or the plan. You decide with the same information a deal team has, and you commit before you see the answer.

  2. 02

    The model reacts

    The numbers move straight away. Returns, covenants, cash and the exit story all change with your choice, so you see what your call really did.

  3. 03

    Partner view

    Get the feedback a senior partner would give: what held up, what did not and what to challenge next time.

  4. 04

    Run it again

    Change one thing and replay the same deal. Repetition is how practice turns into judgment.

The deal lifecycle

Six stages, one desk for each

Work a deal from the first screen to the exit. Each stage has its own desk, and each desk builds on the one before.

  1. 01 Source

    Deal Sourcing Desk

    Screen targets, build a thesis and decide what earns a closer look.

  2. 02 Value

    Valuation Desk

    Price the asset with DCF, comps and live sensitivity, then test the thesis.

  3. 03 Plan

    Growth Planning Desk

    Turn the thesis into operating targets the board can track.

  4. 04 Create

    Value Creation Desk

    Map the value levers and own the 100-day plan.

  5. 05 Manage

    Portfolio Desk

    Monitor performance and step in before the quarterly surprise.

  6. 06 Exit

    Exit Desk

    Plan the exit path and defend the story to buyers.

Universal Deal Record

One deal record, six desks

Every desk reads from and writes to the same deal record. Your sourcing work feeds valuation. Your value plan feeds the exit. Nothing is retyped and nothing gets lost between steps.

  • Start from a deal in the Deal Store or build one around your own company.
  • Change a number on one desk and see it flow through the others.
  • Finish with a record you can walk a partner through, from first screen to exit.
Diagram of one deal record that the six desks read from and write to
An AI advisor panel beside a deal model

Four AI advisors

Help where you are working

The advisors know which desk you are in and what your deal looks like. We don't train AI on your data.

  • Expert advisor

    Ask about deals, valuation and strategy and get a clear answer in the context of your deal.

  • AI CFO

    Forecasts, EBITDA normalization and board-ready numbers, wired into the desk you are working in.

  • Report writer

    Turns your simulation work into investment memos, risk registers and value creation reports.

  • Quick prompts

    One-click suggestions based on where you are. Score a deal in Sourcing, run a sensitivity in Valuation, check readiness in Exit.

Certify

Climb the career staircase

Quizzes, exams and simulations earn certificates and badges. Career DNA shows which roles fit how you decide, so practice turns into a record you can show.

  • Certificates and badges for finished paths and exams.
  • Career DNA: the roles that fit your strengths.
  • Solo simulations, duels and team capstones to test what you learned.
A staircase of career levels from first quiz to certified dealmaker

Leave the mistakes in the simulator.

Make the call, watch the model react, then run it again. Start with the free trial or try the demo first.

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