Preqin Academy

The Home of Alternatives Education

Welcome to Preqin Academy

With more than $10tn in assets under management, the alternative assets industry is growing at an unprecedented rate. Preqin Academy is here to provide you with the resources you need to stay ahead in this exciting market.

We’ll walk you through the basics of alternative investments, and offer valuable insights to support you as you take the next steps in education or as you develop your career.

Explore our lessons below – with an introduction to alternatives, private capital, hedge funds, and each asset class – to begin your alternatives education.

Alternatives 101

Learn about the basics of alternative assets and deep dive into each asset class to further your knowledge on private equity & venture capital, hedge funds, real estate, private debt, infrastructure, and natural resources.

Lesson 1: Alternative Assets

Lesson 2: Private Capital

Lesson 3: Hedge Funds

Lesson 4: Asset Class 101s

Lesson 5: ESG

Lesson 6: Industry Definitions

Test your knowledge on alternatives

After you’ve explored the lessons on Preqin Academy, test your knowledge of the private markets with Academy Essentials. From hedge funds to ESG, complete each Essentials quiz to earn badges that showcase your success.

Then, once you’ve passed all the asset classes – you’ll receive the ‘Academy Essentials’ badge!

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Career Insights

Read more about the latest trends in industry, find out what it’s like to work in alternatives and get some real-life inspiration from industry professionals.

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Working in alternatives in New York and Colombia

As Director of Investment Management at a LatAm-focused real estate firm, Felipe Botero shares the story of his career in alternatives, working in Colombia and how CAIA helped him to sharpen his skills.

Preqin Video Series: How to be successful in alternatives

Preqin spoke with female leaders from around the world to find out what it takes to be successful in the alternative investments industry. From ESG to venture capital investment, there are many career paths in alternatives to choose from. What our video series to find out more!

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How did you get into sustainable investing?

Serge Younes, Head of Sustainability at Investindustrial, shares his experience on the Oxford Private Markets Investments Programme. In the ever-evolving word of private markets, he explores the importance of ESG education to succeed in sustainable investing.

Sector in the Spotlight

Alternatives in 2022

The Alternatives in 2022 Report features extracts from our annual Global Reports on private equity, venture capital, private debt, hedge funds, real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources markets. Alternative assets surged ahead in 2021, with record levels of fundraising, investment, exits, and performance across asset classes.

Private Capital Salary Calculator

View private capital job profiles and compensation

With our Compensation Calculator and report, improve your visibility of compensation across private capital. Our private capital job profiles will help you to understand more about the levels of compensation offered in the industry, so you can explore salary data for many roles within alternative investments.

Preqin Scholar

Undertaking research on alternatives? Find out how academics and students around the world use Preqin data to fuel alternatives research.

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How do private equity fees vary across public pensions?

Emil Siriwardane, Professor at Harvard University, uses Preqin data to analyze how differences in fees can have a sizable impact on returns for investors in the same fund. Emil explores both the return variation in a fund, and return variation across funds.

How do syndication relationships shape investment decisions?

Pavel Zhelyazkov, Associate Professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, uses Preqin data to explore syndication relationships between venture capital firms and how they affect the pattern of investments by limited partners.

Winning a competition with the help of Preqin data: Fordham University

Students from Fordham University explain more about how they achieved first place in the Total Impact Portfolio Challenge. Using Preqin's industry-leading data to curate the alternatives allocation, they were able to devise a winning portfolio.

Preqin Employee Spotlights

Find out from our employees what it’s like to be part of the Preqin team.

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How do you move to an ESG role?

Nicholas Garraway, Senior Associate, ESG Research, Research & Insights, shares more on his career at Preqin so far and changing teams from Private Capital research to ESG research. Learn what it is like to work in ESG within alternatives.

What does a Product Manager do?

Aditi Awati, AVP, Product Management, answers questions on what it is like to pursue a career in product, covering a range of hard and soft skills, and offers advice to anyone thinking about following a similar career path.

What is it like to change countries with Preqin?

Sabrina Edwards, Analyst, Managed Data Services, has moved from Chicago to London during her time with Preqin. Making a big move is exciting - she shares what she learned on the way.

Partner Offerings

Interested in learning more about alternatives? Find out how our partnerships can help you gain a qualification and build your career in alternative assets.

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