Private Equity Bootcamp

Land Your Dream PE Job

The PE Bootcamp is a NEW program launching in Fall 2025, designed for first- and second- year analysts looking to recruit for private equity associate roles. This 2-day, virtual training will provide you with both the hard and soft skills you need to manage the process, ace the interview, and land the offer. 

What’s Included

✓ Education on the PE recruiting process: Fundamentals of PE recruiting, industry overview, and what firms are looking for in candidates

✓ Model Training: In-depth training on LBO models and case studies. Get ready for the LBO modeling exam

✓ Quantitative Interview Prep: Focused practice on technical questions involving financial modeling, Excel skills, mental math, paper LBO, sizing the market, etc.

✓ Qualitative Interview Prep: Behavioral questions, firm fit discussions, and answering "Why PE?" especially in light of where your resume currently stands (potentially no deal experience yet)

✓ How to Research Firms: Guidance on how to analyze and prioritize firms, understand their culture, evaluate deal flow and get in front of firms

✓ Roadmap: Clear steps on after bootcamp, how to navigate the recruiting process from initial research to recruiters to interviews to offers. How to navigate while you’re working a full-time job

✓ Community Support Group: A dedicated group for participants to support each other, share updates, get advice, etc.

✓ World Class Trainer & Curriculum: Course taught by expert finance trainer with experience in IB and PE, on Financeable’s renowned finance curriculum platform

Details

  • Date & Time: The bootcamp will be held over two Sundays - September 7 & 14 - from 12-6 PM ET.

  • Location: Training will be hosted virtually over Zoom, accessible to anyone recruiting for US-based PE roles.

  • Eligibility: Anyone interested in learning about PE is welcome, but the program is specifically designed for those looking to recruit in the coming year.

  • Pricing: Other bootcamps of this caliber are thousands of dollars, but we’re offering a special rate for our inaugural bootcamp of $799. Plus, we are holding a small number of Early Bird Registration spots for $499 (that’s a $300 discount for a $2,000 value!). Space is limited, so register early to lock in your low price!

100% of proceeds go towards Access Distributed’s fellowship program, that helps those from underrepresented backgrounds break into finance.

Meet Your Trainer

Jessica Holton is a seasoned finance professional, entrepreneur, and trainer. She began her career after graduating from Georgetown University in Morgan Stanley’s Financial Sponsors Group as an investment banking analyst. After banking, Jessica joined Carlyle’s Consumer & Retail group as a private equity associate.

Both roles changed the trajectory of her career and life, offering her the financial security, network, skills and experience necessary to be able to choose what she wanted to do next. Jessica believes that working in finance is the best platform for launching a career, and is passionate about helping others do the same.

To further this mission, she has professionally trained hundreds of analysts on finance and banking fundamentals as part of onboarding training at top finance firms, in addition to co-founding Access Distributed, to help those from underrepresented backgrounds break into a life-changing career in finance.

Jessica holds an MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business and is now an entrepreneur in healthcare marketing technology.

How You’ll Learn

We are partnering with Finance|able to provide the curriculum and platform for the technical component of the bootcamp. The Finance|able platform was created to help you more easily go from the “ground floor” with zero knowledge to pro-level abilities with simple, intuitive materials that aim to minimize your study time and maximize retention.

What sets it apart is the methodology - instead of simple lecture style, you’ll learn by doing, getting real-time feedback and multiple reps based on where you need help. In short, your learning experience is personalized to you.

Finance|able is trusted by top firms to deliver their analyst and associate training, and trainees have landed full-time roles in top private equity firms, including TPG, Carlyle, Altamont, and Blackstone.

2025 PE Bootcamp Application

Early-bird registration is now open - register today to lock in a discounted price of $499.

Once our early-bird spots are full, the price will increase to $799.

Class size is capped, so if you want the best shot at recruiting for PE, sign up before we’re full!

 FAQs

  • Anyone interested in recruiting for PE in the US is welcome to join, but the program is specifically designed for those in their first or second years of investment banking who are planning for their next roles.

  • Our program is specifically designed to prepare you for the recruiting process, but we are not recruiters or interviewers. That said, you need to make the decision that is best for you. If you have specific questions, contact us at hello@accessdistributed.org.

  • We are offering a limited number of Early Bird registrations for $499, after which the price will increase to $799.

    These prices are a special offer for our inaugural bootcamp - they will increase for future cohorts, so you’ll never see a greater value.

    Other training programs cost $2K+, and when you’re looking to land a job that pays $300K+ annually, this is an incredible ROI of your time and money.

    100% of proceeds go towards Access Distributed’s fellowship program, that helps those from underrepresented backgrounds break into finance.

    By participating in this bootcamp, you’re not only furthering your career, but helping someone less fortunate break in as well.