I took a course called PRIVATE EQUITY INTENSIVE TRAINING last September, 2009.
There were a total of 4 students. Each paid about $1, 300.00 The class was 9 to 5 on a Saturday and Sunday at the prestigous University Club on 54th and 5th in Manhattan.
The instructor/scammer/owner of the so-called PEI was Matthew Murray.
For two days he simply re-read the ABC's of basic topics like the Securities Act of 1933.
The website clearly states that each student must be fully versed in the prelimary necessary data and that the course itself would be intense training focusing on
(1) Case studies (2) the application of the main valuation models. INSTEAD MATTHEW MURRAY SIMPLY REREAD THE PRELIMINARY MATERIALS. I kept asking Matt when we were going to move on to the course itself and he would say "soon". After the course I returned to Miami Beach having spent over $3, 000 in total and I learned nothing.
I sent an email to Matt expressing my disappointment and he responded pretending to be someone else from the so-called PEI and basically called me a liar and told me "how dare you complain". No one has ever complained". Now that I have run a search on google PRIVATE EQUITY INSTITUTE FRAUD SCAM COMPLAINTS I have learned that I along with many other have been scammed.

I AM SHOCKED THAT THE UNIVERSITY CLUB allows this scam-artist within their hallowed walls. I have all correspondence from Matthew Murray wherein he basically says
:go bleep yourself, I am above the law".

Please do not waste your time or money.

the quality of the instruction is garbage, "guest speakers" are b-string people that have "a job" in private equity firm -like Murray's NYPE supposedly a research house, he never gets you a job or even an internship, the "affiliations" are affiliated only because Murray uses their name on his website - they most likely have never heard of him. His resume is bogus - his CFA and all his other licenses expired a very long time ago. He is a total fraud.

This company claims to prepare MBA graduates for internships with private equity firms. Unfortunately, the coursework fall short of teaching anything useful. The information provided does not give any insight into the industry. The claim that the students will get an internship is also a joke as the only internship available is with Mathew Murray's private equity stock exchange web firm. You will not spend anytime valuating investments instead you will spend time debugging the website. They take advantage of people who really want to enter the industry. Don't waste your money. Instead enroll in a reputable program.